Lighting Director​/Designer; Part-Time​/Southern California​/San Diego

This is a Part Time position in the field of Live Event Staging, Crewing, & Production , located in San Diego, CA .

The position pays $400.00 — $800.00 per job
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The employer is At The Copa
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Production:
At The Copa (A Tribute to Barry Manilow)
Venue Type:
Theaters, PACs, and casino rooms (700 to 1,400 seats)

Location:

Based in/near San Diego, CA (Touring / Regional)

Start Date:

Immediate / Fall 2026 Season Build.

The Role:

The Lighting Director owns the full visual system for Manilow Forever, from build through final bow. You will design, advance, adapt, and run a premium lighting show with a consistent identity across different house rigs. This role requires building a song-by-song cue structure (theatrical production style, not a generic concert wash) and advancing each room so the show works seamlessly regardless of venue changes.

Key Duties:

Own palette logic, cue architecture, reveal moments, finish hits, and emotional pacing. Advance each room to determine venue requirements versus what needs adapting. Coordinate with venue electrics, review house rigs, consoles, haze, and follow spots. Program/adapt the cue stack and run or supervise cues live during the show.

Must have own current board to manage our traveling 20 stage fixtures & plug into the Theatre & PAC hardware.

Compensation:

Lighting Cue Build: $1000 one-time fee (At The Copa retains show file ownership).Per Show Fee:
Scales with ticket sales: $400 base base rate / $600 at 60% sold / $800 at 90% sold.

Rehearsals:
In-season rehearsals pay $100 each.

To Apply:

Email  with a short note about your experience, a resume, and a few looks or shows you have designed. Please briefly share details about a cue stack you built and ran from initial advance to final bow.

Experience & Requirements Console Proficiency:

Strong working knowledge of industry-standard touring consoles (specifically grandMA3/grandMA2 or Hog
4) and offline editing software.

Touring/Cloning

Experience:

Proven experience "cloning" and adapting a master show file to variable house rigs in 500 to 1,500-seat rooms. You must know how to make a show look uniform regardless of what the venue provides.

Theatrical Cueing:
Experience programming structured, cue-heavy theatrical or narrative-driven performances—not just busking generic rock concert washes.

Advancing

Skills:

Confident advancing rooms directly with venue technical directors and head electricians prior to arrival.

Collaborative Mindset:
Willingness to partner creatively, taking direction on the artistic vision and destination while completely owning your technical lane.