Theatre Arts and Box Office Manager

Departments include:

Theatre

Supervisors are: Don Hunter

Job Summary (30-40 Hours a week, 10 month): To manage and run the box office for Bethel University as well as serve as company manager for the theatre department.

Essential Job Functions & Qualifications:

• For Box Office:
  • Employee will make all deposits and prepare daily, weekly, monthly sales reports of ticket sales and credit card sales, train and oversee all student workers that work in the box office, order box office supplies, update ticket computer for new events, create email blasts, update patrons on ticket sales and maintain and update database for mailings, work weekends and evenings for large concerts or shows.
• For Theatre Department:
  • Attend weekly staff meeting. Handle and maintain spreadsheets for all purchase orders, deposits, expenses and receipts for shows. Coordinate all arrangements for KCACTF, The Stratford Experience, The Earl Awards, and the Genesians. Fall and spring plays: handle publicity for on-campus auditions. Assist in yearly calendar creation and room approval, script acquisition and distribution, and program advertising.
• For Both:
  • Answer general inquires via email and phone. Assist in organizing files and forms. Observe housekeeping, maintenance, and IT needs and place work orders accordingly. Encourage personal and spiritual growing in team and with students. Perform other duties as assigned from department chair.

Performance Measurements:

• To schedule and organize work to meet established deadlines either alone or in a team.
• To ensure that all correspondence and deposits are free of errors.
• To maintain a friendly, professional work environment and attitude when working with others.

Knowledge and Skills:

• (1) A two-year college degree or (2) Completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school or (3) Completion of a specialized and extensive in-house training or apprenticeship program or related experience.
• Work normally involves contact with persons beyond immediate associates generally regarding routine matters for purposes of giving or obtaining information which may require some discretion. Outside contacts take the form of service to the public (visitors or vendors) requiring ordinary courtesy in providing assistance and information.
• Good oral and written communication skills; knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, One Drive) is essential.
• May be asked to do occasional lifting up to 25lbs.

This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising the position.

About Bethel University

The mission of Bethel University, affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination, is to be a community of learners building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world. Bethel's liberating academic programs challenge the mind, enlarge the vision, and equip the whole person for lifelong service.

Launched in 1947, Bethel is urban situated in the northern Indiana region hosting 250,000 residents, seven colleges (including Notre Dame), the 2nd largest shopping district in the state of Indiana, 15,000 businesses, 50 parks, and beautiful riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka. Resort venues on Lake Michigan are 45 minutes away. The university community is composed of about 1,500 traditional and adult/graduate students from 35 states, 90 students born outside the United States, and 225 full-time employees. Bethel also hosts more than 8,000 guests annually to arts productions, 25,000 annually in conference services, and many thousands of community members in support of 40 national athletic championships.

Bethel's 20,000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average, 100% job placement rate in Nursing whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States, a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests, and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.

For more information visit our website at www.bethelunviersity.edu

Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University, as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).