Join the Team

The Business team has check-in meetings virtually every week to ensure progress on assigned roles. Check-in meetings last less than an hour.

Finance

Responsibilities: Managing budget, accounting, examining and creating financial statements, ensuring donations make it to specific organizations, manage and acquire funding.

Expected Time Commitment: 5 hrs/wk 

Nature of Role: Remote

Marketing 

Responsibilities: research, coordinating and producing marketing materials, branding, social media management, working with production team  [role changes if based on specific platform’s production]

Expected Time Commitment: 7 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Hybrid [work with production team would be in-person]

Public Relations

Responsibilities: release media statements, answer/direct press calls, crisis communication 

Expected Time Commitment: 3-5 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Remote

Advertising

Responsibilities: manage advertising spaces for show, manage deals with brands, focus on outreach for funding, create advertising for merchandise

Expected Time Commitment: 10 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Remote

Merchandising

Responsibilities: design merchandise, work with marketing and PR to keep voice consistent in image, design limited edition items for each show for non-profits

Expected Time Commitment: 5 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Remote

Booking and Recruitment

Responsibilities: book places for filming pre-recorded segments, book theater for live show, work on recruiting for upcoming seasons, book special guests, musicians and hosts, maintain network

Expected Time Commitment: 10 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Hybrid [some meetings will require in-person work]

Administration

Responsibilities: Key leadership roles, pivotal role in scaling and business development

Expected Time Commitment: 7 hrs/wk

Nature of Role: Hybrid

The Production team generally follows a staggered start time for each of the monthly shows as follows:

Week 1: Pre-production

Week 2: Pre-production / Production

Week 3: Production

Week 4: Production / Post-production

Week 5: Post-production

Show

Note: Writers also meet regularly throughout this.

Director (Pre-recorded or stage)

Responsibilities: manage actors, direct scenes, may influence recruitment

Expected Time Commitment: 30 hrs/month (a director is in charge of one 2-4 min. pre-recorded sketch per show or all 4 the stage sketches)

Nature of Role: In-Person

Sketch Producer

Responsibilities: work with finance team for budgeting, acquire props/costumes within department/ manage timeliness of production, create shoot schedule 

Expected Time Commitment: 30 hrs/month (a producer is in charge of one 2-4 min. pre-recorded sketch per show)

Nature of Role: In-Person

Director of Photography

Responsibilities: work with Director to produce shot list for pre-recorded segments, craft the visual aspects of these more film-like sketches, handle camera for pre-recorded segments

Expected Time Commitment: 20 hrs/month (a DP is in charge of one 2-4 min. Pre-recorded sketch per show and recording the show from a static angle)

Nature of Role: In-Person

Sketch Writer

Responsibilities: Attend weekly in-person pitch/check-in meetings, work on weekly deadlines for sketches in smaller writer groups

Expected Time Commitment: ~5 hrs/week (Meetings: approx. 3 hrs/wk)

Nature of Role: Hybrid

Note: the option of a lower commitment assistant writer is available

Satirical News Writer

Responsibilities: Attend weekly in-person pitch/check-in meetings, write satirical news related to current events

Expected Time Commitment: ~3 hrs/week (Meetings: approx. 3 hrs/wk)

Nature of Role: Hybrid

Note: the option of a lower commitment assistant writer is available

Editor

Responsibilities: Edit pre-recorded segments for approval a week before show, send off clips to marketing and advertising department as needed, occasionally edit live skits for online distribution

Expected Time Commitment: 15 hrs/month (an editor is in charge of editing one 2-4 min. pre-recorded sketch, time commitment varies based on needs of the sketch)

Nature of Role: Remote

Props Coordinator

Responsibilities: Acquire and budget for props for each production, in charge of creation for each prop if not budgeted to buy pre-made prop. 

Expected Time Commitment: Varies on skits

Nature of Role: Hybrid

Production Assistant

Responsibilities: General miscellaneous tasks on set for pre-recorded segments

Expected Time Commitment: depends on skits assigned to

Nature of Role: In-Person

Note: this is the most malleable to schedules depending on a person’s availability, can be low or high commitment based on a person’s needs and wants

Sound Operator

Responsibilities: hold boom in pre-recorded sketch production, if required or able, mix sound

Expected Time Commitment: depends on skits requested (in charge of the sound for one 2-4 min. Pre-recorded sketch)

Nature of Role: Hybrid

Costume Coordinator

Responsibilities: Design, source and (occasionally) create costumes for skits, create costume list

Expected Time Commitment: +5 hrs/show (ideating takes approximately 2 hours, sourcing and sending out assignments may take longer depending on the needs of the sketches in the show)

Nature of Role: Hybrid

Last season, we offered pay to sketch writers and select department heads. This season, to improve access, we will offer stipends on an application basis for those in financial need. The stipend application will be available after acceptance. Stipends will likely not exceed $150 per show at this point in time. As we grow, our goal is to make all roles in WSC paid. If you have questions about this, contact wickedsmahtcomedy@gmail.com.