Technical Director​/Designer

Technical Director/Designer

DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women, members of underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. This position will remain open until filled. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship at this time.

liApprove set and lighting designs with regard to safety, compatibility and scheduling considerations.
• Coordinate technical rehearsals and load‑ins for productions, scheduling rehearsals, managing technical crews, and overseeing installation of production elements.
• Recruit and schedule technical crew members, including shop workers and board operators. Provide training, guidance, and support so that crew members understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Develop production budgets for technical elements including sets, lighting, sound, and special effects. Monitor expenses, negotiate vendor contracts, and make budgetary decisions to ensure productions are executed within financial constraints. Mentor and evaluate student designers in collaboration with directors and faculty.
• Coordinate procurement, construction, and maintenance of props for productions. Work with prop designers and artisans to ensure props are created or acquired according to the artistic vision of the production, and manage storage, transportation, and use during rehearsals and performances.
• Work with lighting designers to develop lighting plots and cues for productions. Oversee installation and operation of lighting equipment, including hanging and focusing lights, programming light cues, and managing lighting effects during performances.
• Coordinate backstage activities during rehearsals and performances, including cueing actors, managing scene changes, and ensuring smooth flow of the production. Serve as liaison between production team, cast, and crew to facilitate communication and resolve issues as they arise.
• Oversee all theatrical rigging operations including counterweight fly systems, calculate load capacities for flown elements, conduct regular inspections, train crew on safe rigging practices, and maintain inspection logs and documentation required for annual certifications.
• Maintain comprehensive inventories of scenic materials, stock scenery, lighting equipment, and related supplies. Develop and implement comprehensive safety procedures and protocols for all production activities to ensure compliance with OSHA, fire codes, and industry safety standards.
• Attend production meetings and operations meetings.

• Act as scenic designer and/or lighting designer for productions as assigned, which may include set design, lighting design, and video projection design for theatrical, music, and other performing arts events.
• Generate technical drawings for scenic and lighting elements as needed for construction and installation of materials.

• Collaborate with the Director of Productions to review the performing arts production calendar and identify technical design needs.
• Review technical riders for guest artists as needed by the Director of Production.
• Provide technical support for guest artist events.
• Assist with events and performances as assigned in the Green Center, Music on the Square, and produced under the Creative School.
• Conduct regular safety inspections of equipment, facilities, and performance spaces, addressing any hazards and maintaining documentation of all safety checks.
• Support technical theatre courses by providing equipment access, technical demonstrations, and guidance to students as requested by faculty.
• Oversee production strikes.
• Assist in developing a technical plan for space upgrades.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Assist with Summer Camps and Programs as necessary.
• Support events in the Green Center for the Performing Arts and other venues as assigned.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred; degree in technical theatre preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of five years’ experience in design and construction of theatrical scenic elements and technical rehearsal required. Experience with single purchase fly system operation required.…