Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT | United States
Job description
1. Serves as liaison between Master Electrician, Designer and electrics department to provide and obtain information necessary to execute designs. 2. Oversees student Light Board Operator and/or programmer for productions. Trains crew in operation of light board, follow spot, and special effects. Supervises appropriate personnel. 3. Reads, interprets, and executes light plots. Reviews light plots with appropriate personnel. 4. Uses a variety of complex tools, processes, materials, and equipment in completing assigned projects. 5. Assists at load-in, notes sessions, technical rehearsals, and strike of productions. 6. Participates in provision and implementation of overhead rigging for lighting equipment. 7. Develops and assists with implementation of special lighting effects. 8. Serves as Senior Head Electrician for outside organizations or special events using theater's venues, as assigned. 9. Oversees and participates in the maintenance and repair of electrics shop, tools, equipment, and associated financial paperwork. 10. Transports equipment. 11. In conjunction with appropriate personnel, maintains the safety and efficiency of lighting storage and workspaces. 12. Attends appropriate meetings. 13. Assists related departments in load-in, notes sessions, technical rehearsals, and strike of productions. 14. Works occasional nights, weekends and holidays. 15. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skill/ability 1: Advance skills of Electronic Theatre Control (ETC). Proficiency in drafting using AutoCad or Vectorworks.
Required Skill/ability 2: Collaborate effectively with a variety of partners at a professional level. Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
Required Skill/ability 3: Calm and collected under pressure with a strongly demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, follow schedules, and follow rapid instructions. Demonstrated ability to receive and operate cues during technical rehearsals and performance.
Required Skill/ability 4: Knowledge of job-related health and safety issues and ability to identify potential hazards.
Required Skill/ability 5: Skills in planning productions or events in a theatrical environment. Demonstrated ability to lead projects and people.
Preferred Education: B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre, M.F.A. highly preferred, in theater production. ETC Lighting Controls, LED, moving light fixtures. National and local electric codes, electrical theory/application. Theatrical rigging; exp. w/ JR Clancy Scene Control. Intelligent lighting equipment. Lightwright III system. Vectorworks. Experience as production electrician.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Theatre Technician 3, Lighting
University Job Title: Production Electrician
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: B.A. or B.F.A. in theatre, M.F.A. highly preferred, in theater production. ETC Lighting Controls, LED, moving light fixtures. National and local electric codes, electrical theory/application. Theatrical rigging; exp. w/ JR Clancy Scene Control. Intelligent lighting equipment. Lightwright III system. Vectorworks. Experience as production electrician.
1. Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education. 2. Professional or graduate-level experience as a theatrical lighting electrician.
About Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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