Assistant Technical Director

Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Technical Director. This seasonal full‑time benefits‑eligible position requires a candidate who has demonstrated knowledge in scenic production, proficiency in AutoCAD 2020 or later, skill in working with a team of carpenters, and the ability to positively contribute to an anti‑racist organization and assist in dismantling structural racism in production.

Applicants should have exceptional drafting, technical, and theatre skills, supervisory ability, and project management skills.

Job Details

Location:

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404

Position Type:
Full Time

Led by Artistic Director Rick Dildine and Managing Director Ryan French, Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s leading theatre for multigenerational audiences and is one of the 25 largest producing theatres in the United States. A winner of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, CTC creates extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire young people. It has set standards of excellence in the quality of its productions, commitment to new work, and innovative education and community partnerships.

CTC is dedicated to increasing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in our audiences, our programs and in all of our hiring for staff, artists, and recruiting of board members. CTC is committed to a future where our theatre is a home for all people, all families, and is truly reflective of our community. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination.

CTC prohibits discrimination in employment against any employee or job applicant because of that person’s race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local human rights commission or any other legally protected status.

The Assistant Technical Director is responsible for assisting the Technical Director in the preparation and organization of technical information pertaining to the scenery of any given production, through collaboration with the design team and the other production departments, working from knowledge of standard theatrical technical design. This position reports to the Technical Director.

• Drafting
  • Draft technical drawings for all scenic elements based on designer drawings, using AutoCAD 3D modeling, so they can be built by the shop staff or by overhire labor
  • Solve technical and design challenges using a wide variety of construction materials and methods used in the theater to implement in technical designs
  • Draft and/or archive information on the theatrical venues so we may build scenery accurately where it interacts with existing building structures
• Shop Management
  • Assist with budgeting and cost estimating of labor and materials for each production
  • Assist in managing shop workflow, so that a variety of projects can be done cooperatively and efficiently, by leading daily activities on the shop floor as needed
  • Order materials and supplies for the Scene Shop
  • Attend weekly production meetings and assist the Technical Director with communicating production information to the scenic designer and Scene Shop Staff
  • Attend technical rehearsals and notes sessions as needed
  • Assign specific projects to carpenters or teams of carpenters based upon skills, desire or need to attain such skills, and/or time requirements
  • Lead strike and load‑ins as needed
  • Archive information about each production for future reference
  • Assist in managing the scene shop personnel to promote a safe, healthy, and productive working environment
• Collaborate with all staff in the furtherance of CTC’s goal of being an anti‑racist/anti‑bias theatre that works towards Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Encourage and empower everyone to speak out against racist and/or biased workplace practices and policies
  • Study topics that lead to a deeper understanding of how white…