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Applications will be reviewed until a position is filled. Applicants will not be contacted individually to confirm receipt of materials. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. No calls or in-person visits, please. General inquiries or applications may be sent to [email protected].
BARD COLLEGE HUMAN RESOURCESYear-Round Positions
Development Operations Manager
OVERVIEW
The Fisher Center is seeking a detail-oriented Development Operations Manager to oversee and contribute to efficient and evolving systems that enhance the Development department’s fundraising efforts. This position will carry out tasks related to data management & hygiene, internal reporting, general fundraising operations and administration, financial reconciliation, and will provide on-site event support as needed. The Manager will possess a high level of proficiency in navigating technology and CRM software, specifically Tessitura; curiosity about learning and improving systems; commitment to maintaining high-quality data integrity; in addition to strong analytic, organizational, and collaboration skills to ensure data-driven, efficient fundraising strategies and functional reporting.
The Development Operations Manager will integrate information between the Development, Finance & Administration, and Audience & Member Services departments of the Fisher Center, as well as Bard College’s Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs, to ensure clarity, consistency, and efficiency in planning, communicating, and executing gift recording, record keeping, and data analysis to ensure future success. The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including discretion and respect for confidentiality, as well as the ability to translate detailed and technical data into an effective narrative for the department’s use.
This is a full-time, exempt position, paid at a salary range of $64,000 to $68,000, depending on experience. Hours will average 35 hours/week, with longer hours required during busy seasonal activities to support the SummerScape festival.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Development Database Management
- Oversee the development department’s use of Tessitura, the organization’s customer relationship management software, inclusive of gift processing, donor and prospect list management, data hygiene, campaign configuration, and reporting functions below.
- Serve as the primary user of Tessitura list management tools for campaign and prospect data analysis, special event and appeal mailings, and other development purposes
- Manage all data imports and exports. Generate data sets for timely and accurate donor recognition efforts (program listings, wall listings, and boilerplate funder credits).
- Provide data analysis and work in collaboration with other departments to define queries, manipulate, merge, and mine large and complex data sets
- Enforce and encourage data entry standards and best practices to promote optimal data integrity. Manage annual campaign configuration. Lead routine data audits as needed, including audits on duplicate entries, salutations, contributions, relationships and households, constituencies, and constituent Interests. Train and oversee other employees on correct data entry within Tessitura.
- Be up to date on all current and future Tessitura database functionality, including periodic software upgrades, and implement solutions to software limitations
- Initiate and manage data integration projects between Tessitura and Bard College’s database of record
- Gift Processing and Recording
- Handle the receiving, backup, and notification of all donations, cross-check gift entry reports to ensure consistency between Tessitura and the database of record at Bard College.
- Oversee and refine the acknowledgement process of all gifts across all revenue lines to guarantee regular and prompt recognition of all donations.
- Refine and manage the pledge payment process.
- Track monthly contributed revenue, reconcile quarterly contributed income, and provide regular reports to internal stakeholders, in accordance with the annual Development plan and in coordination with the Fisher Center’s Finance & Administration team
- Partner with Finance team members to create new project codes, manage monthly reconciliation, facilitate wire transfers, and provide documentation and reporting during the annual audit.
- Serve as the organization’s primary liaison with Bard College’s Gift Recording Team
- Donor & Prospect Management
- Strategize with the Associate Director of Development on annual fund and membership solicitations, supporting growth in contributions/memberships and the number of donors/members, and in using data to inform fundraising operations
- Deploy custom reports about attendance, contributions, research, moves management, and finance as needed to guide development strategy and practices
- Maintain moves management plans in Tessitura and ensure the development staff’s portfolios of donors and prospects remain up to date
- Handle outgoing research requests and input incoming data sets in collaboration with Bard’s Office of Prospect Research
- Provide ad hoc research on event guests and potential prospects
- Administrative Support
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas and materials for development prospecting meetings, including for Bi-Weekly Prospects and Plans Meetings, Monthly Gift Recorder Check-Ins, and Quarterly Institutional Prospects Meetings
- Maintain budget records for the development department, and process invoices and check requests
- Participate in institutional fundraising efforts by overseeing grant-making calendars, assisting with the compilation of materials for grant applications, scheduling meetings between the development department and Bard’s Office of Institutional Support, and collecting data from other departments as needed
- Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and workflow improvements, develop strategies for improving and expanding the use of new technologies in development operations, and take an analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
- Maintain, fulfill, and store office inventories, including supplies, archival materials, and merchandise, and membership premiums
- Staff select performances and special events
- Perform other roles as needed
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Experience with database software and/or customer relationship management (CRM) programs preferred; experience with Tessitura strongly preferred
- Proficiency with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, shared Drives) and Microsoft Office (specifically, Word and Excel), plus collaborative task management platforms and software, such as Trello, AirTable, and Confluence
- Experience in fundraising work; experience and/or familiarity with fundraising in the arts is a plus
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Excellent organization skills, communication skills, and superior attention to detail
- Collaborative with other team members, while also being able to work independently on particular projects and tasks
- Ability to remain flexible in planning, particularly as logistics and plans develop
- Creative thinker and solution finder, particularly in helping solve logistical problems
- Ability to collect, sort, analyze, and interpret data points to inform fundraising initiatives
WORKING CONDITIONS
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- While some duties may be performed remotely, this position will require on-site and physical presence at the Fisher Center
- Some evenings and weekends for special events, as discussed and planned
- Ability to sit and stand for long periods
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 30 lbs
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Overhire Electrician
OVERVIEW
Electricians are part of the Lighting/Electrics team in the Production Department and will support the execution of electrical elements and needs for all productions at the Fisher Center. They report to the Head Electrician and work closely with other production team members and lighting designers.
This is an in-person, year-round, non-exempt (overtime-eligible) hourly position paid at an hourly rate range of $20–25/hour, depending on experience. Hours will fluctuate depending on production activity.
This position requires local residence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times.
- Actively participate in scheduled work calls in the Fisher Center.
- Other duties as assigned by the Lighting Supervisor.
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Knowledge and experience working with theatrical lighting equipment and systems, including, but not limited to, conventional and automated fixtures, dimming systems, lighting consoles, and atmospheric effects
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of both general theatrical production processes as well as lighting-specific practices.
- Ability to read and understand lighting plots and paperwork
- Knowledge of theatrical safety practices
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs
- Ability to frequently walk and stand
- Ability to work as needed
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to work at height, including ladders and lifts
- Knowledge of safely working above people
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude!
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working as an electrician for a variety of different performance genres, including Theater and Dance.
WORKING CONDITIONS
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- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Regularly exposed to electrical connections
- Regularly works in dimly lit areas
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Production General Overhire
OVERVIEW
The Fisher Center does not currently have any production positions available; however, we’re always looking to connect with individuals for overhire opportunities for the following Production departments:
- Audio
- Costume & Wardrobe
- Lighting
- Scenic
- Stage Management
- Video
Resumes are kept on file, and qualified individuals are contacted as needed.
