Comedy Club - Front of House & Tech Booth

Title: Front of House Staff

Hours: Part-time 5-14 hours a week (minimum of 5 shifts a month)

Pay: Hourly $20/hr + tips w/ minimum of $28

Bogus Rank: Regal Small Pet Whisperer

Reports To: Scott

Start Date: Preferably ASAP, but flexible

If you enjoy a well-run show at a theater—crisp lighting cues, moments of the perfect musical beat, professionally executed multimedia, and a well stocked bar —maybe there’s a FoH staff member inside of you. If you like making things run smoothly and on time, Endgames might be looking for you. FoH staff at Endgames Improv are the conductors of our symphony. They communicate and stay on top of everything with fingers on the light, sound, and video, close relationships to performers, producers, and audience coming through the front lobby.

Shows at Endgames are a team effort, but this role has their hands in everything. At its heart, Endgames supports the comedy community around us. We come to entertain and to put in good work, but we also come to be with our friends, have fun, and make something we’re passionate about. Our mission is to put on the best improv comedy in San Francisco, and we think we’re doing pretty good at that. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, and earn some money at the same time, being a FoH staff member might be just right for you.

On the offer letter, your pay is $20. Patrons provide tips and are shared between all FoH Staff at the end of the 2-week pay cycle. This is almost always just a few bucks per hour. Thus, we pay the difference to ensure you make a minimum of $28 an hour. If tips are ever above $8 per hour, you will be paid more than $28.

Requirements:

-Able to work evenings, 5 to 8 hours per shift, at least 1 to 2 shifts per week (Currently Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

-Familiarity with comedy a bonus, but prefer you not be active in improv, sketch, or stand-up as scheduling never works out

-Excited to promote shows and solicit new audience members on the street

-Experience with light and sound or theatrical tech not required, but a plus

-Drive revenue from the audience members

-Currently hold or able to pass within 60 days a Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification (8 hour course and test)

Responsibilities

-Open and prepare one of the Endgames’ theaters for shows

-Operate and manage the tech booth, executing basic light, sound, and visual cues from our tech booth—one of the best and most modern in the city

-Work with producers and performers to ensure shows begin and end on time

-Welcoming, checking in, taking payment from guests, sell concessions

-During down time, promote shows to foot traffic, talk to audience of classes and other services

-Count down and deposit nightly take from cash payments

-Close the theater down at the end of the night and ensure the theater is returned to its original condition

-Clean the facilities with dusting, mopping, and sanitizing bathrooms

-Properly enforce liquor laws as outlined in the RBS and enforce our house rules to maintain a safe and legal environment

About Endgames Improv

-Great team: founded by comedians and run by comedians

-Welcoming community: hundreds of people ranging from improv hobbyists to those with designs on professional careers in comedy

-Tons of events: shows multiple nights a week, and community events all the time

-Big dreams: Endgames improv wants to create a place for performers to learn, grow, and experiment in a sustainable and permanent space

If you want to join a small and growing team of great people who work hard to entertain San Francisco’s comedy audiences, this is the place to be!

Contact info@endgamesimprov.com for more information or to apply.

https://endgamesimprov.com/foh-staff/