Location: Brainerd

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Unlimited

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Two years of experience in set design and construction, scenery preparation and rigging, and lighting.  A Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts with a concentration in Technical Theater may substitute for the experience requirement.
• Knowledge of professional procedures and practices used by theater arts and craft workers; occupational practices of the theater and its machinery and equipment, and the safety procedures involved in working with this machinery and equipment; standard practices used in the construction of stage scenery, furniture, and properties; conventional methods of mounting and rigging stage scenery; the characteristics of the common materials used in scenic construction (e.g. lumber, canvas, metal, plastics).  
• Ability to read working drawings, front elevations, floor plans, and shift plans; supervise skilled and unskilled helpers; perform routine maintenance and repair of stage lighting equipment; operate analogue and digital recording and playback equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Technical Theatre is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to deal effectively and tactfully with a diverse student/staff and clientele population in a positive, courteous and helpful manner.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload, and meet required deadlines, initiate and follow-up on activities independently without daily supervision.
• Current skills in the usage of personal computers, including internet, e-mail, list-servs and other software
• Excellent critical thinking skills, recognizing the wide range of student and staff problems and the necessary action needed to correct them.
• Ability to work independently and to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with students, staff and the general public.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards of the theatre and its machinery and equipment sufficient to prevent or minimize potential accidents.  
• Ability to manage inventory of materials and supplies sufficient to ensure availability to meet demand.
• Ability to maintain and operate hand and power tools safely and efficiently.

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