Assistant Technical Director – Fabrication & Education

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Performing Arts seeks an Assistant Technical Director to partner with the Technical Director and Lead Fabricator to manage construction studios and project operations. The role supports the training and development of students and staff in fabrication and technical direction.

You will supervise an internal materials store, manage consumables and budgets, and lead load-ins and strikes while mentoring hourly staff and teaching assistants.

Qualifications

• A strong background in theatrical drafting, production planning, budgeting, scenic carpentry, welding, rigging, and general theatrical practices.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment in which priorities can change rapidly while facilitating efficient problem solving, creative thinking, and collaboration.
• Extensive experience with Vectorworks or other CAD drafting programs.
• Experience with CNC routers.
• Demonstrated competencies: Collaboration, Cost Estimation, Delegation, Effective Communication, Flexibility and Adaptability, Problem Solving.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Technical Director on productions as assigned. Specify and purchase products and services necessary. Create estimates and track purchases and labor on assigned projects. Attend production meetings and technical rehearsals as needed.
• Execute scenic and special effects elements on productions and projects as assigned.
• Serve as Technical Designer and draft construction drawings for fabrication projects outside of the Academic Production season as assigned.
• Manage Fabrication Studios Internal Materials Store including purchasing, sales, and inventory tracking.
• Delegate and supervise fabrication, maintenance, installation and striking of production elements in venues, and planning tasks to students and employees in the Fabrication Studios.
• Allocate and monitor Fabrication Studios hardware and consumables budget; proactively ensure consumables are replenished when necessary.
• Maintain Fabrication Studios equipment including hand tools, bench tools, metalworking equipment, and digital fabrication tools.
• Maintain and manage project management software for Fabrication Studios
• Safely load and drive university vehicles.
• Teach and mentor students, supervise Teaching Assistants, plan residencies, guest lectures, workshops, and tours.

Skills

Theatrical drafting

Production planning

Budgeting

Scenic carpentry

Welding

Rigging

CAD drafting

CNC routers

Collaboration

Cost estimation

Delegation

Effective communication

Flexibility

Problem solving

Education

Diploma (High School) or GED.

Tools

Vectorworks CAD

ETCP rigging certification

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Performing Arts seeks an Assistant Technical Director to partner with the Technical Director and Lead Fabricator to manage construction studios and project operations. The role supports the training and development of students and staff in fabrication and technical direction.

You will supervise an internal materials store, manage consumables and budgets, and lead load-ins and strikes while mentoring hourly staff and teaching assistants.