Pabst Theater Staff Electrician (Concert Lighting Director)

Pabst Theater Staff Electrician

Overview:

The Pabst Theater Group, is a multi-faceted entertainment organization that hosts over 600 live events annually across six venues in downtown Milwaukee: Pabst Theater, Riverside Theater, Turner Hall Ballroom, Miller High Life Theatre, Vivarium, and The Fitzgerald. The Pabst Theater Group is dedicated to providing top notch hospitality to world-class artists and patrons alike.

A full-time position consisting of mostly evening hours on weekends. Present from start to finish for 90% of 150 shows a year at Pabst Theater. Maintain department assets, manage workflow, and maintain primary venue infrastructure, and follow show procedure.

Job Description:

The Employer shall employ a full time Staff Electrician who will be paid at a rate as directed in Article IX.B.2 with increases as dictated in other sections of this agreement. The Staff Electrician will serve as Lighting Director or Head Electrician for all stage productions. The Staff Electrician shall maintain the skills and abilities, as well as to perform the duties, specifically stated in the Pabst Theater Staff Electrician’s Job Description which exists as a separate document from this contract. The Staff Electrician shall be employed and paid for a period of no less than forty (40) consecutive weeks between the first Monday in September and the third Monday in June, for each year of this agreement. The Staff Electrician shall be paid for all eight (8) holidays whether or not they fall during the term of his/her employment. The Staff Electrician shall be assigned and directed by the Technical Director and/or the Executive Director and have yearly performance reviews with the Technical Director and/or Executive Director. The Staff Electrician may work with, relieve, or work instead of the Technical Director or any other full time staff stagehand. From time to time, the Staff Electrician, when working in lieu of the Technical Director, may be asked to perform some of the duties of the Technical Director, such as scheduling crews, providing estimates and tallying payroll reports. When working in this capacity, the Electrician shall receive a higher rate of pay which applies to the classification for which they are working under, as stated in section VIII.H.8.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Large Scale lighting design and setup
• Complex lighting operation control utilizing MA, ETC, High End, Martin, and Avoloites
• Truss rigging and cable design and setup
• Professional understanding of lighting components Source 4 lekos, Pars, Fresnel’s, CYC, LED, Moving Lights. Clearcom and Follow spots
• Electrical knowledge of load balancing and distribution of large 3 phase power systems
• Awareness of industry standard OSHA regulation, ANSI standards, and NEC.
• company resources and to ensure customer satisfaction
• Other responsibilities and duties, as assigned by management, to ensure the effective utilization of company resources and to ensure customer satisfaction

Qualifications:

• Self-motivated friendly strong communication skills
• Strong passion of Music
• Comprehensive knowledge of computer and IT in both Mac and PC
• Willingness to teach potential future employees
• Artistic problem solving of both people and equipment

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a union represented position. Union benefits include health and welfare and retirement. Salary Compensation, including hourly pay rate, is determined in collective bargaining.