Technical Director
University of Pittsburgh
Candidates with an associate degree are welcome to apply.
Job Summary
Devises effective and creative solutions for the lighting, sound, costume and make-up design, and audiovisual (AV) requirements for all shows and mentors students in correlating duties. Assists in the safe construction, erection, and strike of show scenery. Plans, budgets, purchases, and borrows for production areas and ensures all technical requirements of a show are met. Calculates electrical loads, color theory, and programming and serves as technical liaison for visiting companies and tenants. Assists with budgetary functions and recruiting student employees.
Managing technical aspects of performances and renter requests: lighting, sound, OSHA compliance, student
worker supervision. Clearing theatres of equipment, preparing lighting, scenery & sound, loading & unloading
trucks, construction, orchestra shell - moving & setup, fulfilling technical needs of performances & events, and
assists with invoice preparation.
Intense physical effort, work in catwalks, loading & unloading trucks, moving & lifting equipment (can involve several hundred pounds)
The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.