Artistic Director
Endgames needs people to help us schedule our shows. Balancing two theaters, three stages, and five nights a week of comedy is no small feat. Our Artistic Direction team helps to decide what shows are doing well, what shows need help, and who are the fresh new faces we need to put on the stage. If you enjoy watching shows, helping new improvisers and teams find their footing, and organizing calendars with fun events, this is the role for you.
Shows at Endgames are a team effort, but Artistic Directors are the ones who decide which ones happen. Endgames is a community at its heart. We come to entertain and to put in good work, but we also come to be with our friends, have fun, and make something we’re passionate about. Our mission is to put on the best improv comedy in San Francisco, and we think we’re doing pretty good at that. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, and earn some money at the same time, being an Artistic Director might be just right for you.
Requirements
- Able to spend about 20 hours per month doing administrative work (email, calendars, some meetings)
- Spend some time every month watching shows on video or in person
- Improv experience is a requirement, and experience with Endgames shows a bonus
- Strong organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Attend quarterly meetings with other AD staff discussing calendars
- Keep show calendar prepared 3 months in advance
- Cultivate new directors to lead Endgames produced shows
- Answer questions from show producers
- Communicate with show producers regarding their show times
- Make decisions about when to start, end, and alter shows
- Pick out and manage show previews
About Endgames Improv
- Great team: founded by comedians and run by comedians, mostly as volunteers
- Welcoming community: hundreds of people ranging from improv hobbyists to those with designs on professional careers in comedy
- Tons of events: shows five nights a week, and community events all the time
- Big dreams: Endgames improv wants to create a place for performers to learn, grow, and experiment in a sustainable and permanent space
If you want to join a small and growing team of great people who work hard to entertain San Francisco’s comedy audiences, this is the place to be!
Contact info@endgamesimprov.com for more information or to apply.