Job (Calgary): Technical Director & Assistant Sound Designer – Chromatic Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Chromatic Theatre in Calgary seeks a Technical Director & Assistant Sound Designer for a contract run. You will lead technical operations, manage budgets, and assist sound design with mentorship from the Sound Designer. March onboarding with production April 18–May 1, 2021, adaptable to health guidelines.

The role invites candidates from diverse backgrounds and encourages growth in sound design skills within a collaborative indie theatre setting.

Qualifications

• Background in technical theatre, comfortable across lights, sound, video, set, costumes.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Sensitive to production needs and artists involved.
• Strategic and proactive in solving problems as a team.
• Driver's license and vehicle are assets.
• Familiarity with sound plotting and equipment setup (sound design basics).
• Willingness to learn and collaborate with the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets for scenic areas with Production Manager.
• Attend production and design meetings and liaise with venue contacts.
• Oversee setup/strike of technical elements with artistic integrity.
• Coordinate transport of materials and rentals with Production.
• Be the show needs manager and maintain health and code of conduct.
• Coordinate with videographer for filmed production version.
• Support sound design execution under supervision.

Skills

Technical theatre background

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Strategic problem-solving

Driver's license

Sound plotting

Collaborative

Language listening skills

Mandarin familiarity (asset)

Tools

QLab 3

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Audition

Job description

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The Virgin Trial – Alberta Theatre Projects The Virgin Trial
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Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein
Set Design: Scott Reid.
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
Photo: Benjamin Laird

Photo Credits

Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein
Set Design: Scott Reid.
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
Photo: Benjamin Laird

Job (Calgary): Technical Director & Assistant Sound Designer – Chromatic Theatre

Job (Calgary): Technical Director & Assistant Sound Designer – Chromatic Theatre

Job Title: Technical Director & Assistant Sound Designer
Compensation: $1,400 contract
Hours: Contract, part time, flexible. (Must be available April 18 – May 1, 2021)
Start Date: Onboarding in March 2021

We are looking for an individual interested in a Technical Director position who would also be comfortable filing the role of Assistant Sound Designer (with mentorship from the Sound Designer). A successful candidate will be brought on in March of 2021 for preliminary planning, with the production dates occurring between April 18th and May 1st, 2021. All details will be adjusted according to up-to-date public health recommendations.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates who identify as Indigenous, Black, Racialized, LGBTQA2S+, and/or Disabled. We also encourage folx with varying experience to apply, recognizing this as a learning opportunity to develop one’s sound design skills and build more experience as a technical director.

Technical Director
Job Description / Duties

• Managing budgets for all scenic areas in consultation with Production Manager
• Attend production meetings, design meetings, discussions with theatre venue contact, and other meetings deemed fit for attendance
• Oversees the set-up and strike of all technical elements while maintaining technical and artistic integrity of the production
• Coordinate transportation of materials and rentals (set, props, costumes, etc) with Production
• Manager for show needs
• Alongside Production Manager, maintain a strict health and code of conduct for all members of production
• Coordinate the needs of the production team alongside the videographer in executing a filmed version of production

Experience / Skills / Assets

• A background in technical theatre. Comfortable working or learning in a variety of technical departments (lights, sound, video, set, costumes)
• Organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Is sensitive to the needs of production and the artists involved
• Strategic and proactive in approaching challenges and problems alongside a team
• A valid driver’s license and vehicle will be an asset

Assistant Sound Designer

Job Description / Duties

• Would work closely with the Sound Designer in assisting in the execution of technical and artistic elements for show
• Develop a sound plot from Sound Designers needs
• Arrange and price out sound rental needs (speakers, microphones, etc)
• Be present for rehearsals, sound installation, calibration, and setting of sound level in tech rehearsals

Experience / Skills / Assets

• A basic understanding of speaker plots, signal flow and microphones
• Experience in sound creation, editing, sourcing and implementation an asset
• A working understanding of QLab 3 and a Digital Audio Workstation software (Protools, Logic, Audition e.g)) is strongly encouraged
• Collaboratively oriented
• Likes listening to sounds and other languages
• Fluency or familiarity with Mandarin or other Chinese dialect is an asset but not required

Chromatic Theatre is an indie-theatre company based in Calgary. As an organization, we are committed to developing and supporting diverse voices that contribute to an artistic landscape reflective of the spectrum of diversity we see across our country. We create opportunities for diverse artists and marginalized community groups through the arts, build bridges that span the societal issues and mechanisms that divide us based on cultural identity, and engage in non-traditional theatre going communities through cultural representation in the arts. We promote broader appreciation of diversity and do so by employing diverse artists and pay them professionally and equitably whenever possible.