Posted by Single Thread Theatre
Deadline to apply: 5pm ET on June 20, 2025. The position may be filled before the application deadline.
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Contract Dates: July 7, 2025 – September 1, 2025
Contract type: Part time contract
Salary Range: $18-$22/hour
About the apprenticeship
We’re looking for an Apprentice Production Manager to train under Justine Katerenchuk in production managing digital / hybrid theatre events. You will become familiar with the world of live performance in XR (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality), learn how to use a Meta Quest II VR headset, explore a variety of VR platforms, and gain skills as you work with the Single Thread team to bring the Performance and XR (PXR) 2026 conference to life.
This position aims to support professional development experiences for artists and arts professionals, notably from equity-deserving groups. We are looking for applications from emerging theatre workers who have experience or interest in stage management, production management, or arts admin. You do not need to have previous experience in digital/immersive works or XR, just an interest in learning!
Learnings will include:
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The history and background of Single Thread XR, and the Performance and XR conference
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Familiarization with the XR and performance industry in North America, including key players, technology, and works
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How to use a Meta Quest II VR headset and social VR platforms including VRChat, Meta Horizons, and various web XR platforms
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How to create and monitor a project timeline in a conference/festival setting
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Project and team management for hybrid events
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Providing support for conference artists and speakers, and onboarding them into VR
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Shadow meetings about worldbuilding, fundraising, partnership, hiring, and beyond
Responsibilities will include:
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PLANNING: Establishing project timelines, goals, and benchmarks, and communicating these out to the team;
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MANAGEMENT: Assisting in the hiring of production teams, overseeing a team and giving them the support they need to reach the organization’s goals;
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ONBOARDING: Onboarding new artists and staff;
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MEETINGS: Coordinating regular team meetings and attending quarterly steering committee meetings;
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EVENTS: Providing live support during digital and in-person events;
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COMMUNITY: Representing Single Thread at meetings and events, welcoming guests, and stewarding the Single Thread XR community
Qualifications
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Be an emerging production manager, stage manager, events manager or project manager.
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Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
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Experience working in theatre, digital media, or events. Experience with virtual events and/or events in the arts or tech sector is an asset.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Able to work well independently and meet deadlines.
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Highly organized with attention to detail.
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Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite.
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Passion for and/or a creative practice rooted in immersive theatre and/or XR is a strong asset.
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Interest in technology and video games intersecting with the arts is a strong asset.
How to apply
Fill out this form before 5pm ET on June 20, 2025. You will be asked to answer some short questions about your interest in the position, and to upload your resume.
Single Thread is committed to removing barriers to employment, and encourages all applicants who identify as IBPOC, LGBTQ2S+ and/or disabled to apply. Single Thread is committed to providing a barrier-free and equitable application process. If you require any accommodations let us know and we can work with you to ensure your needs are met.
Please email jobs@singlethread.ca with any questions or accessibility requests regarding this application.
We thank all applicants for your interest, but we will only be contacting those who meet the requirements for an interview.
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About Single Thread
Single Thread Theatre creates immersive theatre experiences in Canada and internationally that seek to advance the art of immersive storytelling through innovation and the presentation of new works.
For the past two decades, Single Thread has played a role in shaping enthusiasm and best practices for ‘site-specific’ and ‘immersive’ theatre in Canada and worked with hundreds of emerging and established theatre artists.
About Single Thread XR
Single Thread XR builds the capacity of artists to engage with XR, brings together artists and technologists to share work in performance and XR, and seeks to create new work that explores the intersections of immersive theatre and XR.
In 2020, Single Thread partnered with Electric Company Theatre with support from the Canada Council for the Arts to produce PXR 2020 – a four day symposium which brought together over two hundred artists, administrators, academics and technologists from diverse backgrounds across Canada in virtual reality using the AltspaceVR social platform to discuss how artists are using XR media and feature presentations from thought leaders in the area of XR, panel discussions, host networking events for artists and technologists. PXR has since become an annual event taking place on VRChat, a free-to-use social VR platform.