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Light Designer/Tech Director, Dance

S01618

Full-time

38.75

Regular

Yes

Salaried

SP4

$57,850.65

Dance

Middlebury, VT Campus

Criminal Background Check

Plans and completes the entire design development for all dance productions. Oversees all technical and production operations. Manages the use, scheduling, and maintenance of dance facilities. Provides production instruction for students. Currently serves as designated leader of the Production Advisory Group.

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check

Instruction, production management, lighting design.

Provides lighting design, scene design, and stage management for all performances, workshops, and events, including productions of the Dance Company of Middlebury on campus and on tour.
Responsible for all technical aspects of production, including scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and video.
Provides technical direction and support for all Dance program events and presentations, and for non-program use of dance facilities and equipment.
Maintains all theatrical inventories.
Manages the production, direction, and editing of sound and video recordings for all Dance productions.
Maintains and supervises the use of the Dance program’s costume collection.
Monitors and forecasts labor and materials expenses for all professional and senior thesis performances.
Directs the activities of production staff, including hiring and work of student and professionals.
Trains and supervises student work force, including production assistants, videographers, video editors, office assistants, costume assistants, and PE instructors.
Reviews and approves technical requirements for all users, and ensures that these approved requirements are fulfilled.
Directs, organizes, and schedules yearly photo shoot, serving as liaison to photographer, faculty, and students. Determines and provides physical needs (lighting, backdrops) within budget. Consults with and advises students on costuming and movement material.

Instruction

Each fall, teaches DANC 0370, Production Workshop, a required course for the dance major.
Each spring, teaches DANC 0500, Production Seminar, to all students completing senior independent projects in performance or production tracks.
When offered, typically every other or third year, co-teaches DANC 0375, Dance and Design.
Every year, significantly contributes to one upper-level course, either as a collaborator in DANC 0461, Advanced Performance Improvisation, or as the instructor of the lighting design component of an advanced choreography class, DANC 0360 or DANC 0460. Time commitment is approximately 25 class hours per semester plus preparation.
Offers independent projects, DANC 0400, in lighting design for dance as needed.
Advise thesis work of dance majors in the Production and Technology track, DANC 0700, as needed.
Integrates design, video, and technical components into dance courses, in the form of guest lectures or workshops. Time commitment is approximately 4 class hours per semester plus preparation.
Supervises and advises student production work, including expense forecasting, publicity, marketing, conceptualization, design, scheduling, technical rehearsals, and performance.
Serves as technical advisor.
Participates in student showings and feedback sessions.
Meets with individual students to develop design and production concepts.
Attends student thesis project defenses and consults in grading process.
Serves as project advisor to theater and dance students completing dance lighting projects
Provides experiential learning opportunities for students through instruction, supervision and mentorship

Facilities

Oversees and manages the use and maintenance of MAC dance facilities for program, College, and community.
Prepares and controls the production and space-use calendars, including the assignment of priority to space usage requests.
Supervises equipment usage, maintenance, and repairs.
Prepares and controls capital outlay and facility improvement proposals and projects.
Determines and controls necessary maintenance and upkeep of all dance spaces.
Serves as program liaison to the MAC Operations Manager, Associate Director for the Performing Arts Series, Facilities management, department heads, and outside users.
As a member of the Production Advisory Group:
Serves as point person for PAG supported events as needed.
Facilitates production support (lighting and sound) for event by providing advice on venue and date selection, review of contracts and technical riders for guest artists, determining staffing and equipment needs, estimating production costs, and making suggestions for remaining on budget and on schedule for performances.
As current designated leader of PAG:
Sets agendas, convenes, and leads regular PAG meetings.
Reports to the Director of the Arts with regular updates on PAG projects and priorities.
Collaborates with PAG members to develop and implement long and short-term strategies, policies, procedures and standards. Interpret policies; establish organizational objectives, strategic goals, and direction.

Administration

Collaborates on marketing, publicity, graphic design, production of posters, promotional videos, and programs for all dance events with the Dance coordinator.
Maintains the Dance Department calendars.
Manages and supervises the use and maintenance of the Dance Department archives in all formats: digital, video, and hard copy.
Participates in regular program meetings, collaborating as a team to develop and implement long and short-term Dance Department strategies, policies, procedures and standards.

Master of Fine Arts in technical theater or theatrical design, or relevant professional experience, is required.

Knowledge of a wide range of lighting control and dimming equipment, theatrical lighting fixtures, cables and accessories, audio-visual equipment, video and still cameras.

Facility in a variety of computer applications is required, including:
VectorWorks, Lightwright, Adobe Creative Cloud suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro), QLab or equivalent show control software

ProTools or equivalent sound editing software, MS Office suite and Outlook.

Knowledge of safe use of hand and power tools. Knowledge of theatre carpentry, rigging, sewing, painting,

Nights and weekends required.

Requires strong artistic, technical, administrative, and organizational skills; the ability to interact effectively with and clearly communicate information to a wide range of persons, both within the organization and without; the ability to respond to numerous projects concurrently, establishing priorities and responding positively, effectively, and quickly to continually shifting priorities and needs.

Also required is a high level of creativity and the flexibility to respond to the creative work of others.

Significant background in dance lighting, history, performance, and video production is required. Experience within an educational setting focused on experiential learning is preferred.

Work at heights of 18-21 feet, lift and carry ladders and equipment, push/pull genie lift.

Yes

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Using the optional additional documents section, please upload photos or video documentation of your lighting work along with a brief explanation or context.