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Join the Reground Team

We're currently hiring for the positions listed below. Click on the name of the position to auto-scroll to that job's description. If you think you'd be a good fit for one of our open positions, reach out, we'd love to hear from you!

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Want to work with us, but don’t see a position that fits? Reach out anyway! We’re adding a considerable number of staff positions over the coming months, and new positions will be open for applications regularly.

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About Reground:

 

Reground Theatre Collective cultivates a community of, and fosters collaborative opportunities for, students and early-career artists in the Boston area. We believe artists of all types can benefit from a variety of learning environments, which is why we train collaboratively, with peers, without the names and strictures of academic and performing arts institutions. We feature works that combine mediums and that center the stories, identities, and perspectives of oppressed people.

 

In the past, we’ve produced two staged readings of full-length plays and a 10-minute play festival each year, but we’re working on moving to a new flexible programming model based on trimesters. We recruit more than 80 students and emerging artists per year in the form of organizational staff, playwrights, mentors, directors, actors, and other artists. We aim to reach as many different artists as possible, and have worked with students from more than 10 Boston universities. We offer a diverse community for emerging theatre artists to learn and experiment outside of their usual settings. 

 

We are currently shifting our structure from a traditional top-down nonprofit organizational structure to a sociocratic collective-directed model. As we evolve the structure of the organization, we understand that roles, responsibilities, dynamics and expectations may be impacted and affect us each differently. We want to be flexible here, and make sure that everyone’s needs are being met. To learn more about sociocracy, click HERE.


 

How to Apply:

 

If this position resonates with you and you’re interested in joining our team, please send us your résumé at regroundjobs@gmail.com, with a subject line of “[First] [Last Name] – [Position Title] Application.” If you’d like, feel free to tell us in a few sentences why you would fit the position well or why you’d like to join our team! We’d also love to see samples of work you’ve done in the past, like writing or design portfolio pieces, or anything else you’d like to send, but these are absolutely not required. 

 

A Reground Rep will reach out via email within the weeks to confirm we’ve received your resume and materials. That email will include info on our Hiring Process (which you can also read in full by clicking the link), and will let you know when you can expect to hear back about scheduling an interview. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at regroundjobs@gmail.com.

Dramaturg
Dramaturg

 

Time Commitment: Part-Time, 10-15 hrs/wk

Posted:  June 28, 2021

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The Dramaturg is a member of the Literary Circle. They are tasked with contributing to the circle’s primary functions of season selection and program development. Dramaturgs strive to uphold Reground’s mission in all aspects of play development, and play an integral part in helping artists further enrich their work

 

Duties:

  • Guiding submission selection process

    • Conducting interviews with potential working artists;

    • Maintaining correspondence with student artists and mentors

    • Reading every submission that we receive and evaluating them utilizing Reground’s season selection matrix

    • Assisting in specific program planning around selected pieces

  • Facilitating workshopping of selected pieces:

    • Preparing development notes for artists for each workshop meeting;

    • Sending out meeting notes to artists following all workshops;

    • Following up with artists on all appropriate deadlines ( i.e. revisions, freeze dates, etc.)

    • Facilitating one-on-one consultations with artists as needed;

    • For pieces with production elements, attending rehearsals as needed (needs determined in production planning or throughout course of workshop period):

    • Keeping track of draft changes and providing new pages or drafts as needed;

    • Facilitating research and providing materials for artists as needed 

    • Upholding standards as set in Reground’s Dramaturgy Handbook;

  • Enriching audience experience of Reground’s artistic programming:

    • Collaborating with artists and Marketing Circle on the creation of program copy and other promotional material for production-specific programming;

    • Collaborating with Education Circle on creation and curation of dramaturgical resources for audiences as well as lobby installations

 

You will learn how to:

  • Cultivate an eye for detail

  • Participate in a thorough reading selection process

  • Develop critical thinking skills through group conversation

  • Conduct dramaturgical research

  • Foster generative conversation through inquisition, creative exercises and peer evaluation

  • Create and curate dramaturgical resources and installations for audiences

 

Nice Skills to Have:

  • Curiosity

  • Research skills

  • Critical reading

  • Training or experience, formal or informal, in dramatic, world, or other literature

  • Experience or interest in new play development

Graphic Desiger
Graphic Designer

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The Graphic Designer designs and creates all visual elements of Reground’s marketing in accordance with Reground’s brand identity. Graphic Designers are part of the Marketing Circle, and play an integral part in communicating Reground’s mission to our communities and audiences. Specific duties include the following:

  • Creating promotional materials used for season productions, community engagement programs, educational workshops, fundraising activities, etc. in collaboration with involved Circles (Production, Education, Fundraising, and any other relevant circles/company members).

