Production Assistant
The Globe Theatre Society, Regina
Deadline: July 11, 2025 - July 25, 2025
Role: Production Assistant
Location: Regina
Position Type: Full-time Seasonal (typically early fall to June)
Posting Open Until: Friday, July 25, 2025
Ideal Start Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
Employer Profile:
Globe Theatre is Saskatchewan’s largest performing arts organization. Located in the newly renovated MacCorquodale Place in downtown Regina, Globe Theatre is Canada’s only permanent theatre-in-the-round. Globe Theatre’s mission is to entertain, educate, and engage in the art of professional theatre by producing high quality performances, providing theatre education, and serving as a valuable part of the Regina community. Globe encourages a team-oriented environment where the efforts of all employees are focused on supporting the art. Globe Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants of all abilities and strengths to apply.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will provide support to Globe’s production departments, including assisting in the carpentry shop, lighting department, sound department, props department and wardrobe department; they should be able to demonstrate basic skills in more than one of these departments. The successful candidate will be skilled, knowledgeable, flexible, keen to learn, and a team player.
Duties:
Reporting to the Technical Director and Director of Production, this position works closely with the other members of the production and design teams to achieve each shows’ designs.
The successful candidate should:
• Have a base knowledge of the theatrical techniques employed in the carpentry shop, props shop, lighting department, and/or sound department.
• Have a base computer knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Be able to work under the department heads and technical director to achieve design goals
• Have a base knowledge of theatrical practices and the process of bringing a production to the stage.
• Be able to assist with set installs, technical installs, and shopping as directed by the Technical Director.
• Be able to effectively communicate and correspond with department heads, designers, directors, and stage managers.
• Have strong time management skills and be able to work towards a deadline.
• Have the ability and flexibility to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends and Stat holidays.
• Attend all staff and production meetings and be a member of the Health & Safety Committee if required.
• Adhere to all aspects of the Collective Agreement between Globe Theatre and I.A.T.S.E. Local 295.
• Ability to safely lift and transport items or materials up to 22 kgs.
• Possess a Class 5 Driver’s License with a clean driver’s abstract.
Compensation:
• This is a full-time, seasonal position, generally employed from early fall through June. For the 2025-2026 season, the Production Assistant dates will be as early as August 18, 2025 through Saturday, June 27, 2026. Start date is negotiable for the right candidate.
• This position falls under the Collective Agreement between Globe Theatre and IATSE 295. Wage structures, overtime rates, minimum work week hours, and yearly wage increases, etc. are determined by the Collective Agreement. The qualified candidate will be required to join IATSE 295 if they are not already a member.
• The wage for the 2025-2026 season will be $19.57 per hour, a minimum of 35 hours per week during seasonal engagement dates. Any overtime worked (more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week) is paid at time and a half.
To Apply
To apply for the Production Assistant position, please send your application via email to resumes@globetheatrelive.com by July 25, 2025. Applications should include a cover letter and resume.
The Globe Theatre is committed to the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We believe that our capacity to fulfill our mission and mandate is built on our ability to provide a safe, inclusive, and welcoming working and learning environment. By advancing principles of anti-oppression, decolonization, and anti-racism, all members of our community, our audience, volunteers, staff, Board of Directors, and freelance theatre makers, will thrive in the pursuit of entertaining and engaging theatre.
We embrace the challenge to adopt and model ethical and equitable interactions in all aspects of the organization. All of us at Globe Theatre are committed to intervening in actions or behaviors that are racist, oppressive, aggressive, micro-aggressive, or that incite hatred, prejudice, discrimination, bullying, or harassment. We welcome every opportunity to learn and adapt by providing space for feedback and time for knowledge gathering.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Location: Regina
Position Type: Full-time Seasonal (typically early fall to June)
Posting Open Until: Friday, July 25, 2025
Ideal Start Date: Monday, August 18, 2025
Employer Profile:
Globe Theatre is Saskatchewan’s largest performing arts organization. Located in the newly renovated MacCorquodale Place in downtown Regina, Globe Theatre is Canada’s only permanent theatre-in-the-round. Globe Theatre’s mission is to entertain, educate, and engage in the art of professional theatre by producing high quality performances, providing theatre education, and serving as a valuable part of the Regina community. Globe encourages a team-oriented environment where the efforts of all employees are focused on supporting the art. Globe Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants of all abilities and strengths to apply.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will provide support to Globe’s production departments, including assisting in the carpentry shop, lighting department, sound department, props department and wardrobe department; they should be able to demonstrate basic skills in more than one of these departments. The successful candidate will be skilled, knowledgeable, flexible, keen to learn, and a team player.
Duties:
Reporting to the Technical Director and Director of Production, this position works closely with the other members of the production and design teams to achieve each shows’ designs.
The successful candidate should:
• Have a base knowledge of the theatrical techniques employed in the carpentry shop, props shop, lighting department, and/or sound department.
• Have a base computer knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Be able to work under the department heads and technical director to achieve design goals
• Have a base knowledge of theatrical practices and the process of bringing a production to the stage.
• Be able to assist with set installs, technical installs, and shopping as directed by the Technical Director.
• Be able to effectively communicate and correspond with department heads, designers, directors, and stage managers.
• Have strong time management skills and be able to work towards a deadline.
• Have the ability and flexibility to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends and Stat holidays.
• Attend all staff and production meetings and be a member of the Health & Safety Committee if required.
• Adhere to all aspects of the Collective Agreement between Globe Theatre and I.A.T.S.E. Local 295.
• Ability to safely lift and transport items or materials up to 22 kgs.
• Possess a Class 5 Driver’s License with a clean driver’s abstract.
Compensation:
• This is a full-time, seasonal position, generally employed from early fall through June. For the 2025-2026 season, the Production Assistant dates will be as early as August 18, 2025 through Saturday, June 27, 2026. Start date is negotiable for the right candidate.
• This position falls under the Collective Agreement between Globe Theatre and IATSE 295. Wage structures, overtime rates, minimum work week hours, and yearly wage increases, etc. are determined by the Collective Agreement. The qualified candidate will be required to join IATSE 295 if they are not already a member.
• The wage for the 2025-2026 season will be $19.57 per hour, a minimum of 35 hours per week during seasonal engagement dates. Any overtime worked (more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week) is paid at time and a half.
To Apply
To apply for the Production Assistant position, please send your application via email to resumes@globetheatrelive.com by July 25, 2025. Applications should include a cover letter and resume.
The Globe Theatre is committed to the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We believe that our capacity to fulfill our mission and mandate is built on our ability to provide a safe, inclusive, and welcoming working and learning environment. By advancing principles of anti-oppression, decolonization, and anti-racism, all members of our community, our audience, volunteers, staff, Board of Directors, and freelance theatre makers, will thrive in the pursuit of entertaining and engaging theatre.
We embrace the challenge to adopt and model ethical and equitable interactions in all aspects of the organization. All of us at Globe Theatre are committed to intervening in actions or behaviors that are racist, oppressive, aggressive, micro-aggressive, or that incite hatred, prejudice, discrimination, bullying, or harassment. We welcome every opportunity to learn and adapt by providing space for feedback and time for knowledge gathering.
We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.