Job Description Summary:
William & Mary’s Department of Theatre and Performance invites applications for an experienced Technical Director to manage the department’s production, instructional, and facility’s needs. Reporting to the Department Chair, the Technical Director plays an essential role in supporting the department’s artistic and educational objectives. The successful candidate will bring strong technical theatre expertise, organizational skills, and a collaborative approach to working in an educational production environment. Additionally, this position requires extensive carpentry knowledge and skills to oversee the construction of theatrical scenery, while also organizing, training, and supervising work-study student employees and overseeing the work of the Associate Technical Director, all of whom support departmental Theatre and Dance productions.
Primary responsibilities include:
• Operational management and supervision of the scene shop.
• Organization, supervision and execution of the build, load-in, run, and strike of all Departmental Mainstage and Studio Season productions.
• Preparation of technical drawings for all scenic fabrication.
• Oversight of student run crews for departmental productions in addition to mentoring Stagecraft students and supervising work-study employees.
• Oversight of the planning, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation of scenic lighting, audio, projection, and related technical elements for departmental Mainstage and Studio Season productions.
• Collaborating with the Production Manager and communicating with faculty, staff, students, and guest artists to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality technical production practices.
More information and how to apply found here.