Production Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Job Environment

A catalyst for creativity and learning, The Prior Performing Arts Center amplifies the arts at Holy Cross and provides the College, the greater Worcester community, and visiting creative thinkers with an inspiring environment to pursue diverse questions of the human experience. An active classroom, laboratory, performance venue, and exhibition site that opened at the College in 2022, the Prior Performing Arts Center offers world-class spaces to experience and train in the performing and creative arts, fostering collaboration across artistic disciplines and catalyzing transformational exchange between the arts and other fields.

Team Environment

• Programming, production, and operations staff at The Prior share the following goals :
• Enable the success of the creative and performing arts departments (a.k.a. “Principle Clients”) by hosting departmental programs within appropriate Prior venues; by providing superb technical expertise and administrative support as required to ensure high-quality offerings; and by enhancing and elevating Holy Cross’ national reputation as a leading destination for creative and performing arts talent.
• Present leading arts voices to multiple audiences (College, city / community, region, nation) under the banner of the “Prior Presents” series and through other public-facing or community-oriented offerings.
• Incubate cross-disciplinary learning and support creative collaboration by working together with individual faculty, departments, academic programs, and other units, including The Cantor Art Gallery, which is housed on the third floor of the center, to originate and host arts-based and arts-integrative programs.
• Foster a diverse, inclusive community related to the arts.
• Develop and enhance relationships with greater Worcester through targeted opportunities to develop educational and arts-based programming with local community members and / or to host community-led programming related to the arts.

Host special events within appropriate Prior venues (as requested by the College) in order to promote prospective student, family, alumni, and philanthropic engagement with Holy Cross.

Job Description

Reporting to the Manager of Production, the Production Technician serves as production electrician and stage supervisor for The Prior Performing Arts Center. Core responsibilities include : (1) helping with preparation, hang, focus, and notes for the lighting designs for productions; (2) executing stage lighting and performance staging for other departmental events, student and academic gatherings, and performances by visiting artists; and (3) serving as a stage supervisor and / or lead production staff for events and performances held during evenings and weekends.

Collaborating closely with a fellow Production Technician, the Manager of Production, and others across units on the production staff, the Production Technician serves all production facets from load-in to load-out, including the setup and strike of all stage elements.

In the role’s capacity as production electrician, this position supports the maintenance of lighting equipment, the operation and basic repair of lighting consoles and systems. As stage supervisor, this position staffs events and performances hosted by college academic and administrative departments, visiting artists, students, and community partners; and “calls” stage and audience transitions.

This position regularly supervises students (and overhire staff, as needed) and collaborates with other Prior staff in the training and evaluation of these workers.

The ideal candidate will work well under short time constraints and be able to pivot easily from one task or idea to another. They will possess exceptional problem-solving skills for addressing technical and logistical challenges. As a detail-oriented professional, they will be dedicated to the superior execution of all phases of production from creation to finished product.

Major Areas of Responsibility

Production Electrician

Stage supervisor

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Minimum Qualifications

With specific experience including but not limited to :

Preferred Qualifications

Work Conditions

Physical Requirements

Core Competencies

Disclaimer

The description above represents the most significant duties of this position but does not exclude other occasional work assignments not mentioned, the inclusion of which would be in conformity with the factor degrees assigned.

Additional information :

This is a full time, exempt level position. The College is committed to providing competitive market pay for its employees. The salary range for this position is $59,100-$64,000. The College also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time staff, including :

10% College contribution to the 403(b) Retirement Plan (1 year wait waiver available)

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement - upon hire, candidates will need to live within commuting distance

Condensed summer 4-day work week

Tuition & Education benefits

Wellness programs & ongoing Training and Development opportunities

Generous paid time off

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity in the workplace.

To review our Employee Benefit Options, please go to :   https : / / www.holycross.edu / human -resources / benefits

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS :

Please attach a cover letter addressing the position requirements along with your resume.

In your cover letter please address how your work might support the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see  http : / / www.holycross.edu / mission) and its core commitment to justice and inclusive excellence. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate your commitments in these areas.

Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position has been filled.

The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law. To request an accommodation, please email at hr@holycross.edu, or call 508-793-3391