Media Maintenance Technician Lead, Meany Center: Tech

Meany Center for the Performing Arts has an outstanding opportunity for a Media Maintenance Technician Lead/Theater Stage Manager to join their team. 

About this Opportunity 

Reporting to the Technical Director, the Media Maintenance Technician Lean/Theater Stage Manager is responsible for supporting the productions and events held in the Katharine Alvard Gerlich Mainstage Theater at the Meany Center for the Performing Arts. The position is the primary point-person for clients on stage, and is the lead for the carpentry, props, and rigging departments. The scope of the work that the Theater Stage Manager performs is broad and ranges from system maintenance, season advance, performance prep, load-in / focus, rehearsals, performances, and general administration. The position requires general knowledge of proscenium theater systems, theatrical practices and techniques, and expertise in some or all areas of theatrical rigging, logistics, stage carpentry, and stage management. 

Almost all work is performed at the Katherine Alvard Gerlich Mainstage at the Meany Center for the Performing Arts, with limited opportunities for remote administrative work. Significant night and weekend work required. Shifts can be scheduled for early morning and late nights, often with multiple consecutive days. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Rehearsal/Performances: Act as the liaison between touring companies or faculty and Meany Center as a venue. Communicate effectively with clients and lead the over-hire crew. Work with other department heads to facilitate show related needs and ensure smooth and safe operation of all technical systems. Prepare show specific paperwork and systems to track expectations, changes, scene shifts, rail and prop moves, cueing, and pre- and post-performance operations. (35%) 

• Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance, make repairs, specify upgrades, plan replacements, and make purchases of theatrical supplies and shop systems, specializing in stage (platforms, risers, orchestra shell, chairs, stands, tables, scenery, etc.) and rigging systems (single purchase t-bar counterweight system, winch driven motorized stage hoists, chain motors, softgoods). Assist other dept heads in the maintenance of lighting, sound, video, and building specific systems. Acquire expert knowledge and stay current with the latest technologies for these systems. (20%)  

• Load/In Focus: Work with touring companies, renters, and academic partners during on stage preparations. Lead over-hire / student crews in unloading trucks, unpacking goods, constructing and rigging scenic elements, making fly rail calculations and adjustments, overseeing logistical organization. Work with other dept