Temporary Technical Production Lead (Performing Arts Technician III), Performing Arts Center

California State University, San Bernardino•San Bernardino, CA

2d•$4,626 - $6,739•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Executive Director, the Performing Arts Technician III independently provides technical leadership and coordinates technical operations for the 73,000-square-foot venue, supporting academic activities, public-facing rentals, and ticketed productions. The role is a primary technical resource for the 478-seat PAC and collaborates with faculty, staff, students, visiting artists, and external production personnel to support student learning and ensure productions meet safety, academic, industry, and PAC standards. The position applies broad technical theatre knowledge across multiple production specialties and provides crew coordination and lead work direction during load-ins, rehearsals, performances, strikes, and related activities. Schedules may include evening, weekend, and irregular hours. The position coordinates production planning and execution, offers technical leadership and consultation, and operates, maintains, and troubleshoots specialized theatrical equipment and systems. It also supports safety practices and training, manages production documentation and equipment resources, and contributes to budgets, cost estimates, settlements, and facility scheduling. This is a full-time, non-exempt, temporary position. The standard university operating schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; occasional evening and weekend work may be required, and schedules may vary with business needs. Employees must reside in California. The role requires a valid driver's license and satisfactory completion of a background check.

Requirements

Equivalent to 36 semester units of related college coursework.
Three years of related professional or technical experience.
Ability to support classroom instruction by performing classroom demonstrations related to a production specialty.
Ability to work with faculty and provide training and supervision to students involved in productions.
Comprehensive knowledge of methods and problems in multiple production specialties.
Comprehensive knowledge of design theory and principles and how they are executed in various production specialties.
Working knowledge of directing and stage management, including managing staging needs for productions with numerous costume and set changes and coordinating use of multiple facilities.
Thorough and in-depth knowledge of the technical aspects of construction, implementation, and operation of staging materials and effects across production specialties, including ability to work with drawings and plots.
Comprehensive knowledge of theatre-production safety measures and hazards.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all organizational levels.
Ability to safely lift, move, and transport equipment, scenery, materials, and counterweights weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform technical work at elevated heights using appropriate equipment and safety procedures.
Possession of a valid driver's license.
Must reside in the State of California upon hire.
Satisfactory completion of a background check, including a criminal records check.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts, Music Production, or a related field, or the equivalent to 24 semester units of related college coursework.
At least five years of related professional-level technical experience in a performing arts center, commercial music venue, touring company, or production company, with a specialization in theatrical lighting and rigging.
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and students.
Ability to operate and repair a range of equipment and operate hand and power tools.
Ability to train and provide direct support to coworkers and students.
Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic computations at a level appropriate to the duties.
Ability to move on and around stage areas and to use ladders, lift, and carry.
Experience covering multiple production specialties, participating in planning meetings, designing production components, coordinating stage-supply acquisition, and maintaining stage-facility schedules.
Ability to provide technical and operational production direction, creative and technical consultation, and lead work direction.
Experience coordinating productions and projects involving budget preparation, cost analysis, and vendor management.

Responsibilities

Coordinate PAC productions, performances, special events, and maintenance periods, including technical schedules, facility use, priorities, and resource needs.
Provide technical leadership and work direction to staff, student assistants, interns, visiting artists, and third-party personnel.
Assign crew responsibilities according to production needs and skill levels, and monitor work quality and safety.
Provide technical direction for lighting, rigging, audio, video, projection, staging, and related production systems.
Review technical riders and assess equipment, staffing, budget, facility, and operational requirements.
Identify limitations, recommend modifications, develop alternatives, and escalate needs beyond available resources or authority.
Coordinate advanced production planning with production managers, rental clients, visiting artists, faculty, designers, department leadership, and University partners.
Evaluate the technical feasibility of productions, concerts, readings, outreach programs, rentals, and special events.
Lead production meetings and communicate schedules, timelines, technical requirements, crew assignments, and event plans.
Provide on-site leadership during load-ins, rehearsals, performances, strikes, and load-outs.
Resolve technical and operational issues during events and provide evening, weekend, and irregular-schedule coverage as needed.
Apply SOPs, Cal/OSHA requirements, CSU and campus safety standards, equipment specifications, and theatrical industry practices.
Conduct or coordinate equipment inspections, safety training, hazard assessments, and corrective actions; stop or modify unsafe activities and report significant or unusual safety concerns.
Operate, inspect, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair specialized theatrical equipment and systems.
Perform technical work at elevated heights using appropriate lifts, ladders, scaffolding, fall-protection equipment, and safety procedures.
Safely lift, move, and transport equipment, scenery, materials, and counterweights weighing up to 50 pounds.
Maintain knowledge of lighting, rigging, audio, video, scenic systems, QLab, Vectorworks, and related production technologies.
Coordinate equipment maintenance, repair, replacement, inventory, lifecycle tracking, and storage organization.
Train authorized personnel on equipment operation, safety requirements, and standard operating procedures.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including ground plans, lighting plots, equipment inventories, manuals, production records, and SOPs.
Handle and dispose of specialized theatrical materials in accordance with Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
Operate authorized campus utility vehicles to transport equipment, tools, and supplies.
Develop production budgets and cost estimates and identify cost-effective vendors, services, equipment, and supplies.
Review timesheets and production settlement documents for accuracy and coordinate corrections.
Maintain accurate production, facility, maintenance, and event information in the PAC Master Calendar.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.