Ice Show Coordinators-Position Descriptions

Producer
The producer is the coordinator of the coordinators. She is ultimately responsible for making sure everything gets done, that all jobs have someone taking care of them and is the person who communicates with Kris. This position starts in the fall and lasts until the ice show is over and the last remnants of the show have been taken care of (like mailing the videos).

Music Coordinator
The music coordinator is responsible for choosing music that goes with the theme and is appropriate for the levels of skaters in the show. She is also responsible for getting the music cut and getting the final versions put on a master CD for the show and practice tapes or CDs for the individual numbers. Finally, she is responsible for making sure each of the choreographers gets the appropriate practice music, a list of all the skaters in the number and the level of skaters in that group. This job starts in the fall and is mostly complete before spring term.

Costume Coordinator
The costume coordinator is responsible for designing appropriate costumes for the music and levels of skaters, determining where costume pieces can be acquired and recruiting volunteers to help make the costume. She is ultimately responsible for making sure all skaters have their costumes before the dress rehearsal. This job starts in the fall once the music has been selected and finishes when all the costumes are delivered. The bulk of the work happens in March and April, when the costumes are made. This position requires someone who can sew and has a sewing machine.

Set Coordinator
The set coordinator is responsible for designing the props that go against the back wall of the rink, getting volunteers to help paint them in the month before the show, setting them up before the show and taking everything down and putting it away after the show. Also included in the set up and break down is the Christmas lights, which line the edges of the rink and she is responsible for coordinating with Kris to get the Plexiglas removed from the front of the rink.

Program, Ticket, and Flyer Coordinator
The program, ticket and flyer coordinator creates the look and feel of all the printed material for the show. This position starts at the beginning of the spring semester when registration flyers are created for around the rec center. This person will need access to a good computer with good graphics capabilities and a program like Publisher for creating the program. She will also need access to a scanner for all the pictures that go into the program. This person will also create flyers announcing the show and tickets in March. This position lasts until about one week before the show, when the program gets printed.

Bake Sale Coordinator
The bake sale coordinator is responsible for getting food donations, volunteers to work the sale and the set up and clean up of the bake sale each night. She is completely responsible for the running of the bake sale.

Registration Coordinator
The registration coordinator is responsible for preparing the registration materials, advertising the registration period and getting volunteers to work the registration table. She is then responsible for getting all the information collected to the appropriate people.

Volunteer Coordinator
The volunteer coordinator recruits parents and friends and organizes them to help produce the ice show. Volunteers are needed to collect tickets, make costumes, work the bake sale, clean up after each show, put up the set before the first show and take down the set after the last show, monitor backstage and organize the skaters during the show.

Publicity Coordinator
The publicity coordinator takes care of letting the community know about the show. She will contact newspapers and radio stations around the area and give them information about the show. She will also make sure that flyers have been posted around the university and the community and that parents have flyers well in advance of the show to post in their childrens' schools, their churches and their workplaces.

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