Position:
Technical Director
Status:
Part -Time/Seasonal
Reports to:
Production Director
Date:
October 2024
Salary Range:
$50,000 annually
Job Summary:
Under the general direction of the Production Director, the
Technical Director is responsible for overseeing technical theater
operations and for in-house production at the Jacques d’Amboise
Center for Learning and the Arts (JdA Center), as well as outside
venues and ancillary spaces, including performances which are a
part of the In School Program (ISP). This position is responsible
for operation and maintenance of 150 seat black box theater and its
support spaces, and equipment maintenance and acquisition for all
NDI programs requiring technical support at the JdA Center and
outside venues. Technical Director coordinates with Rehearsal Stage
Manager/Production Assistant and Facilities Director as relates to
use and support of the theater, studios and support spaces, and the
Production Coordinator for the In-School Program as relates to
equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the acquisition, repair, and upkeep of production systems,
- equipment needed for sound, lights, video, including rentals as
- needed for all NDI programs
- In collaboration with Production Manager, work with vendors for
- production related equipment and services
- Oversee implementation and upkeep of lighting plot in the theater,
- including networking, circuiting, and dimming, and related drawings
- and paperwork
- Oversee audio support of live band and playback in theater, studios
- and support spaces
- Oversee load in / out of events including hiring of over hire
- production crew
- Oversee light rigging in theater
- Oversee projection equipment and related systems
- Collaborate with the Production Director the planning and
- implementation of production plans for all NDI events
- Collaborate with Production Coordinator of In-School Programs to
- managing inventory and maintenance of equipment to support
- production needs for in-school performances.
- Provide light audio, video and/or lighting support for NDI Center
- showings and workshops
- Lead annual maintenance of theater and support spaces
- Manage off site storage facility in collaboration with Facilities
- Director
- Engage and oversee all trucking and transportation of equipment for
- all NDI events
- Collaborate with Production Direction on production related
- budgeting for the organization
- Collaborate with Production Director and Rehearsal Stage Manager on
- production calendar for the organization
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required, with 6+ years professional experience
- in similar positions, or the equivalent in relevant work
- experience
- Thorough understanding of all aspects involved in technical
- theater, including construction, lighting equipment, rigging and
- sound.
- Working knowledge of theatrical electrics, carpentry, audio, and
- projection equipment
- Excellent communication skills—written, oral and visual.
- Strong organizational skills: calendar management, budget
- management, project management.
- Ability to work productively under time pressures and meet
- deadlines.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills using tact, patience and
- courtesy.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (both Mac and PC)
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings
- Proficiency in production related software; Vectorworks, CAD,
- Lightwright
- Vendor contacts, and connections to a pool of theatrical
- technicians
- Valid driver’s license
Physical requirements:
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time including
manoeuvring up and down ladders and stairs
Work Hours:
This position is hybrid, part-time / seasonal with peak work
periods November, December, February, April – August. Event
schedules requiring Technical Director’s on-site support may be 12+
hours in a day. Available to work nights, weekends and holidays
depending on project demands. Schedule is set by Production
Director.
Benefits:
- Fully paid employee medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term
- disability insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with eligibility for company match and
- contribution after 2 years of service.
- Health Care, Dependent Care, Transit and Parking Flexible Spending
- Accounts available, along with HRA plan.
- 7 sick days.
To Apply:
Please email resume and cover letter, and references to
hiring@nationaldance.org. No phone calls.
About NDI
For over four decades, National Dance Institute has been delivering
its award-winning arts and learning programs to public school
children throughout New York City and around the world in the
belief that the arts, and dance and music in particular, have a
unique power to engage children and motivate them toward
excellence.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
At National Dance Institute (NDI), we are committed to creating an
environment that honors the humanity of all people. We believe that
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are
fundamental principles that guide our work in the arts, and that
the arts enable us to do our jobs best only when these values are
their foundation. Placing DEIA at the center of our engagement with
children, families, schools, artists, and other communities is
essential to the vitality and integrity of our work and to the
achievement of our core mission.
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