This is an in-person, part-time, non-exempt position, paid hourly at a rate range of $20–25 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will fluctuate depending on production activity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsibilities will vary depending on the nature of the work that is available. Possible responsibilities within different departments are provided here. Further details regarding responsibilities will be provided when positions become available.
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Audio responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Assist the Audio Engineers in the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all audio aspects (including backline, recordings, backstage communication, rehearsal support, and production intercom) of all productions and special events; Actively participate in all audio work calls as assigned; Create audio paperwork as needed; Assist the Audio Supervisor in maintaining all audio equipment, including rental gear; Attend and work all technical rehearsals and performances for productions as assigned; Provide audio support for all rehearsals and concerts as assigned; Assist the FC Video Department and outside vendors in the planning, installation, maintenance, and operation of streaming systems
- Costume & Wardrobe responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Assist in fitting, stitching, or other assigned costume duties; Sew, either by machine or hand, the costumes assigned by Costume Supervisor; Manage time efficiently on each sewing project; Maintain personal work area, including sewing machinery as necessary to keep work moving effectively; Communicate with other team members concerning problems and their possible solutions; Perform other duties as assigned by Costume Supervisor; Assist in the preparation and maintenance of all wardrobe facilities, including dressing rooms; Assist performers in the maintenance and use of their costumes, including choreographing and implementing quick changes and making small repairs as needed; Participate in pre-show and post-show checks and duties; Maintain up-to-date paperwork; Assist on matters of specific rigging or actor comfort; As assigned, attend and work technical rehearsals and performances as a member of the wardrobe run crew; Maintain a calm, professional demeanor towards performers;
- Lighting responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Assist the Lighting Supervisor and/or Head Electrician with the installation and maintenance of all lighting aspects of all productions and special events; Actively participate in all lighting work calls as assigned; Assist the Lighting Supervisor and/or Head Electrician in the build and installation of production-specific lighting practicals; Assist the Lighting Supervisor and/or Head Electrician in the daily maintenance of all theatrical lighting equipment and lighting systems, including rental gear; Other duties, as assigned by the Lighting Supervisor and/or Head Electrician
- Scenic responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Construct and assemble scenic pieces; Support scenic load-in; Perform various tasks/cues during live productions, as needed; Assist with moving scenic set pieces; Assist with handling ropes, wires, or other rigging; Support productions and special events as assigned by the Technical Director or Assistant Technical Director
- Stage Management responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Stage management for orchestra, theater, dance, and opera.
- Video responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Assist the Video team in the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all video aspects of all productions and special events; Actively participate in all video work calls, rehearsals, and performances; Act as backstage video crew for performances under the direction of the Video Supervisor and/or Video Engineer; Act as a camera operator for recordings of rehearsals and performances; Update and create video paperwork; Participate in technical rehearsals and performances; Respond to video notes during rehearsals, performances, and work calls; Monitor livestreams as needed; Facilitate recordings of rehearsals and performances; Edit video content for livestreams and recordings of performances and rehearsals
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Professional theatrical experience
- Audio: Basic knowledge of audio equipment, cabling, and backstage protocol
- Costume & Wardrobe: Demonstrated experience in machine and hand-sewing techniques and/or Basic sewing skills as they relate to repairs and quick change rigging
- Lighting: Knowledge and experience working with theatrical lighting equipment and systems, including, but not limited to, conventional and automated fixtures, dimming systems, lighting consoles, and atmospheric effects
- Scenic: Experience working with hand and power tools; Knowledge of general woodworking and construction techniques
- Stage Management: Previous experience running a rehearsal room and calling performances in orchestra, theater, dance, and/or opera.
- Video: Professional experience in video playback and camera operation is preferred; Experience with Photoshop/Premiere Pro/After Effects; Experience with live streaming
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of general theatrical production processes & theatrical safety practices
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
- Audio: General troubleshooting skills for audio systems; Strong knowledge of digital audio consoles, the Google App suite, QLab, Shure Wireless Workbench, and Clear-Com Freespeak systems; Knowledge of electrical safety practices and theatrical rigging systems; Ability to climb stairs and ladders; Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.; Ability to frequently walk and stand; Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by the production schedule; Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Costume & Wardrobe: Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to sit and stand for long periods; Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.; Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule; Ability to remain calm during high-pressure, quick-change situations; Ability to maintain professionalism and decorum while assisting performers in quick changes; Ability to climb stairs
- Lighting: Knowledge of both general theatrical production processes as well as lighting-specific practices; Ability to read and understand lighting plots and paperwork; Ability to climb stairs and ladders; Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.; Ability to frequently walk and stand; Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule; Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Scenic: Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner; Ability to communicate clearly and effectively; Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule; Ability to climb stairs and ladders; Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.; Ability to safely use hand and power tools; Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance; Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time; Ability to remain calm during high-pressure backstage situations; Ability to work while wearing appropriate PPE for the task at hand
- Stage Management: Strong communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to sit and stand for long periods; Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.; Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule; Ability to remain calm & maintain professionalism and decorum during high-pressure situations.
- Video: Working knowledge of a variety of video signaling, camera, and display technologies; Working knowledge of video playback; Proficiency with general camera operation and backstage monitoring is essential, but training will be offered on specific equipment in use during productions; Strong attention to detail, general troubleshooting, and video engineering skills; Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule; Ability to climb stairs and ladders; Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.; Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance; Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Working conditions will vary depending on the nature of the work that is available
- Audio: Frequently works at heights above 6 feet; Regularly exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections
- Costume & Wardrobe: Extended periods of standing and sitting; May handle dyes, natural and synthetic fibers, and materials, including but not limited to feathers, furs, leather, and more; Frequently works in dimly lit space,s assisting with quick changes
- Lighting: Frequently works at heights above 6 feet; Regularly exposed to electrical connections; Regularly works in dimly lit areas; Regularly works in areas with atmospheric effects, including but not limited to haze and strobes
- Scenic: Regularly exposed to vibrations and noises from machinery; Frequently works at heights above 6 feet; Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
- Stage Management: Extended periods of standing and sitting
- Video: Frequently works at heights above 6 feet; Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections; Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Seasonal Positions
Assistant Orchestra Stage Manager
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Assistant Orchestra Stage Manager is part of the Orchestra Stage Management team in the Production Department and supports in the coordination and execution for assigned productions at the Fisher Center. They report directly to the Orchestra Production Manager. They work closely with the Orchestra Stage Managers and the Associate Orchestra Production Manager, as well as other production team members, designers, and artists.
