Salt Lake County
Theatres' Manager at Clark Planetarium
Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193
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Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.
What it is like to work here At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live to work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place… It’s our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.
Additional Benefits include
Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
Plus Onsite medical clinic, hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
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Background Check Information Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
Job Summary Manages programs, content, systems, operations, budget and staffing for Clark Planetarium’s Dome and large-format (IMAX) theatres. Oversees the development of original planetarium content for public and school audiences, ensuring alignment with the agency’s goals and strategic initiatives. Ensures presentations are engaging, enjoyable and uphold the agency’s reputation.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a physical science discipline or closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience, of which two (2) must have been supervisory; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.
Preference will be given to experience managing theatres in an informal science education institution.
Essential Functions
Researches, develops, and delivers accurate, compelling, engaging, and timely theatre content.
Develops a vision and strategy for growing theatre market share through innovative programming.
Presents content effectively to diverse audiences of all ages and abilities.
Plans, researches, implements, and directs work for upgrades of all equipment and systems.
Ensures team goals are met through coordination, collaboration and performance monitoring.
Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, motivating, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
Ensures that proper staffing levels are maintained for both public-facing and back-of-house operations.
Troubleshoots, and oversees repairs and maintenance of equipment and systems.
Reviews, tests, and proposes only the highest quality programming likely to play well in our market based on personal and audience reviews.
Develops policies and implements procedures based on best practices.
Provides expertise and support to other planetarium departments.
Develops positive relationships with other industry professionals and attends conferences on behalf of the planetarium and supports show and digital interactive exhibit sales.
Develops and monitors budgets.
Oversees assigned special and capital projects for the theatres.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (ksa) Knowledge of
Advanced computer operations with a wide variety of software and system platforms
Dome Theatre & IMAX systems including Digistar, Pangolin, DMX Programming, and BSS Audio Control Systems, etc.
Educational principles, pedagogy, and best practices as used in informal science education
Best practices in structuring presentations for audiences when telling a story
Best practices in supervising and motivating employees
Best practices in project management
Astronomy and space science
Skills and Abilities to
Establish strategic goals for the theatres that align with broader institutional goals
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Program the dome theatre by writing efficient and creative scripts in Digistar and sub-system software to tell compelling stories
Present accurate, interesting, fun and engaging programs and train others to do so
Speak professionally in a variety of settings
Lead, mentor, motivate, empower, and train staff to perform well in accomplishing their duties
Troubleshoot and repair equipment
Work independently and in a team environment with little direct supervision
Establish priorities and follow through with task completion in a timely manner
Work on multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining the status for each at a high level
Work with and supervise staff with highly diverse personalities
Work within budgets to accomplish tasks
Working Conditions And Physical Requirements Must be able to climb ladders, lift up to 50lbs, stoop, crawl and squat in limited-access spaces. Must be able to work in dark places and noisy environments.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION Clark Planetarium is open 363 days a year with operational hours averaging twelve (12) hours a day. Scheduling flexibility is required. Occasional work is required during early morning and/or late at night. May be required to work weekends and holidays and travel to conferences.
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Employment type
Full-time
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Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.
What it is like to work here At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live to work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place… It’s our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.
Additional Benefits include
Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% contribution
Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
Plus Onsite medical clinic, hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
For Benefits information Click HERE
To estimate how much your pay and benefits could be worth use our Total Rewards Estimator
Background Check Information Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.
Job Summary Manages programs, content, systems, operations, budget and staffing for Clark Planetarium’s Dome and large-format (IMAX) theatres. Oversees the development of original planetarium content for public and school audiences, ensuring alignment with the agency’s goals and strategic initiatives. Ensures presentations are engaging, enjoyable and uphold the agency’s reputation.
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a physical science discipline or closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience, of which two (2) must have been supervisory; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.
Preference will be given to experience managing theatres in an informal science education institution.
Essential Functions
Researches, develops, and delivers accurate, compelling, engaging, and timely theatre content.
Develops a vision and strategy for growing theatre market share through innovative programming.
Presents content effectively to diverse audiences of all ages and abilities.
Plans, researches, implements, and directs work for upgrades of all equipment and systems.
Ensures team goals are met through coordination, collaboration and performance monitoring.
Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, motivating, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
Ensures that proper staffing levels are maintained for both public-facing and back-of-house operations.
Troubleshoots, and oversees repairs and maintenance of equipment and systems.
Reviews, tests, and proposes only the highest quality programming likely to play well in our market based on personal and audience reviews.
Develops policies and implements procedures based on best practices.
Provides expertise and support to other planetarium departments.
Develops positive relationships with other industry professionals and attends conferences on behalf of the planetarium and supports show and digital interactive exhibit sales.
Develops and monitors budgets.
Oversees assigned special and capital projects for the theatres.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (ksa) Knowledge of
Advanced computer operations with a wide variety of software and system platforms
Dome Theatre & IMAX systems including Digistar, Pangolin, DMX Programming, and BSS Audio Control Systems, etc.
Educational principles, pedagogy, and best practices as used in informal science education
Best practices in structuring presentations for audiences when telling a story
Best practices in supervising and motivating employees
Best practices in project management
Astronomy and space science
Skills and Abilities to
Establish strategic goals for the theatres that align with broader institutional goals
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Program the dome theatre by writing efficient and creative scripts in Digistar and sub-system software to tell compelling stories
Present accurate, interesting, fun and engaging programs and train others to do so
Speak professionally in a variety of settings
Lead, mentor, motivate, empower, and train staff to perform well in accomplishing their duties
Troubleshoot and repair equipment
Work independently and in a team environment with little direct supervision
Establish priorities and follow through with task completion in a timely manner
Work on multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining the status for each at a high level
Work with and supervise staff with highly diverse personalities
Work within budgets to accomplish tasks
Working Conditions And Physical Requirements Must be able to climb ladders, lift up to 50lbs, stoop, crawl and squat in limited-access spaces. Must be able to work in dark places and noisy environments.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION Clark Planetarium is open 363 days a year with operational hours averaging twelve (12) hours a day. Scheduling flexibility is required. Occasional work is required during early morning and/or late at night. May be required to work weekends and holidays and travel to conferences.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Government Administration
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