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MeanyCenter for the Performing Artshas an outstanding opportunity foraMedia Maintenance Technician Lead/TheaterStage Managerto join their team.

About this Opportunity

Reporting totheTechnical Director, theMedia Maintenance Technician Lean/Theater Stage Manageris responsible forsupporting the productions and events held in theKatharine AlvardGerlich Mainstage Theaterat the Meany Center forthePerforming Arts. The position isthe primarypoint-person for clients on stage, and is the lead for the carpentry, props, and rigging departments. The scope of the work that theTheaterStageManager performs is broad and ranges from system maintenance, season advance, performance prep, load-in/ focus, rehearsals, performances, and general administration. The position requires general knowledgeof prosceniumtheater systems, theatrical practices and techniques, andexpertisein some or all areas of theatrical rigging,logistics, stage carpentry, and stage management.

Almost allwork is performed at theKatherine AlvardGerlich Mainstage at the Meany Center for the Performing Arts, with limited opportunities for remote administrative work. Significant night and weekend workrequired. Shifts can be scheduled for early morning and late nights, often with multiple consecutive days.

Key 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 tofacilitateshow related needs and ensure smooth and safe operation of all technical systems. Prepareshowspecific paperwork and systems to track expectations, changes, scene shifts,railand prop moves, cueing, and pre- and post-performance operations. (35%)

• Maintenance:Perform routine maintenance, make repairs, specify upgrades, plan replacements, and make purchases of theatrical supplies and shop systems, specializing in stage (platforms, risers, orchestra shell, chairs, stands, tables, scenery, etc.) and rigging systems (single purchaset-barcounterweight system, winch driven motorized stage hoists, chain motors,softgoods).Assistother dept heads in the maintenance of lighting, sound, video, and building specific systems.Acquireexpert knowledge and stay current with the latest technologies for these systems.(20%)

• 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,constructingand rigging scenic elements, making fly rail calculations and adjustments,overseeinglogistical organization. Work with otherdeptheads toestablishday of timelines,goalsand expectations toallocateresources and labor for success.Evaluate progress andmake adjustments tostay ontrack.(20%)

• Season Advance: Work with the Technical Director, other Dept 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, andpurchases.(10%)

• Admin: Track purchases and reconcile spending as per dept policies. Perform other administrative duties as needed. (10%)

• Prep: Work with the stage operations dept to plan and prepare for upcoming shows. Generatelinesetschedules, build cue sheets, evaluate lighting plots and theatrical drawings, ensure current consumable inventories are adequate, order supplies, and managerentalorders.(5%)

Required Qualifications

To be considered for thisopportunity,your application mustdemonstratethatyou meet both the minimum qualifications andadditionalqualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of experience working as a department head(MediaTechnician-Senior)in a performing arts facility, or four years of experience as a stage technician (media maintenance technician), or equivalent education/experience.

• Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT beforwardedto the Hiring Department.

Additional Qualifications

• Current certification in First Aid, CPR, and AEDrequiredonce 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.

• Experienceoperating,maintainingand repairing stage and shop equipment, and systems.

• Ability to work regularly on evenings and weekends and with changing weekly schedules based on event timings.

• Must have expert knowledge in some or all areas of theatrical stage management, rigging, and stage carpentry.

• Must have some knowledge of other typical theatrical systems: lighting, sound,wardrobeand video.

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective communication skills - both written and verbal - and strong organizational skills.

• Experience within academic and bureaucratic institutions and working with a diverse range of clients, performers, and production personnel.

• High attention to detail and the ability to work independently.

• A record of good judgement and calm level thinking in a performance environment, and the ability to be agile in response to change.

• Proven ability to think creatively to solve problems, and a successful history of managing crews.

• Experience working as a technician on a touring performance, working with studentperformersand/or working with outside client/community programs.

• Experience supervising and working with student interns and apprentices as crew members.

Working Conditions

• Ability to regularly lift 50 pounds

• Comfortable working at heights and climbing ladders

• Comfortable working aroundloud noise/music, bright lights (includingstrobelights), theatrical elements including fog and haze

About the Team

Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington, Seattle, is one of the region's premier performing arts presenting organizations and, together with its university and community partners, Meany Center fosters innovative performances that advance public engagement, cultural exchange, creative research and learning through the arts.MeanyCenter provides opportunities for diverse artists, community,studentsand faculty to connect in the discovery and exploration of the boundless power of the arts to create positive change in the world. Located in the heart of the UW Campus, Meany Hall serves as the primary performance space for the University's academic programs in Dance, Music, Digital Arts and Experimental Media, Drama and for the Meany Center Visiting Artist Program.

Meany Centeroperates2 theaters in Meany Hall. The Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater is a busy 1200 seat proscenium theater that annually hosts more than one hundred performances, with performing artists from many parts of the world, the UW and Seattle communities. (3) full-time, permanent staffoperatethe stage as leads in Stage, Lighting, and Audio departments.