This is a seasonal position from July 21 through August 18, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate of $19–20 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist the Orchestra Stage Manager with coordinating artist needs, orchestral setups, and running rehearsals and performances
- Act as lead to the Stage Crew to set up and strike rehearsals and performances
- Act as Deck Supervisor for rehearsals, concerts, and lectures. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Assist the Orchestra Stage Manager with the coordination of the stage crew
- Assist the Orchestra Stage Manager with the coordination of stage changes
- Calling cues for rehearsals/dress and performances as needed
- Maintain up-to-date paperwork, including stage plots, run sheets, etc
- Attend rehearsals and run post-rehearsal production meetings, as needed
- Other duties as assigned by the Orchestra Stage Manager or the Associate Orchestra Production Manager
- This invaluable person relays all of the cues to the backstage crews, monitors the orchestra before and during both rehearsals and shows, and relays information back to the stage manager so that they can make informed decisions
- Help the Stage Manager ensure the stage or rehearsal space is ready for each rehearsal. This could include sweeping, setting up risers, chairs, stands, and all things needed within the plot.
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Basic knowledge of the performing arts
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Basic knowledge in the practices and procedures of all theatrical departments
- Working knowledge of Google Suite
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to climb stairs
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 50lbs
- Ability to remain calm during high-pressure backstage situations
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude!
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of a variety of performing arts, including dance, theater, and opera, and experience working with actors, musicians, and performers
- Previous orchestral, theatrical, or live event stage management experience
- Experience managing budgets, schedules, and calendars, and run sheets
- Experience with an orchestra
- Ability to read music
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works in environments with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to: haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
- May work in outdoor conditions or event tent conditions with limited temperature control
- May often be asked to travel between multiple performance and rehearsal locations on campus in a single day, traveling by vehicle or on foot
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Assistant Video Engineer
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Assistant Video Engineer is part of the Video Team in the Production Department and will support the execution of video elements and needs for Bard SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival. They report to the Video Supervisor, working closely under the Festival Video Engineer and with other production team members and video/projection designers.
The Video Team at the Fisher Center is responsible for backstage video monitoring, on-stage projections, live streaming, and video recording for all performances. During show runs, the Assistant Video Engineer will serve as a camera operator, a video playback operator, a video deck crew, or a video editor as needed. Outside of the show run, they will participate in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and strike of all video equipment under the direction of the Video Supervisor or Video Engineer.
This is a seasonal position from May 26 through August 19, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $18–20 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist the video team in the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all video aspects of all productions and special events under the supervision of the Video Engineer and Video Supervisor
- Act as the backstage video crew for performances as needed
- Assist in training video crew members
- Update and create video paperwork as needed
- Participate in technical rehearsals, performances, and production meetings as needed
- Respond to video notes during rehearsals, performances, and work calls
- Provide support for all live streams of SummerScape and Bard Music Festival performances
- Record rehearsals and performances as needed
- Edit video content for livestreams and recordings of performances and rehearsals
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 1 year of professional experience with video playback and/or camera operation
- Experience with Photoshop/Premiere Pro/After Effects
- Experience with general camera operation and backstage monitoring is essential, but training will be offered on specific equipment in use during SummerScape
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Working knowledge of a variety of video signaling, camera, and display technologies
- Basic knowledge of general theatrical production practices
- Strong attention to detail, general troubleshooting, and video engineering skills
- Ability to read and understand scenic and construction drawings
- Ability to understand schematic drawings of video systems and update them as necessary
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with playback or programming in WATCHOUT, Isadora, or QLab
- Experience in a leadership role
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Electrician
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
Electricians are part of the Lighting/Electrics team in the Production Department and support the execution of electrical elements and needs for production. They report to the Lighting Supervisor and work closely with other production team members and lighting designers.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 until August 17 (with some available positions ending July 24), non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $16–21 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist the Lighting Supervisor with the installation and maintenance of all lighting aspects of all productions and special events
- Actively participate in lighting work calls as scheduled
- Assist the Lighting Supervisor in the build and installation of production-specific lighting practicals
- Assist the Lighting Supervisor in the daily maintenance of all theatrical lighting equipment and lighting systems, including rental gear
- Work on the Lighting Crew during technical rehearsals and performances as assigned by the Lighting Supervisor
- Other duties, as assigned by the Lighting Supervisor
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Knowledge and experience working with theatrical lighting equipment and systems, including, but not limited to, conventional and automated fixtures, dimming systems, lighting consoles, and atmospheric effects
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of both general theatrical production processes as well as lighting-specific practices
- Ability to read and understand lighting plots and paperwork
- Knowledge of theatrical safety practices
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to frequently walk and stand
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working as an electrician for a variety of different performance genres, including orchestral concerts, operas, and dance
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Regularly exposed to electrical connections
- Regularly works in dimly lit areas
- Regularly works in areas with atmospheric effects, including but not limited to haze and strobes
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Festival Finance Assistant
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Festival Finance Assistant’s (FFA) primary responsibilities are to support the day-to-day activities of the financial and administrative functions of the Fisher Center (FC) during SummerScape 2026. The FFA will report to the Director of Finance and Administration (F&A), will support the Finance and Administration Associate, and will work closely with the Company Management team.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 to August 19, non-exempt (overtime eligible), paid hourly at a rate range of $22 to $25 depending on experience. Hours will average 35 hours/week, with the potential for overtime. During April and May, there is the possibility of in-person or remote work averaging 10–12 hours per week, should the selected candidate be interested and have availability.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collect and file financial documentation, such as receipts and invoices
- Assist the F&A Associate with corporate credit card expense allocations and monthly credit card reconciliations
- Help oversee purchasing and expense tracking processes and day-to-day workflow
- Generate check requests for multiple departments
- Assist with organizing accounts payable, including mailing checks to artists and vendors on a weekly basis
- Coordinate domestic and international shipping (FedEx, USPS, etc.)
- Support festival staff in purchasing activities and enforce purchasing policies
- Communicate with the F&A and Company Management teams in scheduled check-in meetings and when issues arise
- Other projects as assigned
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Some professional administrative experience
- Data entry and data management
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Financial literacy, familiarity with expense tracking, and reading invoices
- Familiarity with Google Sheets, Drive, and Documents
- Communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work well independently and closely with other team members
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in a financial or administrative support position in a college or performing arts center
- Previous bookkeeping or accounting experience
- Interest or background in the performing arts is highly encouraged, with an undergraduate or equivalent experience in arts administration preferred, but not required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to sit and stand for long periods
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 30 lbs
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Hospitality Company Manager
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Company Management team works as the key artist and staff services representatives, providing accommodations and services to 400+ SummerScape and Bard Music Festival visiting artists and seasonal staff, specifically in the realms of transportation, housing, and hospitality. The team strives to create a people-centered, hospitality-minded environment for all participants.
Area Company Managers report to the Programs and Festival Operations Manager and the Lead Company Manager and work closely with artists, production staff, project producers, administrative staff, and box office staff. They will supervise the Company Management Assistants and collaborate with the other Area Company Managers (including Housing, Transportation, Spiegeltent, and production-specific Company Managers), as well as the company management for visiting artists.
