| Position Title: | University Theatre Designer/Production Coordinator and Venue Manager (10 months) | |
| Location: | Big Rapids (Main Campus) | |
| Department: | 33507 - Williams Auditorium | |
| Advertised Salary: | $50,000 to $55,000; Salary commensurate with education, experiences and other requirements. | |
Benefits:
| Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position. Admin / Admin Temp Benefit Plans | |
| FLSA: | Exempt | |
| Temporary/Continuing: | Continuing | |
| Part-Time/Full-Time: | Full-Time | |
| Union Group: | N/A | |
| Term of Position: | 10 Month | |
| At Will/Just Cause: | Just Cause | |
| Summary of Position: | Ferris State University invites applications for a full-time 10-month University Theatre Designer/Production Coordinator & Venue Manager to join our team in supporting University Theatre productions and Williams Auditorium operations. This dual-role position offers a unique opportunity for a theatre professional to engage in scenic, lighting, and sound design for University Theatre productions and management of the daily operations, including technical and front-of-house aspects of a busy campus venue. This position includes venue scheduling, budget management, and supervision of part-time technical staff and student employees.
We seek a candidate with hands-on experience in theatre design and venue operations who thrives in collaborative environments and is committed to supporting diverse student populations through the arts.
The anticipated start date of this position is December 2025 at the earliest. However, this is estimated and can be revised if needed. | |
| Position Type: | Staff | |
| Required Education: | Bachelor’s degree in theatre design, technical theatre, performing arts management, or related field.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered. Equivalency for education is two years of full-time related work experience equals one year of education. | |
| Required Work Experience: | Experience in the theatrical arts of creating sets, originating the production lighting, and/or sound design, technical direction, and scene shop management at the college or professional level. | |
| Required Licenses and Certifications: | | |
| Physical Demands: | - Office Environment
- Bending
- Carrying
- Electrical Hazards
- Moving
- Reaching
- Sitting
- Twisting
- Balancing
- Climbing
- Driving
- Heights
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive movement
- Standing
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| Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered: | Master’s degree in theatre design, technical theatre, arts administration, or related field.
Experience with venue management and operations.
Experience with budgets, ushering, box office, and other front-of-house duties.
Experience managing direct reports.
Experience working with students. | |
| Essential Duties/Responsibilities: | Theatre Designer:
•Conceive and create sets, including research, sketches, ground plans, models, working drawings, and renderings.
•Responsible for developing, designing, and creating properties; developing prop schedules and dressing the set.
•Serve as the Scenic Charge Artist, including mixing colors and selecting appropriate painting techniques.
•Conceive and create the light design, including developing the light plot, instrument schedule, color selection, composing lighting cues, and producing sketches or renderings as needed.
•Create sound design and reinforcement for University Theatre productions, responsible for creating and managing all aspects of a production's soundscape, selecting and creating sound effects, music, and the reinforcement of actors' voices.
•Attend and engage in production meetings and provide research and/or drawings.
•Actively participate in the scene shop and its management, including building scenery, painting, and gathering props.
•Collaborate in the creation and distribution of University Theatre publicity.
•Serve as Production Coordinator for University Theatre productions, which includes recruiting, orga
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