Seasonal Technical Director BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
About The Position
BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in the Downtown Brooklyn Arts District whose work spans contemporary visual, music and performing arts, media, media education and civic engagement action. For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers. As a creative catalyst for their community, BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future. BRIC seeks a Seasonal Technical Director who will work as part of a production team committed to high-level production values and safety and who will contribute to a positive artist, audience, and staff experience.
Requirements
- Mission & Values Alignment: A passion for BRIC’s support of the arts in Brooklyn and a deep commitment to building community, igniting learning and making change through the arts and creativity.
- Experience & Qualifications:
- At least 5-years of experience as a theater/concert TD
- Degree in technical theater and/or rigging certifications preferred.
- Experience supervising staff
- Communication & Relationship Building: A highly skilled communicator who is a team player and can support the achievement of team goals.
- Commitment to Equity & Inclusion: Brings experience operationalizing equity within the Performing Arts and or Hospitality function.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in technical theater and/or rigging certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Install/maintain/strike Brown United production roof (steel structure)
- Install/maintain/strike catwalk/truss lighting system (aluminum structure)
- Install/maintain/strike all rigging systems
- Supervise Assistant Tech Director and Tech Coordinators
- Install/maintain/strike all power distribution (with Lighting Electrician)
- Organize and maintain technical storage areas
- Ensure excellent artist and audience experience through the delivery of high production value performances
- Draft Site Plan, Temporary Place of Assembly Drawing, and other technical drawings as required for the festival
- Operates, maintains and safeguards the technical assets of the venue, including supervising (in collaboration with the Production Director) the use of lighting, sound, communications equipment, and the use and maintenance of stage facilities
- Ensure safe operation of equipment and adherence to public safety procedures in all spaces
- Performs safety checks of technical assets and set, and either makes repairs or arranges for them to be made with approval from the Production Director and Production Supervisor
- Check roof/rigging for weather issues
- Install/strike staging and platforming
- Rig/strike all artists scenery/banners
- Support sponsor installations
- Support all special events
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