From April 15 through May 10, this is a remote, seasonal, part-time, non-exempt position, paid hourly at a rate range of $25–28 per hour, commensurate with experience. Hours will be approximately 10-20 hours/week. Some site visits and in-person prep meetings prior to May 12 may be requested, availability permitting—transportation and lodging costs will be covered.
From May 11 through August 21, this is an on-site, seasonal, exempt position, with compensation ranging from $17,643.90–$20,000, commensurate with experience and availability. Hours will be approximately 40 hours/week. This position requires flexible work hours and evenings/days reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Responsibilities
- In collaboration with Company Management leadership, design and implement a system to provide catering and/or meals on site as needed for 3 meals a day and up to 200 company members each day
- Work with the on-campus dining service, Parkhurst, to schedule catering and manage other logistics, e.g., dining hall hours
- Monitor and communicate the expected number of dining hall meals needed weekly in collaboration with FC Staff and Parkhurst, including adjusting based on actual attendance
- Coordinate with external catering on an as-needed basis
- On occasion, coordinating individual or department meals when changing work schedules requires flexibility from our company
- In collaboration with Company Management leadership, execute a system to provide refreshment services for artists and staff, to be refreshed regularly each day
- Collaborate with the SummerScape Rehearsal Coordinator and other key stakeholders to schedule catering
- Ensure all staff and guest artists’ dietary restrictions are accommodated
- Manage and ensure payment of all hospitality-related invoices
- Other responsibilities as assigned
General Company Management Responsibilities
- Become a Bard Certified Driver with the Campus Transportation Office
- Drive company vehicles for various festival purposes as needed
- Develop a company-centered, hospitality-minded, safe, and comfortable environment for all visiting artists and staff
- Manage and track expenses
- Support special programming events, including first rehearsals and opening nights
- Create and distribute itineraries, welcome packets, and other resources
- Contribute to the management of the department budget, including tracking and reconciling
- Run the company management desk late evenings when on duty and other times as needed, including checking in guests on arrival
- Work shifts as Manager on Duty, in which you are on site to serve as the point person for the department, support and supervise company management assistants, and address any matters that arise as a dispatcher for the department
- Covering for other areas of company management, including housing, transportation, and general operations, when the specified manager is unavailable or on their day off
- Assisting in the unpacking, packing, and inventory of supplies and amenities at the beginning and end of the festival season
- Supervise company management assistants and other festival staff, ensuring job standards are being met
- Collaborate with and manage team members with professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm
- Have a “no task is too small” mentality
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- At least three years of professional and supervisory experience in hospitality/company management, theater management, and/or retail/customer service industry
- A valid driver’s license for more than 12 months, due to the requirements of Bard’s Transportation department
- A satisfactory driving record
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- A welcoming demeanor and positive attitude are a must. Company Management team members are often the first people that visiting artists, personnel, and the public will meet while at the festival
- No two days will be the same; the ideal candidate will be flexible, collaborative, and possess a willingness to jump in to handle high-priority tasks with the team
- Excellent organization skills, communication skills, and superior attention to detail
- Must be able to work closely with other team members and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and solving problems quickly
- Proficiency with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, shared Drives)
- Only candidates with a valid driver’s license will be considered
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Interest or background in the performing arts, e.g., work experience and/or studies in the performing arts, is highly encouraged
- Familiarity/experience with AirTable will be beneficial
- Van driving experience is a plus
WORKING CONDITIONS
- This position requires hours during some evenings/weekends, reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Lead Carpenter
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Lead Carpenter is a part of the Scenic team in the Production Department and will support the construction and installation of all scenic elements. They report to the Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director and work closely with other production team members and scenic designers.
We are seeking Lead Carpenters to supervise and run teams of carpenters/stagehands in the building, installation, and maintenance of scenic elements on stage. The Lead Carpenters take ownership of specific projects as assigned by the Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director and help train early-career carpenters.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 through August 17, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $23–27 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Work with the Technical Director and/or Assistant Technical Director to engineer build plans as needed
- Construct and assemble scenic pieces
- Support scenic load-ins
- Assist with handling ropes, wires, or other rigging
- Teach carpentry techniques to the Carpenters
- Support all productions and special events as assigned by the Technical Director or Assistant Technical Director
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Previous experience in a theatrical scene shop
- Some previous professional leadership experience
- Ability and experience working with hand and power tools
- Knowledge of general woodworking and construction techniques
- Familiarity with theatrical rigging, welding, and basic paint techniques
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely use hand and power tools
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
- Ability to remain calm during high-pressure backstage situations
- Ability to work while wearing appropriate PPE for the task at hand
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience working with metal and plastics
- Experience with theatrical fly systems
- Extensive with theatrical rigging, welding, and basic paint techniques
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Regularly exposed to vibrations and noises from machinery
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Light Board Programmer • LUMA Theater
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Light Board Programmer • LUMA Theater is a part of the Lighting/Electrics team in the Production Department and works with the show’s Lighting Designer to create the lighting vision. They report to the Lighting Supervisor and work closely with other production team members and lighting designers.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 through July 24, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $20–25 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Be present at all work, focus, tech, and rehearsal calls
- Be the sole person responsible for the operation of the lighting console
- Create and maintain ways that speed up programming as much as possible
- Work with the Lighting Designer to get all of their board notes completed in a timely manner
- Assist in troubleshooting any data/light board issues that might arise during the run of tech
- Communicate any issues discovered to the Lighting Supervisor to allow for timely resolution
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Knowledge and experience working with theatrical lighting equipment and systems, including, but not limited to, conventional and automated fixtures, dimming systems, lighting consoles, and atmospheric effects
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of both general theatrical production processes as well as lighting-specific practices
- Ability to read and understand lighting plots and paperwork
- Knowledge of theatrical safety practices
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to frequently walk and stand
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working as a Programmer for a variety of different performance genres, including Live theater, opera, and dance
- Experience with ETC consoles, particularly ION and GIO
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Regularly exposed to electrical connections
- Regularly works in dimly lit areas
- Regularly works in areas with atmospheric effects, including but not limited to haze and strobes
- Requires some long working hours during the show tech process, since often the evenings are devoted to cueing sessions
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Opera Company Manager
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Company Management team works as the key artist and staff services representatives, providing accommodations and services to 400+ SummerScape and Bard Music Festival visiting artists and seasonal staff, specifically in the realms of transportation, housing, and hospitality. The team strives to create a people-centered, hospitality-minded environment for all participants.
Area Company Managers report to the Programs and Festival Operations Manager and the Lead Company Manager and work closely with artists, production staff, project producers, administrative staff, and box office staff. They will supervise the Company Management Assistants and collaborate with the other Area Company Managers (including Housing, Hospitality, Spiegeltent, and Transportation Company Managers), as well as the company management for visiting artists.
From May 1 through June 14, this is a remote, seasonal, part-time, non-exempt position, paid hourly at a rate range of $25–28 per hour, commensurate with experience. Hours will be approximately 10 hours/week. Some site visits and in-person prep meetings prior to June 15 may be requested, availability permitting—transportation and lodging costs will be covered.
