Department
Music
Job Summary
Bowdoin College presents a robust calendar of concerts each academic year, including student recitals, faculty performances, guest artist series, and ensemble concerts. These events showcase a wide range of musical genres and highlight the talent and breadth of the Bowdoin music community.
Bowdoin is seeking a casual House Manager & Publicist to join the team.
House Manager Responsibilities
The House Manager is responsible for managing box office operations, overseeing audience seating, and ensuring the implementation of safety protocols during music, theater, and dance performances. This role also supervises student ushers and box office staff, contributing to the smooth and professional execution of each event. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinating usher training in collaboration with other departments
- Training student ushers in crowd management, safety procedures, and customer service
- Scheduling student ushers for specific concerts
- Assisting guest artists with last-minute needs
- Occasionally providing lobby refreshments
- Occasionally overseeing merchandise sales
Publicist Responsibilities
As Publicist, the incumbent will oversee all aspects of Music Department concert promotion, both within the College and in the broader community. This includes working with guest artists and ensemble directors to develop program descriptions and—alongside student assistants—creating and distributing posters and programs for each event. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Compiling a list of semester events and sharing it with community concert patrons via email
- Publicizing events through Campus Groups and the Daily Digest
- Posting to local community online calendars
- Connecting community members with specific musical interests to relevant department programs
- Responding to public inquiries
The hourly rate for this position is $25 per hour.
Education/Skills Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Working knowledge of performance protocols
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to promote events, respond to public inquiries, and coordinate with artists and department staff
- Familiarity with tools and platforms for promoting events to both campus and external audiences
- Ability to train, schedule, and supervise student staff
- Excellent communications, organizational, interpersonal skills
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
- At least 1 year of customer service and/or prior house manager or publicist experience preferred.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in this posting to be considered for hire.
Standard Work Days and Hours
- This is a casual, part-time, non-benefit eligible position working less than 19 hours/week.
Employment at Bowdoin College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of applicable background checks including but not limited to: criminal records, educational verifications, driving records (when job-related), and/or credit history (when job related).
We regret that Bowdoin College is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions.
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Special Instructions to Applicant
If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Employment Category
Casual
Open Until Filled
No
Pay Type
Hourly
Type of Posting
Internal/External
EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.