Technical Director

Wilkes University invites applications for a full-time Technical Director in the Division of Performing Arts to begin in August 2026. The Wilkes University Theatre Program offers a BFA in Musical Theatre a BA in Theatre Arts a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology and minors in Theatre Music and Dance.

Responsibilities

The Technical Director oversees technical production for the Divisions annual season which includes two musicals two plays one dance concert and several music concerts. Core duties include:

• Producing cost analyses construction drawings and build/load-in schedules for each production in cooperation with other departments
• Attending tech and dress rehearsals and the majority of performances
• Teaching courses in technical production which may include stagecraft stage rigging welding drafting advanced stagecraft introductory design and production lab supervision; design courses possible for qualified candidates
• Maintaining a clean safe and organized scene shop stage and storage facilities
• Managing inventory of tools and shop equipment
• Building scenery and supervising student crews
• Supervising staffing for additional events in the Darte Center
• Providing support across technical areas including scenic lighting and sound design as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Theatre with an emphasis in technical production plus a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience
• Experience in theatrical scenery construction welding stage rigging and budget management
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Vectorworks
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Collaborative mindset and positive team-oriented attitude

Preferred Qualifications

• F.A. in Design/Technical Direction or a related field with a theatre emphasis plus a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience
• Two or more years of university-level teaching experience

About Wilkes

Wilkes University is an independent comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts sciences and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply visit Please be sure to include a cover letter resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin age religion disability pregnancy sex/gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation marital or family status military or veteran status or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.

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