East Tennessee State University
Technical Director
TN, United States · Director · Contract
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About the role
- The Technical Director plays a central role in procedure development and planning of the annual budget for technical elements, and the successful delivery of events of all kinds.
Responsibilities
- Aligned with the institution's mission, we value efforts to engage in teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and service that involve community partners and address significant societal needs in our region and beyond.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Technical Theater, Fine Arts, or a relevant field, and three (3) years of relevant road show technical experience.
- Knowledge of rigging.
- Knowledge of entire production methods.
- Knowledge of student labor management, contract labor management, and budget management.
- Knowledge of load in and load out of production, lighting, soundboard, and high definition and analog production equipment.
- Ability to be creative and innovative, and to think independently and exercise sound judgment.
- Exempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days. The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in technical direction, scenography, or equivalent.
- Broadway, Headline concert, or major orchestra experience.
- Physical Demands (as needed)
- Ability to lift 40 lbs.
- Job Family - Operations Management 2
- Application Instructions
- Exempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days.
- The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants.
Skills
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Compensation
- $67,819.57-$91,556.42 (MR 9) ( Salary Schedules )
- East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs.
Benefits
- For information on benefits please visit www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/.
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