Assistant Technical Director

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

Title of Immediate Supervisor/Leader to Whom This Position Reports: Technical Director

*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 day.  Overtime (any hours in excess of 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:

With oversight from the Technical Director (TD), the Assistant Technical Director (ATD) is responsible for the operation of all backstage functions and activities related to the Clayton Center’s three performance halls . The ATD is responsible for providing audio/visual/lighting and other technical services to a variety of campus and non-campus clientele including professional touring productions, Clayton Center season, partner, and rental events, Maryville College Fine Arts events and other campus student/faculty/staff utilizing Clayton Center facilities.

The ATD is a generalist professional stage technician, and as such, is responsible for operating and maintaining a wide variety of performance systems – including theatrical rigging, lighting, sound reinforcement, and projection systems. The ATD regularly runs sound and/or lights for performances taking place at the Clayton Center and is directly responsible for setting up and striking technical equipment used for events. The ATD should have extensive knowledge of current analog and digital technologies utilized for live and virtual events, including proficiency with digital audio and lighting consoles and video distribution equipment. In particular, the ATD must possess sufficient audio engineering and/or lighting design skills to confidently and competently produce large shows with minimal support from other technicians.

As the Center’s lead maintenance technicians, the ATD (with support from the TD) is directly responsible for ensuring that lighting, sound, flyrail, and projections equipment is in good working order at all times; repairing and performing preventative maintenance on equipment as needed; and advising the TD on equipment needing upgrade or replacement.

The ATD is responsible for directing and supervising the work of other stagehands/technicians (including student staff) to ensure that user technical needs are met, high standards of production quality are maintained, safe and efficient work is performed, and best practices are observed. The ATD regularly serves as either a house audio or house electrician during large show load-ins/load-outs.

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

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