Flynn
Producer
Burlington, Vermont · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 43 days ago
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About the role
- JOB TITLE JOB CLASSIFICATION Producer Full-time, Exempt, Benefit Eligible The Flynn is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.
- ABOUT THE FLYNN The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts is Vermont's creative heartbeat - a statewide organization that brings communities together through live performance, public programs, and shared cultural experiences.
- While based in Burlington, the Flynn's work extends far beyond its stages.
Responsibilities
- Serve as lead producer for Flynn-produced projects, ensuring artistic goals are met with consistency, integrity, and excellence
- Design and manage the contextual experience of projects, including site selection, audience flow, accessibility, artist support, and community interface
- Serve as lead producer for Playing Fields, overseeing both large- and small-scale, site-responsive outdoor projects and cross-sector partnerships
- Lead production and execution of the Flynn Breakthrough Program, including commissions, residencies, public-space projects, and artist support
- Adapt producing structures, staffing models, and workflows to support new initiatives as they emerge, ensuring scalability and consistency across the portfolio
- Develop, manage, and monitor production budgets for all Flynn-produced projects, ensuring fiscal discipline, transparency, and alignment with organizational goals
- Track expenses, forecast costs, and collaborate with Finance, Production, and senior leadership to manage financial risk
- Manage artist contracting across domestic and international engagements, including coordination of visas, immigration documentation, and compliance requirements
- Serve as liaison with municipalities, agencies, and external partners for public-space and off-campus work
- Apply professional risk management and problem-solving practices to support ambitious, large-scale, and site-responsive projects
Requirements
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional producing or project leadership experience in live performance, festivals, and/or multi-disciplinary works
- Experience contracting and supporting international artists, including familiarity with visa processes and immigration compliance
- Strong artistic sensitivity and the ability to steward creative work with rigor, care, and integrity
- Demonstrated experience producing large-scale outdoor and site-responsive projects involving complex logistics and public interfaces
- Proven ability to develop, manage, and control project budgets, including forecasting, cost tracking, and reconciliation
- Demonstrated success managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders, timelines, and budgets
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
- Highly organized, adaptable, and solutions-oriented under pressure
- Commitment to access, inclusion, and community-centered work
- This position requires a motor vehicle report acceptable to the Flynn's insurance carrier at the time of hire and throughout employment.
- This outline illustrates the type of work that characterizes the Job Classification.
Benefits
- Through festivals, commissions, education programs, and public-space projects, the Flynn activates theaters, galleries, schools, downtown, and outdoor spaces across Vermont.
- Artistic vision for Flynn-produced work is developed by a range of artistic leaders and contributors, including Programming, Education, festival curators, and guest artists.
- The Producer ensures clarity of artistic leadership for each project, confirms alignment with organizational strategy as guided by the Executive Director, and realizes that vision through strong producing practice.
- Collaborate with artistic leaders and contributors to translate artistic vision into executable producing plans
- Serve as project lead for institutional initiatives such as our gala, La Nuit, education-focused programs including Kickline, and other current or future projects
- Serve as the primary point of accountability for produced projects, coordinating across Programming, Marketing, Production, Box Office, Education, Development, and Operations
- Model Flynn values, including a strong commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Maintain a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
Visa & Work Authorization
- Partner with colleagues responsible for fundraising, sponsorship, and audience development to support donor-facing and impact-driven initiatives, while maintaining clear producing boundaries and lines of responsibility
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