  • Collaborating with the Marketing team to create any content for social media, email, print and other outward facing messaging. 

  • Working with the other members of the Marketing Circle on all marketing campaigns and helping establish deadlines for Circle.

  • Collaborating with Brand Specialist on vision for and maintenance of the company brand. 

    • Create and/or utilize existing style guides on all production of graphics. 

  • Working with the Webmaster to maintain the company website (widgets, branding, etc.)

  • Performing additional duties as assigned by the Operations Circle.

 

You will learn how to:

  • Maintain a brand identity throughout programming

  • Produce and revise graphics based on team brainstorming and feedback

  • Think outside the box in terms of what marketing materials should look like

 

Nice Skills to Have: 

  • Fluency with Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.

  • Illustration with Procreate. 

  • Experience with Digital typography.

  • Experience with print design.

Work Culture Specialist
Work Culture Specialist ​
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The Work Culture Specialist is a member of the Operations Circle. They are responsible for fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment, assisting with the onboarding and offboarding of staff members, and facilitating community building gatherings within the organization. Specific duties include the following:

 

  • Contributing to, maintaining, and upholding organizational policies on accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion; 

  • Serving as point person for creating and facilitating internal community building events, including retreats, staff outings, and other team team building activities. 

  • Working with members from Operations and General Circle to create, maintain, and revise policies relating to hiring and onboarding new staff as well as offboarding and terminating existing staff.

  • Collaborating with the Education Circle to hold continuing education events for staff members;

 

You will learn to: 

  • Organize and execute community-focused events 

  • Facilitate difficult conversations with grace and empathy

  • Write person-first policies and procedures for workflow, conflict resolution, and hiring/exiting 

 

Nice Skills to Have:

  • Experience training staff or volunteers in an organizational setting;

  • Experience in a customer service setting;

  • Training in any of the following:

    • Anti-racism

    • Conflict Resolution

    • Intimacy Direction

Producer
Producer

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The Producer is a member of the Production Circle. They are tasked with planning, implementing, and managing the production needs and resources for the collective’s programming. Specific duties include the following:

 

  • Hiring and onboarding all production staff including, but not limited to: 

    • Stage Managers

    • Designers 

    • Directors 

    • Actors

    • Front of House Staff

  • Holding regular meetings with directors, creative teams and artists;

  • Facilitating the pitch process in collaboration with the Literary Circle;

  • Creating and maintaining the Production Calendar for the entire collective;

  • Researching and booking all available rehearsal, production, and filming locations;

  • Answering all production related communications in a timely manner;

  • Other duties as delegated by the Production Circle.


 

You will learn how to:

  • Create and maintain a budget

  • Run a production meeting

  • Create clear, concise paperwork

  • Manage a team of artists

  • Develop relationships with artists and venues across Boston

  • Think on your feet and adapt to the needs of a new work


 

Nice Skills to Have:

  • Experience in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite

  • Experience in stage management, production management, design, front of house or directing

  • Experience working with budgets

Grant Writer
Grant Writer​
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The Grant Writer is part of the Development Circle and acts as the lead writer on all grant opportunities for Reground. They are master storytellers tasked with writing coherent, organized, and compelling proposals in support of Reground’s programming. Specific duties include the following:

 

  • Acting as point of contact for corporate, foundation, university and government funders;

  • Developing, writing, and sending letters of inquiry, grant proposals, grant reports, briefings and associated documents;

  • Managing grant contract compliance, recording and reporting of grant activities, and grants correspondence in collaboration with the appropriate circles;

  • Maintaining knowledge and understanding of Reground’s programs in order to authentically represent the organization to potential funders;

  • Creating and sending all acknowledgement letters in a timely fashion;

 

You will learn how to:

  • Write compelling letters of inquiry and grant proposals

  • Search for and track upcoming grant opportunities

  • Create and maintain a budget

  • Develop relationships with funders across Boston

  • Complete reports and briefings in a timely manner

  • Write thoughtful communications to funders

  • Refine your writing style through a series of drafts

 

Nice Skills to Have:

  • Experience in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite

  • Strong writing skills

  • Research skills

  • Experience or interest in Reground’s mission

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