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Lesher Center Production Services Supervisor
Walnut Creek, CA, CA, USPosted 1 weeks ago
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Job Description
The City of Walnut Creek is seeking an experienced and collaborative Production Services Supervisor to work closely with Lesher Center and Center REP staff to manage a variety of productions. This staff will lead the technical theater team to ensure a high-quality production experience for Lesher Center events, including rental clients.
Salary
As of July 1, 2026, the salary range for the Lesher Center Production Services Supervisor (formal job class of Program Supervisor) will be $114,237 to $137,513 annually. Placement in the salary range will depend on qualifications.
Closing Date
The tentative closing date for this recruitment is Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. The recruitment period may end early or extend beyond the tentative close date depending on the number of qualified applications received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
What's great about this opportunity:
About the CitySpanning 19.5 square miles, the community’s sprawling landscapes, warm weather, diverse dining options, and thriving shopping district make Walnut Creek a suburban oasis with an urban flair. With a rare blend of 2,800 acres of open space, a vibrant downtown, a business park, premier healthcare facilities and a performing arts center, Walnut Creek offers something for everyone!
The City of Walnut Creek is committed to values of respect, integrity, excellence, teamwork, and creativity. CARE, the City’s robust award-winning employee engagement initiative, focuses on three key areas: providing career development opportunities; promoting connections among employees; and supporting employee health and wellness.
About the Division
The Lesher Center for the Arts and Center Repertory Company are programs of the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts + Recreation Department.
The mission of the Lesher Center is to drive excellence, innovation, and diversity in the arts through performances, exhibitions and educational programming that establish the Lesher Center as the artistic destination for everyone in Walnut Creek and the region.
The Lesher Center, which includes three (3) theater spaces, presents events from its resident programs and supports approximately 90 event producers who rent the space each year. Together these programs present more than 800 productions and events a year, including a curated selection of visual art exhibitions at the Bedford Gallery, which collectively attracts more than 350,000 patrons.
Center REP is the resident professional theatre company of the Lesher Center with a season of five (5) to six (6) productions a year — a variety of musicals, dramas and comedies, both classic and contemporary, that continually strive to reach new levels of artistic excellence and professional standards. The company operates on an Actors’ Equity Association LOA/LORT D Contract and hires both union and non-union actors, designers, and directors.
Ideal Candidate Statement
The ideal candidate for Lesher Center Production Services Supervisor has a breadth of technical experience in theatrical lighting, sound, projection, and rigging for performance genres including Music, Theatre, and Dance. Their professional experience within a producing, repertory, or presenting arts organization will include supervision of technical theater staff, advancement of technical needs for complex productions, and leadership of facility improvements that relate to technical theater.Reporting to the Lesher Center General Manager, the Production Services Supervisor’s primary areas of focus include (and are not limited to) the following duties:
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university, with major coursework in theater production or a related field, and a minimum of three years of experience in the area of assignment such as theater production and presentation, public facility operation and maintenance, and audience services; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the job classification.
Special Requirements:
Work hours may vary in accordance with the program being offered and therefore, this employee may be required to respond to calls for emergency assistance during off-duty hours.
Applicants possessing the most desirable qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process, which will include an oral board interview tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Department interviews are tentatively scheduled for the weeks of July 20th or July 27th.
All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.
Applicants considered for appointment to this position will be subject to California Department of Justice and FBI fingerprinting, and a thorough background check including Department of Motor Vehicles history.
If you have a disability as defined by state and federal law that could impact your participation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at (925) 943-5815 or [email protected] to request a reasonable accommodation. Please provide the Human Resources Department with advance notice and every attempt will be made to consider your request.
As required by law, all public employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers. As such, all City of Walnut Creek employees may be called upon to assist in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.
This position is classified as Program Supervisor, with Production Services Supervisor as the working title. Please see the class specification here for a complete description of this classification's representative duties; knowledge, skills and abilities; qualifications; working conditions; physical requirements; and for other details about this position. Benefits offered to this position in the General Management Unit may be found on the Human Resources website.
Salary
As of July 1, 2026, the salary range for the Lesher Center Production Services Supervisor (formal job class of Program Supervisor) will be $114,237 to $137,513 annually. Placement in the salary range will depend on qualifications.
Closing Date
The tentative closing date for this recruitment is Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. The recruitment period may end early or extend beyond the tentative close date depending on the number of qualified applications received. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
What's great about this opportunity:
- Join the team of a premier multi-venue arts center in the heart of Contra Costa County.
- Support world-renowned artists in the Headliners series, ranging from dance and theatre to music and comedy.
- Collaborate with Center REP, one of the region’s oldest and most respected professional theatres, on their season of productions.
- Build a sustainable career in the arts with a CalPERS pension, a comprehensive benefits package, and professional development opportunities.
