About the Role: The Technical Director for the Randy Owen Center within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences is responsible for executing all technical aspects—audio, lighting, and stage operations—as well as the coordination of related technical elements throughout productions presented and acts as the subject matter expert for lighting of productions, overseeing equipment, work areas, and a safe working environment. Typical work hours are 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, with evening and weekend hours required during tech, strikes, or special events. Flex time is available outside of production periods. Who We Are: Jacksonville State University, as a learning-centered community, provides distinctive educational, cultural and social experiences to prepare students to be competent, ethical professionals and engaged, responsible, global citizens. The College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences supports the university’s general education curriculum as well as specialized programs, encouraging global engagement and ethical leadership. The Randy Owen Center is designed to inspire a love of arts in all students, engage with lifelong learners seeking to elevate their passions, and enrich the JSU campus and surrounding communities through cultural touchstones.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervises and actively participates in the installation and operating of all sound and projection systems. This includes: setting up and "ringing out" a live and/or reinforcement audio system with a full complement of wired and wireless microphones, stage and in-ear monitors, direct inputs, outboard gear, assisting with back line set-up, and striking of all equipment for each event.
- Supervises and actively participates in the installation and execution of lighting for performances, including preparing, hanging, circuiting, programming, and focusing stage lighting fixtures, as well as striking all lighting equipment for each performance and event. Lighting fixtures may include conventional, LED, moving fixtures, and others.
- Responsible for overseeing show-specific rigging, as well as maintaining stage equipment and work areas. This includes automated and manual rigging systems, dance flooring installation, riser systems, chain motor operation and maintenance, and acoustic cloud/drapes/shell adjustment/installation.
- Collaborates with visiting workforce when required. Interpret artist specifications, updating and questioning technical components and seeking external expertise when necessary.
- Reviews, interprets, and executes respective technical requests of user groups and presents written estimates of cost of labor and materials for events to supervisor in a timely manner.
- Creates and updates the respective operational systems and specifications for the facility. Manages inventory, storage, repair, and preventative maintenance of all related tools and equipment. Updates software and hardware needs in keeping with ongoing current standards for performing arts events. Provide regular updates to the Executive Director on the areas of responsibility.
- Determines the necessary technical supports necessary for events and performances, presented to the facility in advance of production dates to be communicated, deployed and scheduled in order to assemble the team needed to see through with the production.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in theatre design/technology
- Five (5) years of Technical Direction experience in professional theatrical or performing arts center organizations
- The ability to lift and carry materials weighing between 50 - 100 pounds on a daily basis is required.
Employee Benefits:
JSU strives to provide great quality of life to our employees through an attractive, competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package. Benefits include:
- Retirement Plans
- Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)
- RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
- 403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
- Health Insurance
- Medical (PEEHIP)
- Optional plans: vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer, and hospital indemnity
