Stage Technical Manager

DorkyPark GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 46.125 - 77.490; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Constanza Macras / Dorky Park, an international dance and theatre company based in Berlin, seeks a Stage Technical Manager on a project-based freelance basis to oversee rehearsals, performances, and touring setups.

You will prepare technical riders, review venue plans, coordinate stage equipment and logistics, and collaborate with venue technical teams, ensuring safety and compliance across national and international tours.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in stage management or technical coordination in theatre or dance.
• Ability to read technical riders and venue plans.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
• Fluent English; German language skills are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Oversee the technical execution of rehearsals and performances.
• Prepare and review technical riders.
• Review venue stage plans and equipment lists for compliance.
• Coordinate logistics, transport, and packing lists for stage elements.
• Coordinate technical set-ups at guest venues and supervise assemble/dismantle.
• Collaborate with venue technical teams during tours and performances.
• Identify and resolve technical issues with the production team and venue staff.

Jobbeschreibung

The international dance and theater company Constanza Macras / Dorky Park, based in Berlin, is looking for a Stage Technical Manager for our tours and productions on a project-based freelance basis.

Constanza Macras / Dorky Park produces on average 2-3 productions and special projects per year and tours nationally and internationally for guest performances and festivals.

The Stage Technical Manager position includes the following tasks:

• Overseeing the technical execution of rehearsals and performances.
• Preparing and reviewing technical riders.
• Reviewing technical information provided by venues (stage plans, equipment lists) and ensuring that venue conditions meet the production’s technical requirements.
• Coordinating logistics, transport, and packing lists for stage elements, props, and costumes.
• Coordinating technical set-ups at guest venues and supervising the assembly and dismantling of stage elements and technical equipment.
• Collaborating with venue technical teams during tours and performances.
• Identifying, reporting, and resolving technical issues in cooperation with the production team and venue staff.

The ideal candidate will have :

• Professional experience as a Stage Technical Manager, Stage Assistant, Stage Technician, or in a comparable technical role within theatre, dance, or the performing arts.
• A qualification in theatre, stage, or event technology, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in coordinating technical operations for rehearsals, performances, and touring productions.
• Experience in reading and preparing technical riders, stage plans, and venue documentation.
• Experience coordinating safe technical operations, including risk assessment processes and compliance with venue safety requirements.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.
• A Class B driving licence (desirable).
• Fluent English; German is highly desirable.
• A varied and responsible position within an international contemporary dance and theatre company.
• The opportunity to travel nationally and internationally as part of the touring team.
• A multicultural, committed, and supportive working environment.

We recruit regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender and sexual orientation, impairments or religion.