Student Employee - Shop Hire: Theatre Lighting and Sound - Fall 2026

Job Title

Act as mentors to those involved in the following THEA courses:
Stagecraft, Production Practicum, Theatre Practicum, Costume & Lighting/Sound Technology.

Duties Include:

• Act in various capacities that include, but are not limited to:
  Lighting Designer, Associate Lighting Designer, Assistant Lighting Designer, Production Electrician, Board Operator, Followspot Operator, Moving Light Programmer, Moving Light Maintenance Crew, Rigger
• Upkeep, maintenance, and organization of lighting equipment
• Notify the Lighting Professor if any equipment is faulty
• Participate in load-in and strike as needed for all main stages
• Lighting Crew members are responsible for obtaining the necessary training on the proper and efficient use of the equipment they will be using. Training must be completed before hanging and focusing sessions begin. This training will be coordinated through a quarterly orientation workshop by the UCM Theatre and Dance Professors
• Ensure that all Division policies and procedures governing the use of lighting equipment and these facilities are strictly adhered to.
• Lighting Shop Hires will assist the Head Electrician and T.D. with the wiring of scenic, practical lighting, or stage properties, as instructed.
• Lighting Shop Hires will assist the Head Electrician with the hanging, cabling, securing, and focusing of all lighting equipment used in production.

Education:

• UCM enrolled student

Experience:

• No prior experience necessary

Working Hours and Days:

• M-F 8-5, some weekends required

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position:
Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions:
Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions:
Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE:

A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.