Theatrical Design, Scenic

Denison University•Granville, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as the resident and primary scenic designer for the Eisner Center for the Performing Arts by creating original scenic designs for up to six productions per academic year in the departments of theatre, music, and dance. Share the design process with undergraduates through teaching and hands-on realization. Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and guest artists to create scenic designs that range in style and approach. Mentor undergraduate students and teach one design course per semester in the theatre department. The Michael D. Eisner Center is the vibrant heartbeat of creative life at Denison University, bringing the departments of Dance, Music, and Theatre under one roof. It is designed to champion interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and risk-taking, producing over 100 performances a year in five performance spaces.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree of Arts
Demonstrated expertise in drafting and rendering utilizing both hand and CAD techniques
Demonstrated scenic painting skills
Demonstrated scenic design work in professional or educational setting (via portfolio)

Nice To Haves

Master of Fine Arts or terminal degree in related area or extensive professional design and teaching experience
Experience teaching and/or mentoring at the undergraduate level
A secondary area of expertise such as projection design, lighting design, or production management.

Responsibilities

Provide clear, timely communication of design work including, initial research and concept ideas, preliminary sketches, final renderings, and technical drafting.
Participate fully in the production process by initiating concept conversations with directors and the design team, attending production meetings, and adhering to deadlines established by the Production Manager.
Attend technical and dress rehearsals and respond to rehearsal and production report requests in a timely manner.
Ensure designs meet conceptual aims of the production through collaboration with directors, designers, and choreographers, and work closely with production staff to ensure adherence to resource limitations of time and budget.
Work closely with the Eisner Center Technical Director-Production and student scene shop staff in the realization of the scenic design.
Train and supervise scene shop staff in scenic painting techniques.
Collaborate with the technical staff to oversee the props and furniture stock and utilize student assistants for organization and inventory management.
Supervise and train student stagehands in production-specific work during the technical rehearsal process.
Teach one introductory design and production course per semester in the Department of Theatre, such as Elements of Scenic Design.
Mentor and advise directed studies, senior projects, and design assistants.
Participate with faculty in theatre department curricular and season planning.