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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR The Position Position Title:  Technical Director Reports To:  Artistic Director Coordinates with:  Current Technical Director, Associate Producer, Production Manager, Facilities & Events Manager, Managing Director, other department heads as needed Collaborates with:  Guest Designers, Directors, and Stage Managers Direct Reports:  Master Carpenters and Electricians, Performance and Production Labor; Change-over Crews Union Relationships:  Actors Equity (SPT-6-10 and TYA); Musicians’ Union for traditional musicals Status:  Full Time, Salaried exempt Hours:  Full-time position, requiring evening and weekend work in addition to weekdays Salary:  Range $42,000 to $45,000 DOQ Compensation:  Health insurance (employee contributes $100/month); Dental insurance (100% of employee premium); parking; 22 PTO days and paid holidays. 403b/Roth IRA available (no employer match). Deadline to apply:  July 8, 2019 Interviews:  July 2019 Anticipated start date:  August 2019 OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY Park Square Theatre is hiring a second Technical Director to support our Main Stage productions and Education matinees on our 350-seat proscenium and 200-seat Andy Boss thrust stage, and to coordinate with our Facilities and Events Manager on events that take place at our performance center. Working in tandem, the two Technical Directors share responsibility in the planning and management of the production of all scenery (including drafting) and provide technical coordination of costuming, lights and sound, as well as support the Artistic Director in producing exceptional work in a highly competitive market. You will be joining a diverse production team (which includes the Artistic Director, current Technical Director, Production Manager, and Associate Producer), and will be a co-leader helping create and support a working environment that seeks to be artistically rewarding, safe and welcoming to artists, employees, audiences and communities of diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated self-starter, used to team-based creative problem solving, and an “on the shop floor” manager who knows how to support high theatricality and “big theatre” aesthetics with mid-sized theatre budgets. Park Square is actively working to support local talent so that incoming hires end each season with more skills than they started with. Your skills as a trainer/coach for welding, rigging, drafting (Vectorworks) will help build this theatre and the next generation of theatrical professionals. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: With the current Technical Director, plan and manage scenery production; coordinate and support production designs and technical needs With the current Technical Director, work with the Artistic and Production teams and Park Square’s leadership to plan and budget each season’s work In conversation with the current Technical Director, Production Manager and Production Team, assign technical direction duties for season shows and events Coordinate with the Production Manager, Associate Producer and between technical departments to produce detailed production/performance schedules Collaborate with Artistic Team and each production’s creative team to develop/engineer designs and solutions that are creative, feasible, and safe Prep for builds: draft and engineer as needed; order materials and supplies as needed in collaboration with the Production Manager Hire, schedule and supervise shop labor (including construction and finishing); assist or build as appropriate Coordinate builds and load-ins so that rehearsals can safely move on stage as scheduled, technical rehearsals can be fully productive, and scenic and technical elements are completed for first public performance Assure the highest safety standards for all direct reports, other staff and visitors in accordance with OSHA, fire inspection and worker’s compensation standards (e.g. air quality/dust collection; auditory safety; fire safety; equipment handling, etc.) Maintain production equipment and stock With other members of the production team, hire, supervise and train: Construction Crews, Change-over and Strike Crews, Run Crews, Finish and Scenic Artists; Electricians, Programmers and Operators With the current Technical Director and Production Manager, approve and assure accurate and timely processing of weekly and bi-weekly payroll With current Technical Director and Production Manager, assure timely submission and monitoring of all purchase orders/receipts, reports of all expenditures, and contracting to the appropriate staff members Coordinate with the Production Manager, current Technical Director and Artistic lead producer to cover appropriate staff and production meetings; technical and dress rehearsals; previews or initial performances SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate with the Facility and Events Director and Production Manger to plan and undertake facility or equipment upgrades, safety/health issue repairs and upgrades, and repairs in the on-stage and back stage areas and equipment Coordinate with the Facility and Events Director, Production Manager, and other appropriate staff to schedule and staff production facility rentals Ability to plan and operate within a budget Attend and participate in departmental, organization and external meetings, trainings, committees and events as required Represent the Theatre and build positive relationships on its behalf within the field and with others as appropriate Other duties as assigned