Festival Orchestra Stage Manager (Seasonal)

Position: Festival Orchestra Stage Manager (Seasonal)

Department: Programming

Role Overview: The Festival Orchestra Stage Manager supports the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center's five-week summer season by stage managing Festival Orchestra concerts and rehearsals (typically 9-10 rehearsal or concert services per week) and providing support in the advance process, including building production schedules and budgets and advancing concert-specific logistics in partnership with the Orchestra Line Producer. The Festival Orchestra Stage Manager is responsible for the on-site implementation of stage plots and ensuring a safe and effective working environment for musicians, crew, and guest artists. The Festival Orchestra Stage Manager serves as the main contact between the crew and the orchestra and directs the stage crew through stage setup and shifts. This position reports to the Associate Director, Festival Orchestra & Special Projects.

Seasonal Position: May-August

Hourly Rate: $50/hr (overtime eligible)

What you'll get to do here:

Advance Work

• Under the supervision of the Associate Director, Festival Orchestra & Special Projects and the Orchestra Line Producer, review potential hurdles in the upcoming season, including tracking large production items such as livestreams, education activities, offsite runouts, etc.
• Build production schedules for each program, working with Lincoln Center's production staff to ensure appropriate crew staffing for each service.
• Assist in tracking the production budget.
• Work closely with Event Production Managers running and advancing Festival Orchestra events: securing all production elements such as backline, equipment rental, and managing day-of schedules.

Stage Management

• Oversee all crew calls, including being present at the start and end of each call and overseeing all crew moves.
• Create a run-of-show for each program and ensure run-of-shows are followed, including double-checking lighting cues.
• Ensure safe and optimal stage and backstage conditions, including lighting, ventilation, temperature, and equipment placement.
• Proactively identify and address potential concerns about musicians' working conditions to resolve issues before they arise and ensure smooth services.
• Liaise with stage crew during services to adapt plans and troubleshoot emergent issues.
• Keep detailed notes on the orchestra musician equipment needs and preferences and relay these needs to crew during set-up, tear-down, and during services.
• Oversee the set-up and tear-down of all rehearsal and performance spaces, with special attention to orchestra musician needs (wind trays, instrument stands, etc.) while also supervising factors including but not limited to chairs, stands, percussion instruments/equipment, pianos, lighting, and audio/video equipment.
• Create and call technical and artistic cues (e.g.lighting, audio, entrances, house openings) as needed for rehearsals and performances.
• Represent Lincoln Center onsite at all times.

You'll be a fit if you bring:

• 3+ years of stage management experience in orchestral, opera, and/or ballet settings
• Familiarity with orchestral staging, instruments, carpentry, and audio/video systems
• Basic knowledge of lighting and electrical systems
• Ability and willingness to work a robust schedule, including evenings, weekends, and overtime hours during the orchestra's 5-week season.
• Ability to read music and call technical cues from a score.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to self-direct.

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.

We are:

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus

-We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations

2. A leading Arts Presenter.

-We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more

3. An Education Hub.

-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members

Who are our people?

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.

What's the news?

Recent and Upcoming Programming

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Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Gets $50 Million Gift to Promote Contemporary Dance
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Legacies of San Juan Hill

• WNYC: Lincoln Center Celebrates 'Legacies of San Juan Hill
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Who is our President and CEO?

Dr. Mariko Silver

Join us!

It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875-5324.

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY

Job ID: Lincoln-1746

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-08T19:43:18