From June 15 through August 4, this is an on-site, seasonal, exempt position, with compensation ranging from $9,300–$10,500, commensurate with experience and availability. Hours will be approximately 40 hours/week. This position requires flexible work hours and evenings/days reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival.
This position requires local residence from June 15 through August 4. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Responsibilities
- Work with Opera Producer, Rehearsal Coordinator, and other area Company Managers to support the SummerScape 2026 opera artists and staff
- Be on site for all opera studio and technical rehearsals, often in the room, and represent company management at opera production meetings and informal end-of-day check-ins.
- Be proactive in anticipating opera company needs and ask clarifying questions during production meetings
- Be responsible for specific opera company meal requests outside of regular catering, including coordination and/or picking meals up for personnel whose schedules require it
- Support the hospitality team with the facilitation of catered meals for the opera company
- Coordinate arrival and departure for principal singers and the creative team in coordination with the Opera Producer and Travel and Transportation Company Manager
- As a point person for the opera company, manage the flow of information from the opera company and Opera Producer to the other area Company Managers to ensure housing, hospitality, and travel requests are received and responded to in a timely manner
- Assist area company managers and coordinate with assistants for on-the-ground needs, e.g., setup for catering, driving artists, delivering requested items to housing, etc.
- Update company management schedules and documentation with opera needs
- Support the facilitation of special events for the opera company
- Drive company vehicles for various opera-related purposes, as needed
- Other responsibilities as assigned
General Company Management Responsibilities
- Become a Bard Certified Driver with the Campus Transportation Office
- Drive company vehicles for various festival purposes as needed
- Develop a company-centered, hospitality-minded, safe, and comfortable environment for all visiting artists and staff
- Manage and track expenses
- Support special programming events, including first rehearsals and opening nights
- Create and distribute itineraries, welcome packets, and other resources
- Contribute to the management of the department budget, including tracking and reconciling
- Run the company management desk late evenings when on duty and other times as needed, including checking in guests on arrival
- Work shifts as Manager on Duty, in which you are on site to serve as the point person for the department, support and supervise company management assistants, and address any matters that arise as a dispatcher for the department
- Covering for other areas of company management, including housing, transportation, and general operations, when the specified manager is unavailable or on their day off
- Assisting in the unpacking, packing, and inventory of supplies and amenities at the beginning and end of the festival season
- Supervise company management assistants and other festival staff, ensuring job standards are being met
- Collaborate with and manage team members with professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm
- Have a “no task is too small” mentality
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Professional experience in Opera, the performing arts, e.g., hospitality/company management, theater management, etc.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- A welcoming demeanor and positive attitude are a must. Company Management team members are often the first people that visiting artists, personnel, and the public will meet while at the festival.
- No two days will be the same; the ideal candidate will be flexible, collaborative, and possess a willingness to jump in to handle high-priority tasks with the team.
- Excellent organization skills, communication skills, and superior attention to detail.
- Must be able to work closely with other team members and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and solving problems quickly.
- Proficiency with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, shared Drives).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Work experience and/or studies in opera are highly encouraged.
- Familiarity/experience with AirTable will be beneficial.
- Valid driver’s license and van driving experience are a plus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- This position requires hours during some evenings/weekends, reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Orchestra Stage Manager
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
Reporting directly to the Orchestra Production Manager and working closely with the Associate Orchestra Production Manager and Assistant Orchestra Stage Managers, the Orchestra Stage Manager assists in the planning, preparation, and physical implementation of all rehearsals and concerts taking place at the Fisher Center and nearby locations, both on and off the Bard campus.
This is a seasonal position from August 3 through August 18, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $21–$22.50 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times.
- Communicate with the Orchestra Manager to determine the needs of each program.
- Coordinate and manage the installation of stage plots and stage changes.
- Coordinate and manage equipment and instrument deliveries across campus.
- Assist the Associate Orchestra Production Manager in scheduling the overhire crew.
- Manage the overhire crew in the Associate Orchestra Production Manager’s absence.
- Assist the Associate Orchestra Production Manager with equipment and instrument rentals.
- Run and call orchestra rehearsals, technical rehearsals, and performances.
- Assist multiple venues on and off campus
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Theatrical production management and/or stage management experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Ability to support collaborators of all experience levels, including students, young professionals, and lifelong professionals.
- Basic knowledge of theatrical lighting and sound systems.
- Strong knowledge of Google Suite and Microsoft Office.
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude!
- Traditional Orchestral Concert experience required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of classical musical production preferred.
- Ability to read music is a plus.
- Experience driving trucks up to 24’ is a plus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to work nights and weekends.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
- Ability to work around live music for extended periods of time.
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Orchestra Stage Hand
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
Orchestra Stagehands are part of the Stage Management team in the Production Department and support the planning, preparation, and physical implementation of all rehearsals and concerts for the Bard Music Festival. They report to the Orchestra Production Manager and work closely with the Associate Orchestra Production Manager, Orchestra Stage Managers, Assistant Orchestra Stage Managers, and other Production team members.
While prior theatrical experience is helpful, we are accepting applications from entry-level candidates, including current and/or recently graduated students who are eager team players and are willing to receive training on specific tasks related to being a stagehand.
This is a seasonal position from July 21 through August 18, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $16–18 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist in the installation of stage plots, orchestra chairs and stands, risers, and other equipment
- Assist in the moving of equipment and instrument deliveries across campus
- Assist the Stage Manager in technical rehearsals
- Run crew for orchestra rehearsals, technical rehearsals, and performances
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- A passion for the arts; some theatrical experience necessary—either scholastic, community, semi-professional, or professional
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, continually changing environment
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
- Ability to remain calm during high-pressure backstage situations
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to read music
- Knowledge of operatic and classical music production
- Theatrical run crew or stage management experience
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works in environments with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
- May work in outdoor conditions or event tent conditions with limited temperature control
- May often be asked to travel between multiple performance and rehearsal locations on campus in a single day, traveling by vehicle or on foot. May be asked to travel to off-campus performance and rehearsal venues by vehicle.
