Director Of Technology Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• A completed terminal degree by December 2026—an MFA or PhD—in a theatrical design discipline, and/or significant professional experience as a theatrical designer, technical director, and/or production manager.
• Demonstrated experience in Technical Theatre.
• Demonstrated experience managing students in a scene shop.
• Demonstrated ability to design and construct scenery.
• Experience collaborating as a team player with colleagues and the community.
• Ability to provide technical direction for all shows, including leading student-focused design and crew teams and managing budgets.
• Ability to teach Stage Technology courses and upper-division courses in scene design, stage lighting, and stage management, or courses related to the successful candidate’s expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor students in technical theatre.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, including working with broadly diverse communities.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA certification.
• Knowledge of technical programs used to produce designs for sets, lights, projections, and audio.
• Knowledge of and proficiency with carpentry tools and set-building standards.
• Ability to supervise construction and installation of technical elements, including sets, props, lights, projections, sound, and rigging.
• Ability and willingness to teach outside the area of expertise, particularly Introduction to Theatre, theatre history, and non-Western theatre.
• Ability to teach sound design.
• Experience teaching at the college level.
• The preferred-qualification section also specifies a completed MFA or PhD in a theatrical design discipline by August 15, 2022.

Responsibilities

• Teach beginning Scenic Design and beginning Stage Management.
• Assist with recruitment and lead technical theatre recruitment.
• Mentor Technical Theatre students in scenic design and other technologies within the candidate’s expertise.
• Take on other academic teaching assignments based on the successful candidate’s expertise.
• Hold regular office hours.
• Maintain awareness of digital accessibility, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508, and produce and remediate digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
• Maintain and ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff, and patrons in the building during events and daily classes.
• Implement safety procedures as changes are made or safety needs are identified, and encourage students to follow industry-standard safety protocols.
• Create equipment and tool training procedures and document student competency.
• Manage student build crews and supervise and mentor student shop leads.
• Collaborate with the scene shop supervisor.
• Create and maintain the production schedule for the season, including renters using theatre spaces.
• Manage production budgets for sets, props, sound, lights, and costumes.
• Identify, plan, and manage maintenance budgets for production equipment, upgrades, and projects.
• Plan, oversee, and participate in production strikes.
• Serve as the point person with the Physical Plant for repairs and issues related to performance spaces, the scene shop, light shop, and booth.
• Communicate with the Chair and faculty about grading student work at midterm and semester end.
• Manage storage in the building and on campus for props, lights, and usable set pieces.
• Advise on season selection as needed, considering department size, technical support, and production scheduling needs.
• Attend department and production meetings and all technical rehearsals.
• Coordinate with other departments when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.