Position Summary
The position is responsible for the daytoday event engineering and technical production operations and event systems work. This position provides support recommendations and review of technical specs campus wide as well as daily solutions for technical event support and compliance including equipment rental inventory review. Maintains campus venue technology and provides training and development of technical production support staff and leads technical design for event programming. This position also provides extensive event reporting technical estimation and logistical production plans for Director review as well as reviews and manages vendor installations and logistical event support on and off campus. This position provides technical recommendations and submission for contracts and proposals. Oversees systems and equipment owned and operated by University Events and manages technical event planning and assessment technical capacity development and technical event standards for review.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree preferably in areas directly related to any of the following areas of study: theatre management audio engineering/recording arts theatre design lighting design technical event management. Two years of professional experience working with technical production event technology and logistics production or a related field preferably in a university environment or equivalent combination of education and experience Experience managing AV technology and systems. Experience in team/crew management event planning support for technical operations. Experience managing students providing technical training and troubleshooting technical event operations. Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex detail. Experience working with technical design event platforms diagram software applications. Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills. Indepth knowledge of university policies procedures and facility capabilities. Experience working with event guidelines and compliance. Ability to work with high level leadership departments across campus and serve as the university representative for events. Ability to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with new equipment and projects as related to nonacademic performance space. Experience providing creative technical event solutions on the fly. Experience working with theatrical lighting systems or set construction or theatre/technical management. Experience working with facilities teams. Experience working with budget management or experience working with event billing/invoicing. Experience working with event software and applications.
Required Experience:
Director