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Production Management Assistant
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
Reporting directly to the Director of Production (DoP) and working closely with other members of the Fisher Center Production Department, the Production Management Assistant will assist in the management and administration of all productions taking place during the SummerScape festival.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 through August 19, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $18–22 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist the Director of Production and Production Managers in overseeing the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all technical elements of the productions and special events happening in the Fisher Center
- Assist with the day-to-day management of productions and special events
- Attend all production meetings and take clear and detailed notes to be shared with the necessary personnel
- Assist with production schedules, calendars, and budget management
- Assist the department heads in creating and coordinating detailed labor plans
- Assist the department heads in the logistical planning with outside vendors, including rental houses and scene shops
- Assist with the training of all summer production staff in proper safety procedures
- Attend rehearsals as needed
- Attend technical rehearsals and run post-rehearsal production meetings as needed
- Work with the Production Administrator to coordinate crew timesheets and production purchasing, and to track production budgets and expenditures
- Other Duties as assigned by DoP
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Academic or professional experience in Production Management or a related theatrical field
- Completion of an undergraduate program in Production Management or related theatrical discipline, a current graduate student studying Production Management, or an early career theatrical professional looking to gain more hands-on experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Proficiency in Google Workspace, including Sheets, Calendar, and Docs
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, as set by production schedule
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with managing budgets, schedules, and calendars
- Familiarity with current industry standard safety practices and procedures
- Familiarity with the practices and procedures of all theatrical departments
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Occasionally works in environments with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
- May often be asked to travel between multiple performance and rehearsal locations on campus in a single day, traveling by vehicle or on foot
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Seasonal Video Supervisor
OVERVIEW
The Seasonal Video Supervisor is responsible for the planning and execution of all video elements for all productions, residencies, concerts, and special events (including live streams) produced by Live Arts Bard, Bard’s Theater & Performance and Dance Programs, and Bard SummerScape. Additionally, this position supports in-person performances at the Fisher Center featuring The Orchestra Now, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and rental/partnership programs.
Reporting directly to the Fisher Center’s Director of Production and working closely with the other members of the Fisher Center Production Department, the Seasonal Video Supervisor directs the Center’s video facilities, professional and student labor force, and resources to deliver an excellent standard of support that furthers the mission of the Center and Bard College.
This position’s term will ideally start in mid-March, so there is time to cross-train with the current Supervisor. This may include starting remotely, but the exact date is flexible. The end date will be August 21. The position requires up to 40 hours/week during non-production weeks and up to 60 hours/week during production weeks. This is a non-exempt position, paid hourly at a rate of $32 per hour.
Access to a personal vehicle is necessary. This position requires local residence during the employment period. Housing is provided as needed and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. From June 1 until August 21, access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus will be provided. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Video Department and Project Management
- Oversee all video aspects of show development, budgeting, prep, load-in, run, and strike for all events in or produced by one of the Center’s programs, including UPSTREAMING the Fisher Center’s Virtual Stage.
- Oversee and execute in-house video production and editing for the Center, including the development of archival content and new content for programs and marketing, as assigned.
- Advance all video needs of all incoming productions and projects; coordinate with outside designers and engineers.
- Appropriately staff video crew for each project’s needs and budget; supervise and train crew
- Work with the Audio Supervisor to manage the Center’s audio/video shop.
- Create video paperwork as needed.
- Execute bidding and purchasing for video equipment and services.
- Coordinate and manage video elements related to orchestra shell & riser changeovers, orchestra pit changeovers, and seating setup changeovers.
- Assist in the advancement of tours by resident Fisher Center artists, accompany and support tours and off-site productions as required.
Production Administration
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times.
- Create labor and material estimates and budgets.
- Assist the Director of Production and Associate Production Managers in hiring a team of professional and student crew members.
- Supervise and train the video crew members.
- Maintain video vendor relationships.
- Maintain accurate inventories of the Center’s video equipment.
- Support the creation of production overview documents for all programs, ensuring accuracy of information on video equipment, requirements, and capacities.
- Participate in weekly all-staff meetings and production meetings, in addition to interdepartmental and external planning meetings with artists/designers.
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a video engineer in a multi-venue facility, producing venue, or touring company (academic experience is a plus).
- Familiarity with multiple disciplines, including but not limited to opera, dance, theater, and all forms of music.
- Live video production experience and experience with online live-streamed or recorded events are a plus.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to interpret and generate production drawings.
- Strong knowledge of display devices, including projectors, AutoCad, Vectorworks, the Google App suite, Watchout, Isadora, QLab, and Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Experience with hardware and software streaming solutions such as Livestream Studio, OBS or vMix.
- Familiarity with IP/networking.
- Ability to manage and train student labor.
- Ability to cross-train all Fisher Center staff in basic video operations.
- Strong knowledge of electrical safety practices and theatrical rigging systems.
- Crew management and leadership experience.
- Strong multitasking abilities as well as the ability to work well and work flexibly under pressure in a team-driven environment.
- Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage crew in multiple spaces or locations.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience in a Festival setting.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Stagehand/Carpenter
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
Stagehands/Carpenters are part of the Scenic team in the Production Department and will support the construction and installation of all scenic elements. They report to the Technical Director and Assistant Technical Director and work closely with other production team members and scenic designers.
We are seeking candidates for both the Stagehand run-crew and the Carpenter run-crew. Run-crew members work in close proximity to the company and stage management to support real-time performance scene changes and striking/setting of elements on stage. Positions for both entry-level and experienced stagehands/carpenters are available.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 through August 17, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $17–22 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Construct and assemble scenic pieces
- Support scenic load-in
- Perform various tasks/cues during live productions, as needed
- Assist with moving scenic set pieces
- Assist with handling ropes, wires, or other rigging
- Support all productions and special events as assigned by the Technical Director or Assistant Technical Director
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Experience working with hand and power tools
- Knowledge of general woodworking and construction techniques
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely use hand and power tools
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to remain calm during high-pressure backstage situations
- Ability to work while wearing appropriate PPE for the task at hand
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and a keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience on a backstage crew or in a production shop
- Experience working with metal and plastics
- Experience with theatrical rigging, welding, and basic paint techniques
- Experience with running rail and scene shift cues for live theater and events
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Regularly exposed to vibrations and noises from machinery
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Summer Assistant Technical Director
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Summer Assistant Technical Director (Summer ATD) is responsible for assisting the Technical Director and the year-round Assistant Technical Director in the preparation, organization, and safe execution of the scenery for either the theater or opera production during the Bard SummerScape Festival.
Reporting directly to the Fisher Center’s Technical Director and working closely with the Fisher Center’s year-round Assistant Technical Director, the Summer ATD works with professional and student labor, other members of the FC Production Department, commercial scene shops, and various vendors to ensure that all scenic elements are executed on time, on budget, and in alignment with and in service to the FC’s artistic mission.
This is a seasonal position from June 1 through August 17, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $26–28 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35–40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times.
- Supervise professional and student crews in conjunction with the Technical Director.
- Work with the Technical Director to ensure safe, organized, and efficient working areas in the scene shop, the theaters, and production storage areas, including off-site storage.
- Maintain tools and equipment and assist in making physical improvements as needed.
- Assist with the organization and maintenance of stock scenery and props.
- Assist in the technical design of scenery.
- Serve on run crews as needed as deck lead in support of Stage Management.
- Other duties as assigned by the Technical Director and Director of Production.
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- At least 3 years of experience in technical direction, preferably with supervisory duties.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- A broad skill base and knowledge in areas such as carpentry, welding, engineering, and automation.
