Major Productions Director

The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi
Based in Albany, Kristin School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational school with more than 1,800 students from Early Learning to Year 13. Our special character school was founded by parents more than 50 years ago. Guided by strong values of progress, vision, integrity and love, our environment supports all staff with excellent resources and facilities.

Kristin holds three musical theatre productions each year for the Senior, Middle and Junior schools. Its reputation boasts high-calibre productions that attract many talented students in musical theatre. We are seeking an experienced director for our Senior School (Years 11 to 13) show of “Mamma Mia” and Middle School (Years 7 to 10) show of “Shrek Junior”. Rehearsals are mostly after school and on Sundays, with team collaboration and stakeholder engagement required within school hours. While this role is fixed term, it has the potential to evolve into covering the Junior School production at the end of the year.
Reporting to the Head of Productions, the focus of this role will be to deliver high-quality safe productions, including on-stage performance, staging, lighting, sound and costumes. You will be supported by an experienced team of music, dance, technical and production staff, and enjoy utilising our outstanding school facilities.

Important Skills | Nga Pūkenga Motuhake
The successful person will be:
• Experienced in directing musical theatre, youth theatre, performing arts education or professional theatre contexts
• Passionate about engaging with students and their families
• Committed to deliver outstanding productions
• Flexible and adaptable to run rehearsals after school and on Sundays
• Committed to providing rich performing arts education for our learners
• Team player committed a collaborative working environment.

What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou
Kristin provides the following benefits:
• Welcoming and supportive environment
• Excellent resources and facilities
• Staff recognition programme
• Access to retailer discounts
• Free car parking onsite
• Support for professional learning and development
• Flu vaccinations, staff gymnasium, EAP services and other wellbeing incentives.