Production Technician

Job Details

Job Location:

ECA - New Haven, CT 06510

Position Type:
Full-Time/Part-Time Salary Range: $21.29 - $25.04 Hourly Job Shift: Day

• Interacts in a positive and professional manner with students and colleagues
• Collaborates with the ECA Technical Director and ECA Teaching Artists to support student learning in the arts
• Ensures a safe performance environment for students and staff that complies with all industry best-practices and relevant regulations
• Provides regular maintenance to ECA performance venues and their related production equipment
• Provides production support for performances, assemblies, and art openings including but not limited to lighting, A/V playback, live audio mixing, scenic carpentry, rigging, and stage management
• Demonstrates flexibility, creativity, and positivity in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Models safe industry-standard production practices

• ACES policies and procedures, inclusive of assigned program specific policies and procedures
• Safe industry-standard production practices
• School operations practices and procedures
• Common production practices for the artforms of Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts

• Oral and written communication to explain complex technical information to collaborators with varying levels of technical experience
• Lighting, including maintenance and operation of conventional and moving lights, and operation of ETC lighting control consoles
• Audio, including the assembly, maintenance, and operation of sound systems, operation of Yamaha and Midas audio consoles, and operation of QLab software
• Scenic Carpentry, including the safe use of hand and power tools, shop best practices, platform, flat, and wagon construction, and scenic painting
• Stage Management, including call sheet management, prompt book authoring, and show calling
• Rigging, including basic knot work, operation of rigging hardware, and working safely at height
• Mentoring young people in stagecraft

• Demonstrate a strong work ethic inclusive of punctuality
• Maintain a professional demeanor in a fast-paced work environment
• Continue to develop knowledge and skills in a dynamic industry
• Communicate with students and colleagues in a professional and collaborative manner
• Adapt to the needs of varied art forms and projects
• Prioritize student learning and experience