- Familiarity with theatrical rigging practices, chain motors, counterweight systems, load tolerances, and rigging safety procedures.
- Knowledge of standard theatrical construction methods.
- Familiarity with the Google App suite, Vectorworks, and/or AutoCAD.
- Familiarity with theatrical drafting practices.
- Ability to manage and train student and professional labor.
- Ability to manage crew in multiple spaces or locations.
- Strong multitasking abilities as well as the ability to work well and work flexibly under pressure in a team-driven environment.
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to quickly solve problems that may arise unexpectedly to get work done efficiently and safely.
- Familiarity with the performing arts. Experience with multiple disciplines, including but not limited to opera, dance, theater, interdisciplinary, and various genres of music, is a plus.
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude!
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Regularly exposed to vibrations and noises from machinery
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Travel & Transportation Company Manager
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Company Management team works as the key artist and staff services representatives, providing accommodations and services to 400+ SummerScape and Bard Music Festival visiting artists and seasonal staff, specifically in the realms of transportation, housing, and hospitality. The team strives to create a people-centered, hospitality-minded environment for all participants.
Area Company Managers report to the Programs and Festival Operations Manager and the Lead Company Manager and work closely with artists, production staff, project producers, administrative staff, and box office staff. They will supervise the Company Management Assistants and collaborate with the other Area Company Managers (including Hospitality, Housing, Spiegeltent, and production-specific Company Managers), as well as company management for visiting artists.
From April 15 through May 10, this is a remote, seasonal, part-time, non-exempt position, paid hourly at a rate range of $25–28 per hour, commensurate with experience. Hours will be approximately 10-20 hours/week. Some site visits and in-person prep meetings prior to May 12 may be requested, availability permitting—transportation and lodging costs will be covered.
From May 11 through August 21, this is an on-site, seasonal, exempt position, with compensation ranging from $17,643.90–$20,000, commensurate with experience and availability. Hours will be approximately 40 hours/week. This position requires flexible work hours and evenings/days reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Responsibilities
- In collaboration with the Lead Company Manager, design and implement a system to manage transportation and travel needs across the festival artists and staff, and communicate this information to all stakeholders
- Maintain a working relationship with the Bard College Transportation Department and local rental branch to ensure fleet and maintenance needs are met
- Day-to-day supervision of a team of two Company Management Drivers
- Ensure all company management department staff become Bard Certified Drivers
- Oversee the day-to-day planning and facilitation of travel and transportation of festival artists and staff, including arrivals/departures and local transportation needs, e.g., grocery store runs, production needs, etc.
- Communicate with staff and artists about arrival/departure plans and any necessary adjustments, including making/adjusting bookings, troubleshooting any delays/cancellations, and ensuring information flows to festival staff as needed
- Maintain travel information in the company management database throughout the festival
- Coordinate transportation needs with the availability of Company Management Assistants and Drivers, and take critical drives as needed
- Support General Management and Audience & Member Services teams with on campus parking and shuttling, as needed
- Other Responsibilities as assigned
General Company Management Responsibilities
- Become a Bard Certified Driver with the campus Transportation Office
- Drive company vehicles for various festival purposes as needed
- Develop a company-centered, hospitality-minded, safe, and comfortable environment for all visiting artists and staff
- Manage and Track Expenses
- Support special programming events, including first rehearsals and opening nights
- Create and distribute itineraries, welcome packets, and other resources
- Contribute to the management of the department budget, including tracking and reconciling
- Run the company management desk when on duty and other times as needed, including checking in guests on arrival
- Work shifts as Manager on Duty in which you are on site to serve as point person for the department, support and supervise company management assistants, and address any matters that arise as a dispatcher for the department
- Covering for other areas of company management including housing, transportation, and general operations when that specified manager is unavailable or on their day off
- Assisting in the unpacking, packing, and inventory of supplies and amenities at the beginning and end of the festival season
- Supervise company management assistants and other festival staff, ensuring job standards are being met
- Collaborate with and manage team members with professionalism, kindness, and enthusiasm
- Have a “no task is too small” mentality
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- At least three years of professional and supervisory experience in hospitality/company management, theater management, and/or retail/customer service industry
- A valid driver’s license for more than 12 months, due to the requirements of Bard’s Transportation department
- A satisfactory driving record
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- A welcoming demeanor and positive attitude are a must. Company Management team members are often the first people that visiting artists, personnel, and the public will meet while at the festival.
- No two days will be the same; the ideal candidate will be flexible, collaborative, and possess a willingness to jump in to handle high-priority tasks with the team. They should have a ‘no task is too small’ mindset.
- Excellent organization skills, communication skills, and superior attention to detail.
- Must be able to work closely with other team members and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and solving problems quickly.
- Proficiency with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, shared Drives).
- Only candidates with a valid driver’s license will be considered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Interest or background in the performing arts, e.g., work experience and/or studies in the performing arts, is highly encouraged.
- Familiarity/experience with AirTable will be beneficial.
- Van driving experience is a plus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- This position requires hours during some evenings/weekends, reflective of the dynamic schedule of a performing arts festival
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Video Engineer
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Video Engineer is part of the Video Team in the Production Department and supports the execution of video elements and the needs of Bard SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival. They report to the Video Supervisor and work closely with other production team members and video/projection designers.
The Video Team at the Fisher Center is responsible for backstage video monitoring, on-stage projections, live streaming, and video recording for all performances over the course of SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival. During show runs, the Video Engineer will serve as a camera operator, video playback operator, video crew head, video editor, or livestream engineer as needed. Outside of the show run, they will lead the video team in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and strike of all video equipment under the direction of the Video Supervisor.
This is a seasonal position from May 26 through August 19, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $21–27 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Lead the video team in the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all video aspects of all productions and special events under the direction of the Video Supervisor
- Act as the backstage video crew for performances as needed
- Assist in training video crew members
- Update and create video paperwork
- Participate in technical rehearsals, performances, and production meetings
- Respond to video notes during rehearsals, performances, and work calls
- Provide support for all live streams of SummerScape and Bard Music Festival performances
- Monitor livestreams as needed
- Facilitate recordings of rehearsals and performances
- Edit video content for livestreams and recordings of performances and rehearsals
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Two years of professional experience in video playback and camera operation is preferred
- Experience with Photoshop/Premiere Pro/After Effects
- Experience with live streaming
- Experience in a leadership role
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Working knowledge of a variety of video signaling, camera, and display technologies
- Working knowledge of video playback
- Proficiency with general camera operation and backstage monitoring is essential, but training will be offered on specific equipment in use during SummerScape
- Basic knowledge of general theatrical production practices
- Strong attention to detail, general troubleshooting, and video engineering skills
- Strong skills in leadership and collaboration
- Ability to read and understand scenic and construction drawings
- Ability to understand schematic drawings of video systems and update them as necessary
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with programming in WATCHOUT, Isadora, or QLab
- Working knowledge of vMix
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
Video Technician
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The Video Technician is part of the Video Team in the Production Department and will support the execution of video elements and needs for Bard SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival. They report to the Video Supervisor, working closely under the Video Engineer and Assistant Video Engineer, along with other production team members and video/projection designers.
