Theater Technician- Part Time- Dance; Theatre Productions- ART

Job Title: Theater Technician
- Part Time
- Dance (Theatre Productions)- ART

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Job : 244771

Are you ready to join a community leading in innovative teaching and learning? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With our growing enrollment and global reach, we are enjoying increased prominence among Georgia's colleges. We offer more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to over 43,000 students. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe.

Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, mission and values and rich benefits make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. Kennesaw State will exemplify the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university. Our institutional values are student-inspired, promise-fulfilling, true to ourselves, elevational, open and impact-generating. In addition, we support the University System of Georgia core values of accountability, excellence, integrity and respect.

We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University. Come to KSU and find your passion.

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Assists in the execution and management of events and/or performances within the assigned department, unit and/or division.

• Assists the department leaders and staff with technical and production needs of events and/or performances in the assigned location
• Oversees various areas of production, depending on the needs of the event, under the direction of the manager
• Helps ensure that performers, designers, and crew members work safely in the venue
• Runs shows and operates equipment in a manner that leads to client and artist success

Minimum Education Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent

Minimum Experience Requirements:

Three (3) years of experience in theater and/or dance production or similar field

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Theater Production or similar field preferred

Work experience in a production environment of the department specialty (i.e., Dance Theater, Museums, Theater production)

The budget for this position is $20.00.

Offers will be based on candidate experience and budget availability.

• Able to work safely around electricity, around theatrical rigging, with personnel lifts, on ladders, and/or a catwalk
• Able to work with or around students
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

• Knowledge of production processes, equipment, and set-up related to assigned location and/or department

• Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, and project management skills
• Stage management and calling cues
• Backstage management and show run crew
• Load-in and strike of lighting, audio, and staging equipment
• Management of moving scenery and props
• Management of costumes and basic wardrobe repair and cleaning
• Lighting hang and focus, lighting console operation and basic programming (ETC Ion)
• Audio cueing, playback, and console operation (i.e., QLab, CL3)
• Setting up audio equipment (wireless mics, speakers)
• Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
• Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
• Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each…