Assistant Technical Director, Texas Performing Arts

## Assistant Technical Director, Texas Performing Arts Apply locations:
UT MAIN CAMPUS time type:
Full time posted on:
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** Job Posting

Title:

** Assistant Technical Director, Texas Performing Arts**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Texas Performing Arts**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Exempt from FLSA**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue**---
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* Location:

** UT MAIN CAMPUS**---
- **** Job Details:**## General Notes Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Austin (TPA) is the nation’s largest and most active university-based performing arts center by annual attendance, budget, and number of events. Both an anchor institution in Austin’s arts landscape and a nationally significant presenter, TPA operates venues on the University of Texas at Austin campus including Austin’s largest theater, Bass Concert Hall.

Its presenting includes Broadway in Austin; an international season of dance, theater, and music; and the Texas Welcomes series of national touring artists. Education is at the core of TPA’s programs, which serve more than 30,000 K-12 students and the 55,000 students of UT Austin.

Why Join Texas Performing Arts?

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package, including but not limited to:
* Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
* Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
* Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
* Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
* Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs:
Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
* For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards## Purpose The Assistant Technical Director works with the Technical Director and Lead Fabricator to manage projects and the daily operations of our Construction Studios as an essential member of the Fabrication Studios team. They will serve as Technical Director for assigned projects as well as support the training and development of students and staff as carpenters and Technical Directors.

The Assistant Technical Director also takes on essential operational functions for the Fabrication Studios, including supervising an internal materials store, managing consumables, and leading students and staff in fabrication projects as well as load-in and strikes.## Responsibilities
** 1.
** Production:
* Serve as Technical Director on productions as assigned. Specify and purchase products and services necessary. Create estimates and track purchases and labor on assigned projects. Attend production meetings and technical rehearsals as needed.
* Execute scenic and special effects elements on productions and projects as assigned.
* Serve as Technical Designer and draft construction drawings for fabrication projects outside of the Academic Production season as assigned.
2. Management:
* Manage Fabrication Studios Internal Materials Store including purchasing, sales, and inventory tracking.
* Delegate and supervise fabrication, maintenance, installation and striking of production elements in venues, and planning tasks to students and employees in the Fabrication Studios.
* Allocate and monitor Fabrication Studios hardware and consumables budget; proactively ensure consumables are replenished when necessary.
* Maintain Fabrication Studios equipment including hand tools, bench tools, metalworking equipment, and digital fabrication…