Technical Director

Position Title: Technical Director Department: Clayton Center for the Arts

Title of Immediate Supervisor/Leader to Whom This Position Reports: Executive Director of the Clayton Center for the Arts

*Expected Daily Work Hours: Flexible *Expected Weekly Work Schedule: Flexible

* College offices are normally open from 8:00 AM until 5:00PM Monday through Friday. However due to the nature of responsibility to the student body individual offices or departments may have operating hours that extend beyond this period and may include evening or weekend hours. Non-exempt employees will normally work 8 hours per (any hours more than 40 per week) for non-exempt employees is required to be approved in advance by the department supervisor. Exempt employees will typically work at least 40 hours per week and such additional time as may be reasonably required to fulfill the obligations of their position description. Such additional work may include evenings and weekends and should be described in this document.

Summary of this position:

The Technical Director (TD) is responsible for the operation of all backstage and production functions related to the Clayton Centers three performance halls.

The TD manages coordinates and negotiates technical aspects of contracts for presenting artists and renters. S/he also serves as the primary point of contact for technical production questions from renters guest artists and other performers.

The TD should have extensive experience in professional sound lighting and video systems theatrical rigging and set construction. Additionally the TD is responsible for directing and supervising the work of (2) Assistant Technical Directors and other stagehands/technicians (including student staff) to ensure that user technical needs are met high standards of production quality are maintained and best practices are observed. The TD should place a high value on the training and professional development of student stagehand workers who may have little to no previous experience in the operation of a professional theatrical space.

The TD is responsible for maintaining clean safe and compliant backstage and performance areas and is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the functional areas under his/her control.

The TD is expected to regularly work nights/weekends and long work shifts in order to run and/or supervise performances and other events and is responsible for ensuring that qualified technicians are on hand any time event performance spaces are in use.

Minimum Qualifications Required: (please be specific and respond to every question; indicate none if not applicable)

Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelors degree with an emphasis in theater music or a related discipline
• Or; Associates degree or certification and commensurate professional technical experience required.

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• A minimum of 3 -5 years of progressive professional experience as a facility or touring technician required.
• Management experience in an entertainment/arts setting strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience in using troubleshooting and maintaining audio sound lighting multimedia and related computer technology required including a working knowledge of current digital audio and lighting control systems.
• Knowledge of professional drafting standards and computer-based drafting systems (AutoCAD Vectorworks etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to manage stagehands and other technicians work well with others and interact with the public.

Special skills knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to comprehend and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to develop reports business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

License certification or registration necessary:

• Valid Tennessee Drivers License.
• First Aid/CPR/AED.
• OSHA 10-hour certification.
• Must be able to obtain certifications within 6 months of hire.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk and hear; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; taste or smell and work at various heights.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Environmental conditions:

• Typical live performance industry setting.
• Work may be performed indoors as well as outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• May perform work in varied lighting conditions (from dim/dark to very bright).
• May be exposed to very quiet and very loud conditions for extended periods of time.

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer phone etc.
• Hand tools control panels ladders and other industry standard tools.
• Proficient computer skills including computer-controlled industry standard technical systems and equipment including a working knowledge of current network technologies and digital theory used by professional sound lighting and video systems.

Primary duties and responsibilities (Typically 7 primary duties comprised of 80% of the responsibilities):

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serves as the primary technical contact for guest artists renters Maryville College groups and other users and sees that all performance or event-specific technical needs are accommodated professionally and cost-effectively in the Clayton Center performing spaces.
• Works with all users to ensure that each events technical production values meet the standards of professionally managed events.
• Analyzes show and event technical requests and contract riders determines necessary equipment and arranges the rental of additional technical equipment when necessary.
• Hires trains and manages student stagehands employed through the Colleges work-study program.
• Hires and supervises outside professional stagehands as necessary to meet event requirements and ensure that all events are appropriately staffed.
• Runs sound lighting video rigging and other performance equipment on occasion.
• Oversees the creation of technical drawings for all spaces including ground plans and lighting plots.
• Monitors the condition of equipment (including sound lighting and projection equipment performance pianos rigging/fly systems and loading-dock equipment) and arranges for the repair and replacement within budgetary constraints.
• Develops and implements plans related to regular maintenance and replacement of aging equipment.
• Works with the Executive Director to improve facility technical capabilities in light of revenue-generating opportunities and changing user and production needs.
• Oversees all billing of technical expenses related to Clayton Center rentals and performances.
• Assists with the preparation and control of production and operating budgets.
• Performs final safety checks during any potentially hazardous use of facility infrastructure (e.g. company switch tie-ins connections of overhead rigging etc.) and confirms that rules related to the safe operation of stage equipment and infrastructure are clearly understood and strictly observed by all users.
• Ensures that performers and other stage users are safe and properly supervised at all times and that technical areas are clean safe and secure.

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive respectful learning environment for all staff faculty and students.

Leadership requirements:

• Does the person in this position directly supervise other staff/team members Yes

If yes how many Varies by event

• Does the person in this position directly supervise studentsYes

If yes how many Varies by event