This annual contract is an opportunity to lead the production planning of a week-long festival of live performances, created and performed by young and emerging artists. The Production Manager also provides mentorship and support for Paprika artists as they bring their projects to life, facilitating a Technical Theatre Workshop, creating the festival tech schedule, creating the festival schedule in collaboration with the Artistic Producer, working with our venue partner, assisting festival artists in hiring designers and stage managers, and providing resources for design and production.

This is an ideal role for an emerging arts worker, as it will include 50 hours of paid mentorship time with the outgoing Paprika Production Manager and members of Means of Production. We welcome learning on the job, and encourage applicants with no production management experience to apply for this role. If you are a stage manager, designer, arts administrator, director, producer, or technician interested in a career in Production Management, this opportunity is also for you!

The Production Manager will begin their contract in August 2026 in order to begin mentorship, training, and planning, but hours will be very minimal until programs begin in January 2027. This is a part time role, and it is common for Paprika staff to have other roles and commitments outside of their work with Paprika. The only time that the Production Manager will be required to work full time (40 hours per week) is during the Tech and Festival weeks.

The Paprika team works mostly online throughout the season, although in-person attendance is required at Training Days (once or twice a month between January-May), Tech and Festival, and some other staff meetings and socials as requested.

Tech and Festival week will be May 3 - 16, 2027 at the Native Earth Performing Arts' Aki Studio in Artscape Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park (585 Dundas St E). The Aki Studio Booth is not accessible to mobility devices.

Please send us the following:

Resumé
Cover letter (1 page max) or short video (under 3 minutes) detailing why you are interested in the position and what you would bring to the role
Optional: Support material (1 page max) which could include:
Example document showcasing your ability to organize and schedule for a production environment (a previous production schedule, production budget, crew costing, show report, calendar, etc.)
Examples from work in different roles or school projects (design, communications, administration)
A letter of support from someone you worked with in the past
Email your application to Julia Dickson, General Manager, via [email protected] with the subject line: “Production Manager - [YOUR NAME].”

Applications are due by 11:59PM Eastern Time on Sunday, July 19, 2026.

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