Assistant Technical Director
Reports to: Technical Director
Status: Full-time, 10 months annually
Start Date: August 5, 2024 (could be as late as January 26, 2025)
Salary Range: $1,025 per week, full health benefits and pension plan.
American Players Theatre is currently seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Technical Director. APT includes two theaters, a 1075-seat outdoor amphitheater and a 200-seat indoor theatre, and produces eight plays in repertory and one show in the fall, in the wooded hills of southwest Wisconsin.
This staff member will assist APT’s Technical Director in all aspects of producing theatrical scenery by creating technical drawings, communicating with designers, coordinating with other departments, supervising construction, and fostering a safe workspace.
Successful candidates will have strong drafting skills, solid understanding of safety in structural design and rigging, and must show a commitment to creating and sustaining an inclusive work environment and to learning and practicing anti-racism.
This position requires a proficiency in AutoCAD and scenic carpentry.
Essential duties
Assist the TD in developing a plan for materials, timeline and methods of construction.
- Draft build drawings, and make construction assignments with carpenters.
- Assist the TD in planning, building, testing and maintaining special effects.
- Maintain engineering and safety standards in the construction design process and ensure they are maintained during construction.
- Supervise carpenters and maintain construction timeline.
- Coordinate with other departments ensuring that other departments have scenic elements to work with when they need them
Other Duties
- Assist or conduct safety trainings and inspections as skills allow.
- Represent the Technical Director in meetings as needed.
- Act as the scene shop representative on the safety committee.
- Help the Stage Operations Supervisor and Stage Management maintain Scenery Storage.
- Help maintain The Scene Shop, Paint Shop, Long Term Storage, The Uphill Theater, and the Touchstone Theater.
- Regularly maintain tools and equipment used by the scene shop and monitor their condition and lifespan; delegating some of this work to the Shop Supervisor.
- Manage scrap and waste materials to keep the shop workspace functional and efficient.
Expected Skills and Knowledge - Safe Rigging practices.
- Carpentry and Welding.
- Theatrical Scenery Construction Techniques.
- AutoCAD, Google SketchUp/Layout, and/or Vectorworks
Microsoft Office. - Ability to drive large vehicles such as box trucks or trailers.
American Players Theatre is a fully COVID-19 vaccinated workplace.
Interested applicants should send a PDF resume with references to Michael Broh at [email protected]. Please include ATD in the subject line.
APT is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.