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. The role supports academic activities, public-facing rental engagements, and ticketed productions at the 478-seat PAC. It serves as a primary technical resource and collaborates with faculty, staff, students, visiting artists, and external production personnel to support student learning and ensure productions meet established safety, academic, industry, and PAC standards. The position applies broad technical theatre knowledge across multiple production specialties and provides production crew coordination and lead work direction during load-ins, rehearsals, performances, strikes, and related activities. It requires availability for evening, night, weekend, and irregular work schedules. The role is full-time, non-exempt, and temporary for up to one year, with the possibility of further renewal.

Requirements

Equivalent to 36 semester units of related college coursework.
Three years of related professional or technical experience.
Ability to support classroom instruction through 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 their execution across production specialties.
Working knowledge of directing and stage management, including managing staging needs involving numerous costume and set changes and coordinating use of multiple facilities.
Thorough, in-depth knowledge of construction, implementation, and operation of staging materials and effects in multiple production specialties, including the ability to work with drawings and plots.
Comprehensive knowledge of safety measures and hazards related to theatre productions.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all organizational levels.
Availability to work nights and weekends, including evenings and irregular hours as needed.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and move around stage areas; ability to use ladders and transport production equipment.
Possession of a valid driver's license; the role participates in the DMV Government Employer Pull Notice Program.
Ability to handle and dispose of hazardous waste generated in the Scene Shop in accordance with applicable procedures.
Applicants must reside in California upon date of hire.

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 commercial production company, with specialization in theatrical lighting and rigging.
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and students; operate and repair a range of equipment; operate hand and power tools; train and directly support coworkers and students; and read, write, and perform arithmetic computations appropriate to the duties.
Experience performing broader production functions across multiple specialties, including production planning, designing stage-production components, acquiring supplies, maintaining facility schedules, preparing budgets, conducting cost analyses, and managing vendors.
Ability to provide creative and technical consultation and leadership, exercise judgment and discretion, and coordinate a wide variety of productions and projects.

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 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 and 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 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, including work at elevated heights using appropriate 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 and hazardous waste in accordance with Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
Operate authorized campus utility vehicles to transport equipment, tools, and supplies; transport production equipment for events.
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.