Holiday Lighting Technician

About the role

The seasonal Holiday Lighting Technician position extends from late September through the end of January. Duties focus on working outside with a small team to provide holiday lighting installation services, light display operations during event programming, and holiday light de-installation for The Gardens on Spring Creek premiere Halloween and Winter Holiday light display events, hosted in late October and throughout the month of December.

Responsibilities

• Install holiday light displays across an outdoor botanic garden setting, including string lights, on various trees, shrubs, grasses, etc.
• Install and program spotlights to illuminate sculptures, RGB displays, trees, and other decorative elements, among many other types of visual displays.
• Use a variety of tools/ladders and equipment to install specialty light displays.
• Works carefully and intentionally around curated botanic garden beds to minimize damage to surrounding plantings and infrastructure during light installation and de-installation.
• During event operations, monitors event areas for light display performance and overall venue tidiness and operational readiness.
• Independently manages day-of event light operations through testing, troubleshooting, and resolving light display issues.
• Manages onsite heater and propane devices.
• Provides pathway maintenance and custodial duties during event operations including snow shoveling, pathway ice treatment, servicing trash and recycling receptacles, restocking and tidying restrooms, addressing spills, and similar duties.
• Supports the set and strike of event equipment including tables, chairs, sign frames, barricades, cones, AV equipment, tents, linens, etc. according to event diagrams and written plans.
• Functions both independently and as a member of a team to execute duties.
• Uses lists, event plans, and diagrams to identify priorities and line out actions for shift.
• Responsible for operational readiness while on duty.
• Remedies or reports deficiencies to supervisor or event lead on duty.
• Performs janitorial and custodial duties as part of daily duties as needed.
• Performs basic repair and troubleshooting of light displays and event equipment or supplies as applicable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Prior light installation experience preferred.
• Prior event operations experience preferred.
• Ability to apply reason, common sense, good judgment and understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to take direction from supervisor and act individually.
• Ability to solve and implement practical solutions to problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and schedule form.
• Foresee and initiate proactive measures to insure customer service and facility integrity.