Project Manager – World Stage Theater (WST)
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Summary
A full-time onsite project manager for the World Stage Theater at the Museum of the Bible who owns the master event and production calendar, coordinates scheduling across operations, front-of-house, and production teams, manages artist/talent hospitality and sponsor relationships, and oversees the digital guest journey (ticketing and feedback) and marketing coordination. Work centers on event proj
Date: 0/25/2026
Location: Washington D.C. | Onsite
Job Title: Project Manager – World Stage Theater (WST)
Employment Status: Full time, to include evenings an weekends*
Location: Washington D.C. | Onsite
Job Title: Project Manager – World Stage Theater (WST)
Employment Status: Full time, to include evenings an weekends*
FLSA: Exempt
Reports To: Director of World Stage Theater
Salary: $60,000 to $65,000, Depending on Experience
* Salary is adjusted for local market rates
* Salary is adjusted for local market rates
POSITION SUMMARY
The World Stage Theater Project Manager owns the master event and production calendar and drives cross-functional scheduling coordination with the Operations Manager, Front of House Manager, and Production Manager (contracted), ensuring all stakeholders operate against a single, authoritative timeline. This role supports ownership of artist, speaker, and talent relations — from hospitality logistics through on-site liaison duties. It also owns the digital guest experience, spanning online ticket purchase through digital feedback collection, while the Front of House Manager owns the live, in-venue guest experience. On the marketing front, this role serves as the primary liaison between World Stage Theater, MOTB’s marketing team, and the contracted marketing agency, managing the shared content calendar.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
- Own and maintain the master event and production calendar as the single source of truth for all scheduling across the organization
- Drive scheduling, deliverables, and event-specific logistics in coordination with the Operations Manager, Front of House Manager, and contracted Production Manager, ensuring full alignment ahead of every event
- Establish and track action items, deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies; proactively escalate risks and resource conflicts to the Director
- Develop and standardize repeatable event-planning frameworks and timelines to drive operational consistency across recurring event types (concerts, speaker series, conferences)
Artist, Speaker & Talent Relations
- Own end-to-end hospitality logistics for visiting artists, speakers, and talent, including travel, lodging, green room requirements, and rider fulfillment
- Serve as the primary on-site liaison for talent during load-in, show day, and departure
- Coordinate with the Production Manager (currently contracted) on technical and hospitality rider fulfillment.
Digital Guest Experience
- Own the digital guest journey, including the online ticket purchase flow and website/email touchpoints
- Analyze NPS and digital feedback data to assess overall satisfaction and identify trends
- Translate feedback insights into actionable recommendations for the Director on digital experience improvements.
Marketing & Promotion
- Serve as the primary liaison between World Stage Theater, MOTB marketing, and the contracted marketing agency on promotional strategy and asset development
- Manage the shared content calendar in partnership with the contracted marketing agency, ensuring alignment between event timelines and promotional deliverables
- Own sponsor relationships and oversee sponsor activations in and around the theater, including coordinating co-branded promotional assets and recognition
- Coordinate with the Operations Manager on physical setup needs for sponsor activations and artist merchandise tables
- Monitor campaign performance and ticket sales trends to inform promotional priorities.
Organizational
- Champion the Museum of the Bible’s mission to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible
- As required, inclusion in official or incidental photographs and videos for MOTB and/or guests
- Other duties assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, Business or related field
- 3 years’ experience in project management, within a theater/performing arts environment preferred
- Strong understanding of project management and marketing/promotion processes & methodologies
- Knowledge of theater/event planning best practices
Skills:
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the public, partners and cross-functional teams
- Strong organizational skills, with meticulous attention to detail
- Problem-solver
Abilities:
- Professional, friendly demeanor with white-glove service orientation
- Able to oversee and coordinate services relating to the theater, events and the Museum at large
- Proactive & able to independently multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Able to work evenings and weekends as needed
- Able to stand for extended periods of time and lift 30 lbs .