Stage Manager - BISQC

We are looking to hire for the following term position

- August 24 - September 8, 2026

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

Banff Centre is looking for a Stage Manager who can work collaboratively to provide technical stage support for performances as part of the Banff International String Quartet Festival (BISQF)

Specific Accountabilities

Reporting to the Technical Director, some key responsibilities include:

- Liaise with the Technical Director and Production Manager, Banff Centre staff, faculty, and performers to ensure all show elements are planned for and executed during the performances
- Act as the main liaison between program faculty, participants, and Banff Centre staff to ensure all preshow and rehearsal elements are planned for and executed
- Prepare and distribute schedules: rehearsals, production, tech, and performance schedules including technical requirements
- Ensure all performers and related show personnel are aware of their daily schedules
- Attend and run all relevant rehearsals
- Work with related staff to ensure all details for special activities (media calls or runs with photographers, etc.) are planned out




- Communicate with the Audience Services team to ensure all relevant performance details have been discussed and planned for
- Prior to performances, ensure that all performers and crew are present and ready, that necessary equipment and staging requirements are ready, that house is prepared to open and that all technical elements have been checked
- Working with appropriate personnel, be aware of your role and responsibilities regarding emergency procedures
- After the performance, transparent the stage of performer belongings, music scores etc. as assigned
- Prepare and distribute the show report
- Be responsible for and confident in calling shows
- Prepare calling scripts and show binders

Qualification and Educational Requirements

- Must have experience with stage managing high quality and professional events
- Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to stay calm under pressure
- Able to work with tight, changing timelines in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledgeable of related industry trends including the application of up to date techniques
- Able to apply professional theatre techniques and methods to provide the quality, efficiency and support required by artists performing at the Banff Centre

Special Requirements

- Due to the nature of the job, this position requires the candidate to be available to work a flexible, irregular schedule and weekends.

Employment Terms & Benefits

- In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, unconventional support staff position, subject to a 500-hour probationary period.
- This position pays $1445 per week, working approximately 40 hours per week.
- We are hiring for the term position: August 24 - September 8, 2026
- Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
- Transitional staff housing (based on availability)

Application Process





- We are accepting applications for this position until suitable candidates have been found.
- Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record prior to an extension of a final employment offer.
- Visa Requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Commitment to Diversity

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Guided by our values, Banff Centre is rooted in Alberta with provincial, national and global impact. Our strength arises from inclusion; the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds in our work and team. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression to apply.

Privacy Statement

Banff Centre is a public body pursuant to the Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) (“POPA”) and the Access to Information Act (“ATIA”). All of your personal information collected by Banff Centre, including personal information collected through third-party contractors or platforms, in relation to the creation of your candidate profile and submission of a job application, is collected pursuant to section 4(c) of POPA for the purpose of administering your candidate profile, evaluating your eligibility for a position(s) at Banff Centre, and communicating with you about your application. Your personal information may be disclosed, as required, pursuant to ATIA or other applicable law, to satisfy reporting requirements, or for statistical, funding, planning or research purposes.

If you have any questions about the collection, use or protection of this information, please contact the Privacy Coordinator at [email protected], 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1200, Banff Alberta, T1L 1H5, (phone hidden).

📌 Stage Manager (Canada)
🏢 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
📍 Canada