Lighting Specialist

Department Specific Responsibilities

Oversees all lighting requirements for all events for the center.

• Develops, designs, and implements lighting for events produced and performed by the school.
• Facilitates, organizes, and oversees the design implementation of guest lighting designers.
• Serves as an advisor to the executive director of production for future projects regarding lighting technology and vision.
• Creates drafting, light plots, and all necessary paperwork for the execution and archival of productions.
• Collaborates with Head Electrician to maintain and manage the departmental annual budget, crew schedules, and inventory.
• Coordinates with vendors for equipment rental and purchases to meet vision and design requirements.
• Works closely and in conjunction with the Head Stage Electrician concerning logistics, lighting hangs, focus sessions, advising and facilitating software and hardware needs and implementing policies and procedures.

General Responsibilities

• Develops lighting designs for the center.
• Facilitates designs of guest artists, while serving as an advisor and liaison to the guest artists during their visit.
• Prepares logistics, conducts lighting hangs and focus sessions in advance of arrival of guest designers.
• Acts as lead console programmer and assistant to guest designers.
• Functions as lighting supervisor for all opera, ballet, concert and other performance events at the center.
• Oversees the execution of stage lighting for productions presented by the school as well as the stage lighting for scheduled non-operatic/ballet performances.
• Advises and facilitates lighting and projection equipment needs and implementation of the equipment.
• Creates drafting, paperwork, and archival information for the implementation and recreation of productions.
• Supervises hourly and temporary employees.
• Provides and may implement processes improvement suggestions.
• Affords management of the departmental budget under direction of the executive director of production.
• Maintains inventory and ongoing equipment maintenance records.

Education and Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree in related field.
• PREFERRED: Master's degree in fine arts.
• Required WORK EXPERIENCE: 2 years in related field.
• PREFERRED: Experience in Lighting Design and implementation in the professional and/or academic arenas.

Skills

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Maintains a high commitment to quality.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Flexible to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeking to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Familiarity with CAD/Vectorworks, Lightwright, Watchout.
• Familiarity with all lighting instruments, including automated instruments, projectors, and computerized lightboards and systems.
• Familiarity with photographic and computer software used to create media for projection effects.
• Intimate working knowledge of CAD/Vectorworks, Lightwright, Adobe Photoshop, Watchout, QLab, Isadora, Disguise, Microsoft Excel and Word, and standard computer skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions.
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU.
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting.
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options.
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses.
• Generous paid time off plans.
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).