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Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College is seeking a Technical Director. This is a full-time, nine-month staff position.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Founded in 1833, Stephens College is the second-oldest women's college in the United States, dedicated to providing innovative, experiential, and career-focused education across various disciplines. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Stephens College continues to be a leader in women's education, fostering a community where students are empowered to lead, innovate, and excel. The college also provides flexible, co-educational master’s degrees and certificates for working professionals, and is home to a co-educational Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
Ranked (over and over again) as one of the best college towns in America, Columbia, Missouri, is home to 36,000 college students and 118,000 residents. Columbia — conveniently located approximately 100 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis — has it all: big-time college sports, film, music and arts festivals, a high-energy arts community, amazing recreation, and a great downtown with lots of places to eat, shop, snack and check out the latest bands. The Columbia community offers outstanding health care options, as well as excellent educational opportunities for every level of student (including our own Children’s School).
Stephens offers an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Faculty/Staff Grants, tuition waivers and tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents.
Be a part of this amazing community of innovative thinkers, doers and dreamers.
Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College is seeking a Technical Director. This is a full-time, nine-month staff position.
Responsibilities
- Planning the safe construction and installation of all theatre systems for each production (scenery, lighting, props, sound, SFX) regarding staffing and student availability.
- Responsible for student learning of "best practices" to maintain safe working conditions while meeting deadlines.
- Supervises and instructs student crews and stage managers daily.
- Responsible for organization, repair, set-up, strike and purchasing of all lighting, sound, scenic and sound related equipment used in the Conservatory.
- Ensures that all production areas meet deadlines.
- Works as a scene shop carpenter on all productions
- Works as a stage technician on all productions in whatever area is required.
- Responsible for all purchases related to theatrical supplies
- Responsible for production calendar, usage of theatrical spaces and daily theatrical work in those spaces including stage(s), scene shop, paint shop, light shop and props storage.
- Responsible for the safe operation of all theatrical equipment and tools by staff and student crews and guest artists.
- Coordinates with performance faculty on the use of theatrical supplies for classes.
- Coordination and management of guest directors and designers in their needs and requirements while working with the Conservatory.
- Coordination with the costume design team on the use of theatre spaces (dressing rooms, onstage changing areas) during the production process.
- Supports costume shop in operational and equipment needs.
- Supports the planning, packing and unpacking of theatrical gear and supplies for summer program(s).
- Supports college events and needs as required.
- Coordinates with College departments and their needs for borrowing props, scenic, and costume items when possible.
- Liaison to the Facilities Department regarding the facility needs of Macklanburg Playhouse (lobby, stage, basement, offices, rehearsal hall, and scene shop) and Warehouse Theatre and Costume Shop.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Fine Arts or related degree
- Three (3) years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of OSHA safety standards
- Experience with live theatre
- Skilled carpenter
- Supervisory experience
Founded in 1833, Stephens College is the second-oldest women's college in the United States, dedicated to providing innovative, experiential, and career-focused education across various disciplines. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Stephens College continues to be a leader in women's education, fostering a community where students are empowered to lead, innovate, and excel. The college also provides flexible, co-educational master’s degrees and certificates for working professionals, and is home to a co-educational Conservatory for the Performing Arts.
Ranked (over and over again) as one of the best college towns in America, Columbia, Missouri, is home to 36,000 college students and 118,000 residents. Columbia — conveniently located approximately 100 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis — has it all: big-time college sports, film, music and arts festivals, a high-energy arts community, amazing recreation, and a great downtown with lots of places to eat, shop, snack and check out the latest bands. The Columbia community offers outstanding health care options, as well as excellent educational opportunities for every level of student (including our own Children’s School).
Stephens offers an attractive benefits package that includes health insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Faculty/Staff Grants, tuition waivers and tuition paid undergraduate classes for dependents.
Be a part of this amazing community of innovative thinkers, doers and dreamers.
Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.
