Media Maintenance Technician Lead, Meany Center: Tech

About the role

The Meany Center for the Performing Arts has an outstanding opportunity for a Media Maintenance Technician Lead/Theater Stage Manager to support productions and events in the Katharine Alvard Gerlich Mainstage Theater.

Responsibilities

• Rehearsal/Performances: Act as the liaison between touring companies or faculty and Meany Center as a venue. Communicate effectively with clients and lead the over-hire crew. Work with other department heads to facilitate show-related needs and ensure smooth and safe operation of all technical systems.
• Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance, make repairs, specify upgrades, plan replacements, and make purchases of theatrical supplies and shop systems, specializing in stage and rigging systems.
• Load/In Focus: Work with touring companies, renters, and academic partners during on-stage preparations. Lead over-hire/student crews in unloading trucks, unpacking goods, constructing and rigging scenic elements, making fly rail calculations and adjustments, overseeing logistical organization. Work with other department heads to establish day-of timelines, goals, and expectations to allocate resources and labor for success. Evaluate progress and make adjustments to stay on track.
• Season Advance: Work with the Technical Director, other department leads, touring staff, and academic partners in advancing touring performances in the MCVA season as well as upcoming academic productions. Advance technical riders and work with vendors for quotes, rentals, and purchases.
• Admin: Track purchases and reconcile spending as per department policies. Perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Prep: Work with the stage operations department to plan and prepare for upcoming shows. Generate lineset schedules, build cue sheets, evaluate lighting plots and theatrical drawings, ensure current consumable inventories are adequate, order supplies, and manage rental orders.

Qualifications

• One year of experience working as a department head (Media Technician-Senior) in a performing arts facility, or four years of experience as a stage technician (media maintenance technician), or equivalent education/experience.
• Current certification in First Aid, CPR, and AED required once hired.
• Experience must include advance, run of show experience, and leading stage crews.
• Ability to read and follow technical drawings. Facility with CAD drafting software, Microsoft Office. Experience operating, maintaining and repairing stage and shop equipment, and systems.
• Ability to work regularly on evenings and weekends and with changing weekly schedules based on event timings.
• Expert knowledge in some or all areas of theatrical stage management, rigging, and stage carpentry. Some knowledge of other typical theatrical systems: lighting, sound, wardrobe, and video.

Benefits

Compensation: Pay Range Minimum: $60,336.00 annual Pay Range Maximum $81,240.00 annual Benefits Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift

Alternate Work Shift (United States of America)

Position Details

• Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position
• FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) 100.00%
• Union/Bargaining Unit SEIU Local 925
• Nonsupervisory