Technical Director Goldfarb Center Performing Arts

Technical Director Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts

Category:
Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

Recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review. Western Illinois University, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, serves nearly 6,300 students at its traditional, residential campus in Macomb, IL and its metropolitan, non‑residential branch campus in Moline, IL.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position manages the technical direction and operational support in a state‑of‑the‑art performance venue at The Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts at Western Illinois University. Professional tours, concerts, plays, high‑profile media and community‑based events, lectures, dance and other entertainment for audiences up to 870 people, plus School of the Arts music, theatre, and dance productions between the Great Hall and the Studio Theatre.

The Technical Director is responsible for all technical functions such as employee sourcing, recruiting, hiring, employee orientation, employee skill training, employee time‑sheets, performance evaluations, budgeting, maintaining vendor relationships, facility maintenance, event and maintenance scheduling, stage management, show lighting and rigging, fire and public safety.

WORK LOCATION:

Macomb campus

APPOINTMENT:
As soon as possible

ANNUAL WAGE: $45,000‑$65,000

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include:
Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long‑Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time‑off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at HR‑Benefits or by calling 309‑298‑1971.

For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree‑granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). The degree must be conferred at the time of application.

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIU's traditional residential campus in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of the region, while the WIU‑Quad Cities non‑residential branch campus in Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region.

WIU‑Macomb, IL:
Western's traditional, residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctorate in education, and post‑baccalaureate certificates. A diverse community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak providing twice‑daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and points in between).

Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport (Moline,…