Theater Operations Support Technician

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024

Experience	1 Years	Salary	87000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Princeton University
Job Category	Worker	Qualification	BS IT
Gender	Both	Last Date	01 Apr
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

The⠀Theater⠀Operations⠀Support⠀Technician⠀provides⠀recurring⠀operational⠀support⠀for⠀events,⠀rehearsals⠀and⠀productions⠀at⠀Richardson⠀Auditorium.⠀Additionally,⠀this⠀position⠀provides⠀periodic⠀event⠀support at⠀Frist⠀Theater,⠀and other⠀venues⠀throughout⠀the⠀University.⠀With⠀technical⠀expertise,⠀the⠀technician⠀provides⠀all manner⠀of⠀production⠀services⠀including⠀Audio⠀lighting,⠀staging,⠀and stage⠀management.⠀This is a⠀Casual⠀hourly⠀position.

Responsibilities:

Under⠀the⠀direction⠀of the⠀Senior⠀Production⠀manager,⠀the⠀technician⠀assists⠀with setup⠀of stage⠀furniture,⠀risers,⠀event⠀audio⠀visual⠀technology,⠀musical⠀instruments,⠀and⠀scenery.⠀The⠀technician⠀participates⠀in load-in⠀and⠀load-out⠀of⠀equipment,⠀including⠀the use of⠀a stage⠀lift. This⠀position⠀supports⠀the setup⠀of the⠀technical⠀equipment,⠀including⠀audio,⠀lighting⠀and⠀projection⠀equipment.

The⠀technician⠀helps⠀maintain a⠀safe and⠀compliant⠀environment,⠀which⠀meets the⠀OSHA and⠀University⠀requirements⠀for⠀worker,⠀performer,⠀and patron⠀safety.⠀The⠀technician⠀ensures⠀that all⠀stage⠀elements⠀are secure⠀and safe.⠀The⠀technician⠀is capable⠀of⠀supporting⠀conventional⠀and⠀non-conventional⠀venues,⠀i.e.⠀outdoor or⠀multi-purpose⠀spaces,⠀throughout⠀the⠀University.

The⠀Technician⠀provides⠀expertise⠀and⠀service to⠀students,⠀faculty,⠀staff, and⠀external⠀clients.⠀They will⠀be⠀directed⠀by the⠀full-time⠀staff to⠀exceed⠀client⠀expectations⠀in a⠀supportive⠀and⠀helpful⠀manner.

Qualifications:

The⠀following⠀tasks and⠀skills⠀that would⠀be⠀necessary⠀for any⠀person to⠀fulfill⠀while⠀working in⠀Alexander⠀Hall as a⠀Production⠀Manager,⠀Technician⠀or any of⠀the⠀related⠀positions:

ESSENTIAL

One year⠀experience⠀in live⠀event/theater⠀production.⠀Demonstrated⠀knowledge⠀of⠀stagecraft⠀techniques
The⠀position⠀requires⠀work hours⠀during⠀evenings⠀and⠀weekends⠀and often⠀in excess⠀of 8 hours⠀in a⠀day.
Stand⠀or walk 2⠀- 4 hours⠀at one⠀time, up⠀to 6 -8⠀hours per⠀day;
Sit⠀for less⠀than 2⠀hours⠀during an⠀8 hour⠀day,⠀except a⠀technician⠀may sit⠀for up to⠀6 hours⠀during an⠀8 hour day⠀when⠀operating⠀a lighting⠀console;
Lift⠀or carry⠀up to 70⠀pounds⠀occasionally⠀(less than⠀33% of the⠀workday);
Lift⠀or carry⠀up to 25⠀pounds⠀frequently⠀(34 –⠀66% of the⠀workday);
Lift⠀up to 70⠀pounds to⠀waist⠀height and⠀up to 25⠀pounds in⠀a range of⠀motions⠀from floor⠀to⠀overhead:
Frequently⠀use hands⠀for simple⠀grasping,⠀fine⠀manipulation,⠀pushing or⠀pulling⠀(34 –⠀66% of the⠀workday);
Occasionally⠀push or⠀pull with⠀forces up⠀to 100⠀pounds,⠀squat,⠀reach⠀overhead,⠀kneel,⠀knee⠀stand, lie⠀down,⠀crawl, or⠀lift⠀overhead⠀(less than⠀33% of the⠀work⠀day);
Frequently⠀push or⠀pull with⠀forces up⠀to 50⠀pounds,⠀bend,⠀climb⠀ladders or⠀stairs,⠀(34 –⠀66% of the⠀work⠀day);
Work⠀in a⠀variety of⠀temperatures⠀and⠀environmental⠀conditions,⠀including⠀hot or⠀humid⠀attic⠀spaces, or⠀occasionally⠀shoveling⠀snow;
Possess⠀ability to⠀work at⠀heights,⠀full range⠀of body⠀motions⠀and⠀physical⠀agility,⠀and⠀ability to⠀maintain⠀balance;

PREFERRED

Experience⠀with⠀Windows⠀and Mac⠀and iOS⠀operating⠀systems⠀including⠀presentation⠀software⠀like⠀Powerpoint,⠀Keynote,⠀etc.
Experience⠀in theater⠀or live⠀event⠀support⠀roles
Experience⠀with the⠀setup and⠀operation⠀of A/V⠀equipment⠀including⠀microphones,⠀speakers,⠀video⠀projection⠀systems
Experience⠀operating⠀a live⠀audio⠀mixer⠀and/or⠀video⠀switcher
Experience⠀programming⠀ETC⠀EOS/Ion⠀lighting⠀consoles