Recital Venue Technical Manager; Technical Specialist

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

• Leads a team of 30 to 60 student workers who support backstageand modest front-of-house operations for nearly 900 music performances per year, across 3 routine recital venues (Auer Hall,Ford-Crawford Hall, and Recital Hall) and a few other occasional on-campus locations.
• Manages the hiring, training, scheduling, and improvement ofthe student recital setups team.
• Trains and supervises student stage crews, faculty, and staffon the proper operation of audio, video, lighting equipment in the recital venues.
• Coordinates between the individuals and offices for Scheduling,Programs, Piano Technology, Audio, Live Stream, Classroom Technology, and any other supporting teams for the planning and delivery of performances in the recital venues.
• Establishes and refines norms on how to prepare and setup for various range of routine performances, such as a solo pianorecital, lecture recital, string quartet concert, etc.
• Supports emergency and contingent planning for the recitalvenues.
• Monitors the equipment of the recital venues to ensure thatitems are serviced, tested, or replaced in keeping with the appropriate norms. In coordination with the audio department,performing basic maintenance as needed on audio equipment.
• Provides to the Associate Dean for Artistic Operations dailybullet-point reports on the prior day's events.
• In coordination with the Manager of Audio, provides audiosupport as needed for events including but not limited to,recitals, conferences and symposia, classes, and meetings.
• Sets up, operates, and troubleshoots in-house PA and recordingsystems, including wireless microphones, mixing consoles, stagemonitors, and associated equipment.
• Provide technical guidance as required to ensure performanceneeds are met.
• Reports to the Associate Dean for Artistic Operations and maybe assigned other tasks for broad efforts of the Jacobs School Artistic Operations Team.

• Monitors productions and signals, determines proper operation of broadcast quality equipment, provides troubleshooting guidance,and corrects basic and complex issues involving sound quality,production playback, and file transfer.
• Manages, designs, plans, installs, operates, and maintainsvideo production facilities, tape and server recording and editingequipment, and lighting and stage equipment, including digital cameras, switchers, graphics, routing, recording, playback,encoding, embedding, compression, and multiplexing with multiplelayers of audio.
• Assesses equipment needs for productions, procures necessary materials, and configures installation to ensure consistentoperations during production.
• Designs and implements preventive maintenance schedules and operating procedures to maintain equipment.
• Tests, adjusts, and evaluates installed systems and approvespost-production media for technical quality for release to otherbroadcasters regularly.
• May train Broadcast Technicians and/or Audio/Video Technician son procedures and production equipment operations.

This position is posted at the Career career level but maybe filled at the Core career level depending on the candidate's qualifications.

Although they will be similar, theduties and responsibilities may differ if filled at the lower rank.

Please see the qualifications for each level listed below.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Bachelor's degree in broadcast engineering, production engineering and/or related field.

• 2 years of experience in related field.

• 2 years live sound experience in a performing arts or academic setting.

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.

• Proficiency with digital mixing consoles, microphones, Dantenetworks, and wireless microphones.
• Knowledge of a range of music performance experience common toa university conservatory of music, such as student solo…