About the City
The City of Walnut Creek is committed to values of respect, integrity, excellence, teamwork, and creativity. CARE, the City’s robust award-winning employee engagement initiative, focuses on three key areas: providing career development opportunities; promoting connections among employees; and supporting employee health and wellness.
About the Division
The Lesher Center for the Arts and Center Repertory Company are programs of the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts + Recreation Department.
The mission of the Lesher Center is to drive excellence, innovation, and diversity in the arts through performances, exhibitions and educational programming that establish the Lesher Center as the artistic destination for everyone in Walnut Creek and the region.
The Lesher Center, which includes three (3) theater spaces, presents events from its resident programs and supports approximately 90 event producers who rent the space each year. Together these programs present more than 800 productions and events a year, including a curated selection of visual art exhibitions at the Bedford Gallery, which collectively attracts more than 350,000 patrons.
Center REP is the resident professional theatre company of the Lesher Center with a season of five (5) to six (6) productions a year — a variety of musicals, dramas and comedies, both classic and contemporary, that continually strive to reach new levels of artistic excellence and professional standards. The company operates on an Actors’ Equity Association LOA/LORT D Contract and hires both union and non-union actors, designers, and directors.
Ideal Candidate Statement
The ideal candidate for Lesher Center Production Services Supervisor has a breadth of technical experience in theatrical lighting, sound, projection, and rigging for performance genres including Music, Theatre, and Dance. Their professional experience within a producing, repertory, or presenting arts organization will include supervision of technical theater staff, advancement of technical needs for complex productions, and leadership of facility improvements that relate to technical theater.Reporting to the Lesher Center General Manager, the Production Services Supervisor’s primary areas of focus include (and are not limited to) the following duties:
- Assists in the scheduling and operation of facilities; schedules technical crews and advises theater users in their use of a facility; assists in the planning of performing arts programs and related community events.
- Advises community and commercial organizations in the technical coordination of drama, musical theater, film, and concert activities; plans, schedules, and coordinates technical rehearsals and equipment needed for each production or event.
- Develops and submits recommendations on the program budget; assists in preparing, developing, and monitoring the program budget; approves expenditures within defined parameters; supervises the maintenance of and accounting for City equipment and materials and approves requisitions for required materials and supplies; may oversee the collection and accounting of monies by those supervised; maintains program records.
- Recruits, screens, and recommends for hire; trains, schedules, and supervises full-time, part-time, and temporary personnel, contractors, and volunteers; reviews timecards for accuracy; maintains schedules and attendance records; assists in the supervision of assigned departmental clerical staff.
- Develops work plans and objectives consistent with program goals and Department mission; evaluates the effectiveness of assigned programs and recommends changes to improve quality and service delivery; assists in the formulation and implementation of program policy; assists in the development of new programs and sources of support.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The ideal candidates will have the following:
- Considerable knowledge of principles, practices, and methods of program administration, development, and implementation.
- Considerable knowledge of the techniques associated with theatrical production and performance operation including set design and construction, lighting, and sound.
- Considerable knowledge of the facilities, resources, and equipment necessary for arts programs.
- Considerable knowledge of the hazards and related safety precautions associated with assigned duties.
- Ability to perform supervisory tasks including scheduling, training, directing, supervising, and evaluating the performance of employees, contractors, and volunteers.
- Some knowledge of municipal budgetary and purchasing practice.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others.
Special Requirements:
Possession of, or ability to obtain prior to employment, a valid Class C California Driver’s License and a good driving record.
Work hours may vary in accordance with the program being offered and therefore, this employee may be required to respond to calls for emergency assistance during off-duty hours.
The tentative deadline to apply for this position is Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. This recruitment period may end early or extend beyond the tentative close date depending on the number of qualified applications received. To be considered for this opportunity, please apply online at www.walnutcreekca.gov/careers.
Applicants possessing the most desirable qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process, which will include an oral board interview tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Department interviews are tentatively scheduled for the weeks of July 20th or July 27th.
All applicants will be notified by email as to whether or not they are invited to participate further in the selection process.
Applicants considered for appointment to this position will be subject to California Department of Justice and FBI fingerprinting, and a thorough background check including Department of Motor Vehicles history.
If you have a disability as defined by state and federal law that could impact your participation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at (925) 943-5815 or [email protected] to request a reasonable accommodation. Please provide the Human Resources Department with advance notice and every attempt will be made to consider your request.
As required by law, all public employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers. As such, all City of Walnut Creek employees may be called upon to assist in the event of fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster.
This position is classified as Program Supervisor, with Production Services Supervisor as the working title. Please see the class specification here for a complete description of this classification's representative duties; knowledge, skills and abilities; qualifications; working conditions; physical requirements; and for other details about this position. Benefits offered to this position in the General Management Unit may be found on the Human Resources website.