The Video Team at the Fisher Center is responsible for backstage video monitoring, on-stage projections, live streaming, and video recording for all performances. During show runs, Video Technicians will serve as camera operators, video playback operators, or video deck crew, as needed. Outside of the show run, they will participate in the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and strike of all video equipment under the direction of the Video Supervisor or Video Engineer.
This is a seasonal position from May 26 through August 19, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $16–17 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Assist the Video team in the preparation, installation, operation, and maintenance of all video aspects of all productions and special events
- Actively participate in all video work calls, rehearsals, and performances
- Act as the backstage video crew for performances under the direction of the Video Supervisor and Video Engineer
- Act as a camera operator for recordings of rehearsals and performances
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- One year of educational or professional experience with video playback and/or camera operation is preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Familiarity with a variety of video signaling, camera, and display technologies
- Familiarity with general camera operation is helpful, but training will be offered on specific equipment used during SummerScape
- Basic knowledge of general theatrical production practices
- Strong attention to detail, general troubleshooting, and willingness to learn
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as determined by the production schedule
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Ability to move and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push, pull, hang, reach, lean, and balance
- Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail, are collaborative and self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to understand schematic drawings of video systems
- Experience with CCTV monitoring and conductor cameras
- Experience with PTZ camera systems is helpful
- Exposure to playback or programming in WATCHOUT, Isadora, or QLab
- Experience with Photoshop/Premiere Pro/After Effects
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently works at heights above 6 feet
- Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
Apply NowApplications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
For any access-related requests, questions, or issues with the application form, please contact [email protected].
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
WATCHOUT Programmer
OVERVIEW
This summer (June–August 2026), Bard SummerScape returns with a vibrant season of dance, theater, opera, music, and the beloved Spiegeltent. Presented by the Fisher Center at Bard, this celebrated multi-arts festival takes place in person on Bard’s idyllic 1,000-acre campus, featuring performances in the stunning Frank Gehry-designed performing arts center.
The WATCHOUT Programmer is part of the Video Team in the Production Department and will support the execution of video elements and needs for the Bard SummerScape opera. They report to the Video Supervisor, working closely with the Projection Designer and Video Production team.
The WATCHOUT Programmer programs and operates video content in WATCHOUT for the Bard SummerScape opera, as well as participating in other maintenance and troubleshooting as assigned by the Video Engineer and the Video Supervisor.
This is a seasonal position from July 9 through July 24, non-exempt, paid hourly at a rate range of $30–32 per hour, depending on experience. Hours will average 35-40 hours/week, with the potential for overtime.
This position requires local residence during the dates listed above. Housing is provided as needed, beginning one day prior to the employment start date and ending at 10 am on the day after the employment end date, and includes a single bedroom and shared amenities. Employees will have access to three (3) meals per weekday and two (2) meals per weekend day on campus during the residency period. Should campus dining agreements or options change from the time of the agreement, an equivalent per diem will be provided.
Please note that room and board arrangements may differ for current Bard College students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and inclusive workplace at all times
- Program all video content for the opera in WATCHOUT
- Actively participate in all video work calls.
- Attend and work technical rehearsals and preview performances
COMPANY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to:
- Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at the Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of inclusive excellence, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism
- Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE
- At least one year of educational or professional experience with WATCHOUT programming and playback with detailed projection mapping of multiple outputs
- Experience with live inputs, shutter control and midi control in WATCHOUT
- Knowledge of general theatrical production practices.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Strong attention to detail, general troubleshooting, and video engineering skills.
- General troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to read and understand scenic and construction drawings.
- Ability to understand schematic drawings of video systems and update them as necessary.
- Ability to work in an organized, self-directed, and detailed manner.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, as determined by the production schedule.
- Successful candidates possess strong communication skills and keen attention to detail. They are collaborative, self-motivated, and bring a positive, can-do attitude!
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with NDI tools.
- Experience with Networking as it pertains to Video Playback systems.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Frequently exposed to vibrations, noises, and electrical connections.
- Frequently works in show conditions with theatrical and atmospheric elements, including but not limited to: haze, strobes, dim lights, loud sounds, dry ice, and more.
LOCATION
Bard’s beautiful 1,000-acre campus is situated on the east bank of the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Community life is defined by numerous cultural and recreational opportunities in the surrounding historic Hudson River Valley and by proximity to New York City. Nearby towns and villages include Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Red Hook, New York.
TO APPLY
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Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information. Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.
ABOUT THE FISHER CENTER
The Fisher Center is a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education that demonstrates Bard College’s commitment to the performing arts as a cultural and educational necessity. To support artists, students, and audiences in the examination of artistic ideas, the Fisher Center develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire.
Home is the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by Frank Gehry and located on the campus of Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. This world-class theater building will be complemented by a new studio building designed by Maya Lin, scheduled to open in 2026. More than 200 events and 50,000 visitors are hosted at the Fisher Center each year, and over 300 professional artists are employed annually. As a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, the Fisher Center produces 8 to 10 major new works in various disciplines every year. The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard College, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. Building on a 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders.
The Fisher Center was born from the Bard Music Festival, founded in 1990, which, for the first 13 years of its existence, occupied several spaces on campus, including a large tent. Each summer, the Music Festival focuses on the life, work, and influences of one composer, promoting new ways of understanding and presenting the history of music to a contemporary audience. When the Fisher Center and its two theaters opened in 2003, the summer festival expanded to include a fully staged opera, as well as theater and dance performances. The highly acclaimed opera program brings unjustly neglected works to the stage in major productions—often making their US debuts.
Through Fisher Center LAB, the Center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program, artists are provided with custom-made support toward their innovative projects and their work has been seen in over 100 communities around the world. Resident choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s 2018 Four Quartets was recognized as “the greatest creation of dance theater so far this century” by The New York Times. In 2019, the Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally by the Fisher Center in 2015 before transferring to New York City. Illinoise, a 2023 Fisher Center world premiere from artists Sufjan Stevens, Justin Peck, and Jackie Sibblies Drury, was recognized with a Tony Award for Best Choreography following its tour and transfer to Broadway.
The Fisher Center is home to several of Bard’s academic programs in the performing arts. Year-round, it hosts performances by the undergraduate Dance Program and Theater and Performance Program; the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; The Orchestra Now (TŌN), a Bard graduate program that is training the next generation of classical-music ambassadors; and students at the Bard Conservatory, the first (and so far only) conservatory to require all its students to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music in addition to their specialized music studies. As a hybrid institution, the Fisher Center brings together professional and academic art-making of the highest caliber, where student and professional artists work side by side, learning from each other and informing one another’s practices.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs, graduate degrees in 11 programs, nine early colleges, and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at our main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.