| Position Title: | Part-time Theatre Technician (9 month) | |
| Location: | Big Rapids (Main Campus) | |
| Department: | 33500 - Humanities | |
| Advertised Salary: | $17 to $20 per hour - Salary commensurate with education, experiences and other requirements. | |
Benefits:
| Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position. Part Time Support | |
| FLSA: | Non-Exempt | |
| Temporary/Continuing: | Continuing | |
| Part-Time/Full-Time: | Part-Time | |
| Union Group: | N/A | |
| Term of Position: | 9 Month | |
| At Will/Just Cause: | At Will | |
| Summary of Position: | Part-time Theatre Technician working up to 28 hours per week will assist the Technical Theatre Instructor/Auditorium Manager with all the technical elements for events. This can include sound, scenery, lighting, painting, and running performances in Williams Auditorium. Job schedule will include some days, evenings & weekends. This is a 9-month part-time (no more than 28 hours per week) position during the academic year (mid- August to mid-May) at the main campus in Big Rapids.
The start date for this position is August 2025. | |
| Position Type: | Staff | |
| Required Education: | High school diploma or equivalent. | |
| Required Work Experience: | Experience beyond high school with the technical aspects of mounting and running events such as set construction, painting, lighting, sound, rigging and audio visual. | |
| Required Licenses and Certifications: | Valid driver's license | |
| 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: | • College degree in Technical Theatre
• Professional work in the field or related fields
• Experience with Social Media and Publicity/Outreach
• Experience with Front of House/Management
• Experience with graphic design | |
| Essential Duties/Responsibilities: | • Assist auditorium manager with technical and event services for all Williams Auditorium events produced by campus entities and public users.
• Assist auditorium manager to maintain inventory, schedule and perform maintenance of sound, lights, fly system and audiovisual equipment.
• Responsible for picking items/materials from local vendors.
• Help coordinate incoming show requirements and house capabilities.
• Carry out responsibilities in accordance with University policies and applicable laws.
• Assist auditorium manager working with students and student employees on all auditorium events and theatre productions.
• Work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Cultivates an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences, allowing students, faculty and staff to thrive authentically.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
• Directly responsible to the Technical Theatre Instructor/Williams Auditorium Manager.
• Supervise student employees and students when needed.
• Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the University Lab Safety Coordinator.
• Operates university motor or personal vehicles safely while carrying out job responsibilities
• Any other duties assigned within the position classification area. | |
| Marginal Duties/Responsibilities: | | |
| Skills and Abilities: | • Skills and Abilities in all technical theatre aspects, or equivalent experience
• Ability to help supervise an interdisciplinary group
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective communication skills
• Experience working directly with people from diverse, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. | |
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