JASON WYLIE
Wrightstown,NJ
Summary
Results-driven arts education leader with 5+ years of experience managing performing arts programs. Skilled in leading teams, driving strategic initiatives, and optimizing operations to deliver impactful educational experiences. Expertise in expanding community outreach, fostering partnerships, and enhancing program effectiveness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Drama Club Director
Robbinsville High School
08.2025 - Current
- Encouraged students to perform well and learn from failure.
- Managed Thespian society operations with elected students to promote individual thought and creativity.
- Facilitated learning with aids, technology and equipment to stimulate higher-level thinking.
- Enhanced academic programs with innovative methodologies and collaboration.
- Modeled creative acting styles and techniques encompassing varied history genres and performance techniques.
Building Based Substitute Teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
03.2025 - Current
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Periodic assistance in academic, athletic, and security offices.
High School Festival Director
New Jersey Thespians Board of Directors
08.2023 - Current
- Also, previously served as Alumni Coordinator (August 2015-August 2022) and Student Leadership Director (August 2017-August 2023)
- Providing individualized training and assistance to troupe directors. Assisting 60+ schools with their registration materials, travel information, and billing information
- Overseeing the creation and implementation of the registration portal, website, and High School Festival schedule for 1600+ attendees
- Assisting adjudication and workshop coordinators with scheduling, ensuring that schedules from different departments blend seamlessly
- Working closely with the Festival Facilities Coordinator to implement room, bussing, and catering arrangements
- Supervising accounts payable and receivable for the High School Thespian Festival, working with school districts to develop payment plans
- Troubleshooting any problems that arise between the performance, technical, and scheduling systems
- Serving as the front facing leader of the event, ensuring customer service for Directors, Vendors and Contractors
- Working on the Festival Board, keeping track of tasks and responsibilities and securing outside contractors
- Coordinating the hotel bookings for festival staff members, national office employees and special guests.
Managing Director Associate
Bucks County Playhouse
08.2023 - 10.2024
- Oversaw a complete overhaul and implementation of a new paperwork management system for Managing Director’s and Financial offices
- Coordination, scheduling, and observation of all meetings with Managing Director; creation of agendas, keep records of all action items, deadlines and decisions, complete follow-up as needed
- Assist Managing Director and Director of Administration with the annual budgeting process
- Implementation of a new flow chart for the contracting process of BCP’s Visiting Artist Series, and collection of information from artists for our Production team
- Shepherded the contracting process for Visiting Artist Series and offsite Community Arts Series events, as well as outside community rentals
- Worked with the Managing Director to facilitate a high degree of communication and planning between all departments and manage the office of the Managing Director
- Provided weekly and monthly updates from each relevant department to ensure all employees are kept up to date with organizational updates
- Assisted General Management department with various contracting tasks
- Assisted with creation and execution of annual fundraisers in coordination with the development department
- Worked with outside stakeholders to plan and execute events on the Bucks County Playhouse campus
- Frequently managed large scale mailings and marketing campaigns for special events and main stage productions
Building Based Substitute Teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
09.2020 - 06.2023
- Maintaining a flexible schedule and ability to seamlessly move in and out of classroom settings without interruption to daily educational activities.
- Assistance with planning school wide events and awards ceremonies, including graduation and commencement ceremony.
- Periodic office assistance in main office, counseling and academic offices.
Director of Extracurricular Theatre
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
09.2017 - 06.2023
- Responsible for coaching, directing, and managing an after school theatre program of 200+ students
- Lead Director for 5+ mainstage productions including
- Producer and Technical Director for 3 productions.
- Assistant Director of Thespian Troupe 4762 (2016-2020)
- Director of Thespian Troupe 4762 (2020-2023)
- Coach for Northern Burlington’s Award Winning Drama and Forensics Team (2016-2023)
- Oversee budgeting, creative/artistic decision, logistic decisions, through short and long term planning
- Teaching Theatre Arts long/short term when needed (grading, lesson planning, teaching courses)
Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Rowan University Department of Theatre and Dance
09.2017 - 06.2019
- Maintaining relationships with rental houses and other theatre departments in the region
- Assist with instruction in lower level technical theatre courses
- Balancing workload of multiple main stage and student lab shows concurrently
- Managing rental packages
- Oversaw reorganization of Rowan University’s Costume Shop and Storage (May-June 2018)
Education
Theatre Arts, BA -
Rowan University
06-2020
Education, AA - undefined
Mercer County Community College
06-2016
HS Diploma - undefined
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
06-2015
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Suite
- Wix
- Patron Manager
- Canva
- OnTheStage
- RegFox
- Zoom
- Scheduling expertise
- Student Mentoring
- Directing experience
Accomplishments
- Successful Event Management - Managed theatre festival for 1600+ attendees, ensuring smooth schedule.
- Enhanced Student Engagement - Directed after-school program for 200+ students, boosting engagement.
- Improved Communication - Facilitated communication across departments, leading to 20% increase in attendance in programs for Students and Educators.
Timeline
Drama Club Director
Robbinsville High School
08.2025 - Current
Building Based Substitute Teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
03.2025 - Current
High School Festival Director
New Jersey Thespians Board of Directors
08.2023 - Current
Managing Director Associate
Bucks County Playhouse
08.2023 - 10.2024
Building Based Substitute Teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
09.2020 - 06.2023
Director of Extracurricular Theatre
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
09.2017 - 06.2023
Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Rowan University Department of Theatre and Dance
09.2017 - 06.2019
Education, AA - undefined
Mercer County Community College
HS Diploma - undefined
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Theatre Arts, BA -
Rowan University