Entertainment Stage Technician

Gaming Enterprise • Prior Lake, MN

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About The Position

Join our team as an Entertainment Stage Technician! You’ll help bring live events to life by installing, operating, and maintaining the audio, lighting, and visual systems that power everything from major productions to marketing activations and events. From stage build-outs and permanent AV installs to supporting performances, researching equipment solutions, and training teammates on gear, you’re a hands-on technical pro who keeps shows running safely and seamlessly. You’ll collaborate with Marketing and Entertainment teams, help onboard new techs, stay organized with department assets, and even contribute ideas for engaging multimedia experiences that elevate every event. Enjoy weekly pay, career growth opportunities and health benefits. Be Bold. Build your future at Mystic Lake Casino. Job Overview: The Entertainment Stage Technician facilitates and supports the end-to-end technical execution of live entertainment productions, ensuring all audio, visual, and lighting systems are professionally installed, operated, and decommissioned. This role serves as a critical technical steward, collaborating with the production team to maintain equipment integrity and deliver high-quality, safe, and seamless entertainer and guest experiences. Equipment Includes, but not limited to, Televisions/Displays/Video Walls (Installing & Maintaining), Head End Systems - IPTV, Encoders & Audio/Video Distribution, Video Switching, Encoding, Scaling & Processing, Speakers/Audio Systems (Installed and PA for Events & Entertainment), Pro Audio Mixing, Distribution & Processing Gear, Variou Entertainment Lighting & SFX Systems, and General Networking Gear (Cabling, Switches, Routers & WiFi).

Requirements

• Any relevant combination of education and experience in technical/audio visual technology to equal 5 years.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and sound judgment.
• Must have excellent guest service skills.
• Must have experience with indirect leadership of technicians.
• Have excellent listening and communication skills.
• Must be available evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Technical Event Logistics & Execution: Executes the technical lifecycle of live productions, including the installation (load-in), real-time operation, and decommissioning (load-out) of complex audio, lighting, video and scenic systems.
• Advanced Systems & Industrial Equipment Management: Safely operates sophisticated stage automation systems, including motorized rigging, hydraulic lifts, and theatrical elements. Additionally, maintains certified proficiency in operating industrial fleet equipment (forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and skid steers) to facilitate heavy-load logistics in compliance with OSHA and internal safety regulations.
• Production Liaison & Stakeholder Support: Serves as a lead technical resource for guest artists, and internal stakeholders. Collaborates cross-functionally with stage management and visiting crews to troubleshoot real-time challenges and ensure the seamless, on-time execution of all performance itineraries.
• Technical Asset Stewardship & Preventative Maintenance: Manages the long-term integrity of technical inventory through scheduled preventative maintenance, complex hardware repairs, and systematic organizational practices. Diagnoses system failures across audio, video, and rigging platforms to minimize operational downtime and maximize the ROI of high-value technical assets.
• Production Lifecycle Execution: Executes the full technical lifecycle of live events, including stage construction, lighting plots, system load-ins, technical checks, and post-event strikes. Ensures all systems are reset to operational readiness within strict turnaround windows.
• Cross-Functional Technical Collaboration: Partners with designers, creative leads, and management to translate artistic visions into technical reality, providing subject matter expertise to solve complex production challenges.
• Precision Performance Delivery: Operates technical systems in strict adherence to production schedules, cue sheets, and director instructions to ensure the delivery of high-fidelity, consistent guest experiences.
• Preventative Asset Maintenance: Conducts rigorous inspections and preventative maintenance on specialized entertainment hardware. Performs first-line diagnostic repairs to maximize equipment uptime and ensure the reliability of high-value technical assets.
• Inventory & Logistics Stewardship: Manages the systematic organization and secure storage of technical inventory, optimizing logistics for rapid deployment and protecting the long-term integrity of the equipment.
• Safety & Compliance Oversight: Maintains a zero-accident environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols, including PPE usage, fall protection, rigging standards, and electrical safety (NFPA/ANSI) compliance.
• Professional Brand Representation: Upholds enterprise-wide standards of professionalism and guest service, ensuring that technical operations align with the organization’s commitment to premium production quality.

Benefits

• Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits, and advancement opportunities at the SMSC Gaming Enterprise.
• Eligible Team Members are offered a comprehensive benefits package include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more.
• Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed