Rutgers The State University is hiring: Technical Director SPVR in New Brunswick

Rutgers The State University Technical Director SPVR in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title: Technical Director SPVR

Job Category: Staff & Executive - Other

Department: MGSA - Theater Arts

Overview: Mason Gross School of the Arts is a vibrant community of artists and scholars committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its mission is to create socially relevant art, foster diverse programming and curricula, cultivate community partnerships, and advance the arts through teaching, creative activity, advocacy, and research that contributes to the public good. Comprising 1200 undergraduate and graduate students across programs in music, theater, dance, filmmaking, and art & design, Mason Gross is housed within Rutgers-New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 50,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Posting Summary: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Technical Director SPVR for the Theater department at Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA).

Key Duties:

• Executes the scenic elements for all productions produced by the Theater Department at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
• Delivers scenic elements on time, safely, and within the assigned budget.
• Develops cost estimates and construction drawings.
• Supervises carpentry staff in the execution of all scenic elements and is responsible for optimizing scenic department workflow and ensuring material resources are available on a timely basis.
• Monitors and maintains the Theater Department scene shop, warehouse, performance spaces, vehicles, and other department facilities.
• Works closely and in coordination with the Mason Gross Facilities Manager.
• Ensures that all University safety protocols and procedures are observed.
• Maintains and demonstrates a professional artistic and technical level of working in the shops.
• Interacts with both professional and student workers both as designers and technicians and must be sensitive to the needs and skill levels of both groups.

Position Status: Full Time

Daily Work Shift: Day

FLSA: Exempt

Grade: 06

Annual Minimum Salary: $79,387.00

Annual Mid Range Salary: $100,485.00

Annual Maximum Salary: $121,582.00

Standard Hours: 37.50

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Theater or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of technical director in a professional setting.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience in a similar function.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational, management, and communication skills.
• Thorough understanding of theatrical production and professional practice is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ETCP Certification and First Aid Training.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to lift, push, and/or pull heavy objects using appropriate tools.
• Comfortable on ladders and at significant heights.
• Some weekend and evening hours will be required.

Special Conditions:

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.