What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Director Fellow Job at The Studio Theatre Inc in Washington position at The Studio Theatre Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
TITLE : Technical Direction Fellow
SUPERVISOR : Technical Director
DEPARTMENT : Production
DIVISION : Production
EMPLOYEMENT TYPE : Temporary
FLSA STATUS : Non-Exempt
ONSITE REQUIREMENTS : This position works primarily onsite.
SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION : During tech and preview weeks, this position often works 12-hour days, six days a week. These long days do include breaks and downtime.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Technical Director Fellow begins as a shop carpenter and grows into the equivalent of an Assistant Technical Director role by the end of the year. This involves conceiving a build plan based on the desires of the scenic designers, sourcing materials and labor for the plan, and executing it in a safe and sensible manner. Responsibilities include helping to draft scenery for build plans, aiding in leading teams through the build process, and doing finish work and fix-it notes throughout the run of each show.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
This position is meant for early-career individuals with some, but not extensive, experience in the following essential functions :
- Act as a carpenter in the shop
- Attend meetings with Designers.
- Help create budgets for productions.
- Assist in the drafting of shows.
- Work closely with other Production Departments in any area of overlap
- Help to maintain safe working practices in the shop.
- Work with vendors in procuring shop needs.
- Assist in creating Build Schedules
- Attend required production-related meetings.
- Participate in Studio Theatre’s on-going anti-racism work.
- Be actively engaged in the programming elements of the Fellows in Residence Program
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals, especially any individuals with disabilities, to perform the functions.
Features of the work environment will include :
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A FELLOW :
We expect a fellow will have :
APPLICATION MATERIALS
As part of the application process, Applicants are highly encouraged to share their portfolio, website, or any other supplemental materials they deem appropriate to the position.
