What are the responsibilities and job description for the South Broadway Culture Center Manager position at Arts and Culture?
Position Summary
Join One of Albuquerque’s Best-Kept Secrets! South Broadway Cultural Center (SBCC) is a vibrant hub for live entertainment, art, workshops, and cultural events. Featuring a 300 seat theater, art gallery, community event space, and library, it’s where creativity comes to life! As SBCC Manager, you’ll coordinate venue operations, oversee community rental events, manage ticketing, contracts, and schedules, and ensure a seamless experience for performers and guests. You’ll also maintain the facility, working with contractors to keep it in top shape. If you’re passionate about the arts, live events, and community engagement, this is your chance to lead an exciting cultural space!
Plan, direct, manage and oversee the activities and operations of the South Broadway Cultural Center, under the auspices of the Arts & Culture Department including: manage and promote usage of the facility, its contracts, staff, security, technical crews and maintenance; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments and outside agencies; and provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Division Manager and to the Department Director.
Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in theater, fine arts, business administration, event management, or a related field; and
Five (5) years' experience in theater management, venue/facility operations, cultural events operations or community services operation; and
To include two (2) years supervisory experience.
Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License or the ability to obtain within ninety (90) days from date of hire.
Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.
May work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends as required.
Preferred Knowledge
- Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive theater, event, and cultural management program
- Applicable rate structures for facility events
- Event coordination and technical operations
- Cultural programming
- Facilities management
- Basic cash handling procedures
- Principles of contract negotiation
- Principles and practices of venue-based development and administration
- Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
- Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Principles and practices of public relations
- Public safety and emergency procedures
- Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
Preferred Skills & Abilities
- Oversee the operations of center events including maintenance, technical crews and security
- Converse in Spanish
- Recognize and work in cross-border business activities that will enhance the center's pivotal economic reach
- Plan, organize, direct and coordinate the work of lower level staff
- Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
- Coordinate events with other divisions and outside agencies
- Analyze and assess programs, policies and operational needs and make appropriate adjustment
- Identify and respond to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs
- Develop and administer division goals, objectives and procedures
- Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
- Research, analyze and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques
- Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations
- Communicate clearly and concisely
- Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
