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JOB TITLE: Box Office Manager, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra

REPORTS TO: Vice President of Marketing

SUPERVISES: Assistant Box Office Manager, Box Office and Telemarketing Staff

JOB SUMMARY
The Box Office Manager, who is responsible for all aspects of the daily box office and telemarketing operations, will be a strong and positive participant in the management of the NMSO to help ensure that the organization meets or exceeds its objectives, year to year.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Operations of the Box Office

• Ensure department provides exceptional customer service at all times, by phone, fax, in writing and face to face with patrons, donors, board members and others who require tickets, whether paid or complimentary.
  
• Ensure that Box Office executes all transactions, (including telemarketing sales) in an accurate and fully reconciled manner within time frames defined by marketing and financial management.
  
• Train, involve and motivate staff to understand, embrace and positively reflect the objectives and mission of the organization both internally and externally.
  
• Hire full and part time Box Office staff in consultation with VP, Marketing.
  
• Manage staff scheduling, including overtime hours, in a cost efficient manner.
  
• Evaluate Box Office staff ongoing and as part of the NMSO's quarterly goals review process.
  
• Participate in ongoing budget management process, providing current and historical reports and initial analysis (on Excel or otherwise) of ticket sales figures by subscriber and single ticket categories as required.
  
• Develop event seating charts and pricing scales.
  
• Maintain internal database to track subscriptions and event ticket sales.
  
• Prepare daily bank deposits and daily sales reports for VP, Finance.

Telemarketing/Inside Sales

• Take a proactive role in managing the NMSO's telemarketing operation in consultation with VP, Marketing.
  
• Be available to callers each shift for consultation and clarification of seating, re-seating, pricing, and other issues.
  
• Ensure systems are in place and operating smoothly to successfully and accurately collect and integrate telemarketing sales data into the overall system.
  
• With Finance, ensure systems are in place and operating efficiently to pay the telemarketers hourly and commission income on an agreed schedule.
  

Hours
Expect to work non-traditional hours required by box office and telemarketing operations.

Experience Required
2-3 years experience as Box Office Manager in a professional box office/ticketing operation or demonstrably strong experience as Assistant Box Office Manager.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience with Ticketmaster, performance settlement and inventory management, and managing multi-site locations. He/she will have strong analytical and problem solving skills, excellent communication and people-management skills. He/she must be skilled in Windows based programs including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

TO APPLY:
Please submit a resume, list of references and salary history to: reception@nmso.org (resumes should be Word document or PDF attachments only). No phone calls, please.

Clarinet III/Bass Clarinet (Tenure Track Position)

Audition Date: June 24, 2008

Basic Level - $112.04 per service for 144 guaranteed services (Minimum salary: $16,133.76)

NMSO Season - September 1 through May 31.

• 3 weeks off for Christmas and New Year's Holidays; additional week off in the March/April timeframe
  

Other benefits

• Health insurance: contribution of $2,750 per year toward coverage(s) elected by player
  
• Instrument insurance up to a total instrument value of $35,000 provided at no cost to orchestra member
  
• Personal service absences granted each year: 6
  
• Paid sick leave: 6 days per year
  
• 4% of salary contributed by NMSO to AFM pension

Interested applicants please send a 1-page résumé via fax (505.881.9456) or US Mail ONLY. Repertoire list is available at www.nmso.org. A request for the repertoire may also be included with your résumé.

Amanda Pepping, Orchestra Personnel Manager
NMSO
PO Box 30208
Albuquerque, NM 87190

Please note: The Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act forbids all employers from hiring anyone but (1) American citizens or (2) aliens who are authorized to work in the United States.

3rd/Bass Clarinet Repertoire List
Audition date: June 24th, 2008

I. Solo

Mozart - Concerto in A, K. 622, Mvt. I - Exposition

II. Orchestral Excerpts - Clarinet (all clarinet 1)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II - 1 before D through 2 before E

Brahms - Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II - beginning through 1 before A

Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo - beginning through 1 before B

Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, I. Alborado - A to B

III. Orchestral Excerpts - Bass Clarinet*

Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite, 3. On the Trail - 3 after #2 to #3 - 16 before #12 through 7 after #12

Khachaturian - Piano Concerto, Mvt. II - #220 through end of movement

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Mvt. VI - #56 through 4 after #57

W. Schuman - Symphony No. 3, Part II, Toccata - 3 before #160 through 4 after #200

Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. II - #23 through 13 after #24 - #57 to #58

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7, Mvt. II - 12 before #98 to #100

Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring, Spring Rounds - #48 for 6 measures

Strauss - Don Quixote - 8 before #17 through 3 before #19 - 5 before #27 through 3 after #29

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, No. 4 Scéne Dansante - #33 for 10 bars D. Danse Russe, Trepak - B through 1 before C

IV. Sight Reading and Section Playing

* With the exception of the Strauss, all Bass Clarinet excerpts can be found in Symphonic Repertoire for the Bass Clarinet Volumes 1-3 by Michael Drapkin


1. Beethoven - Symphony No. 6, Mvt. II (Andante molto moto, dotted quarter = 50)

2. Brahms - Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II

3. Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo

4. Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, I. Alborado (Vivo e strepitoso)

1. Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite, 3. On the Trail

2. Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite, 3. On the Trail

3. Khachaturian - Piano Concerto, Mvt. II (Andante con Anima, quarter = 69-72)

4. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition, Mvt. VI

5. W. Schuman - Symphony No. 3, Part II, Toccata

6. Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. II

7. Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. II (Allegro, dotted quarter = 108)

8. Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7, Mvt. II (Moderato poco Allegretto, quarter = 96)

9. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring, Part I, Spring Rounds

10. Strauss - Don Quixote, Var. I Gemāchlich

11. Strauss - Don Quixote, Var. III, Maessiges Zeitmass

12. Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, No. 4 Scene Dansante

13. Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, D. Danse Russe, Trepak

The NMSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.