Charge Artist

Scenic Guild; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ten days paid vacation

Six days paid sick leave

Paid holiday leave

Employer health insurance (shared cost

Health Savings Account enrollment

Dental insurance (shared cost)

Life and AD+D coverage

Parental and short-term medical leave

401(k) retirement with employer match

Free access to CSC educational program

YMCA membership

Complimentary tickets to CSC meetings/

Job summary

CSC in Cincinnati is seeking a Charge Artist to lead the paint shop across year-round productions. You will work closely with Scenic and Properties designers, the Production Manager, and the Producing Artistic Director to deliver high-quality scenic designs.

This supervisory role combines management with hands-on design work, requiring collaboration across departments and adherence to safety standards. The position follows a standard 9:00am-5:30pm schedule, with occasional evenings and weekend

Qualifications

• Must have a reliable mode of personal transportation.
• This is a supervisory position with split managerial and hands-on requirements.
• Maintain and enforce high safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Scenic and Properties designers on every production.
• Collaborate with creative team to ensure a cohesive and world-class design product.
• Adhere to production benchmark schedule for design phase executions.
• Source rentals required for design execution.
• Collaborate with the Technical Director and Production Manager to ensure timely and accurate execution of designs within budget.
• Attend design launches, production meetings, technical rehearsals and first rehearsals.
• Present designs at first rehearsal if the production's scenic designer is unable to attend.
• Supervise the paints department and serve as charge artist on all productions.
• Participate in scenic strikes and changeovers.
• Partake in stage cleaning and preparation for technical rehearsals and build processes.
• Participate in prop department execution and management.
• Oversee paint shop and assist in prop shop management.
• Schedule work in paint department to meet production deadlines.

Job description

Job Dates

Year-Round

Pay

$46,000 annually

The Charge Artist is essential to the production team at CSC, collaborating closely with resident + guest designers, the Production Manager, and the Producing Artistic Director to ensure that CSC executes all of its projects to the highest artistic standard possible. The Charge Artist is responsible for several CSC mainstage and touring scenic designs per season in addition to serving as the paint charge for all CSC productions.

The base schedule for the Charge Artist is 9:00am-5:30pm Monday through Friday when we are not in a tech process opening a show. During those approximately 10-12 weeks a year, the schedule involves evenings and weekend hours such as Saturday-Friday 12pm-11pm (with breaks as needed). These extended hours and modified workweeks are regularly necessary due to install and technical rehearsals. This is a supervisory position with split managerial and hands-on requirements.

It is possible that all employees, including the Charge Artist, may be asked to assist departments beyond their area of focus or expertise in unusual circumstances.

Responsibilities

Production

• Work collaboratively with Scenic and Properties designers on every production.
• Collaborate with creative team to ensure a cohesive and world-class design product.
• Adhere to production benchmark schedule for design phase executions.
• Source rentals required for design execution.
• Collaborate intimately with the Technical Director and Production Manager to ensure timely and accurate execution of designs while being respectful of design budgets.
• Source and purchase items required for design execution.
• Attend design launches, production meetings, technical rehearsals and first rehearsals.
• Present designs at first rehearsal if the productions scenic designer is unable to attend.
• Supervise the paints department, including serving as the charge artist on all productions.

General work calls including

• Participate in scenic strikes and changeovers.
• Participate in stage cleaning and preparation leading into technical rehearsals and build processes.
• Participate in prop department execution and management.

Management

• Oversee paint shop and assist in prop shop management.
• Schedule work in paint department to meet production deadlines.
• Manage shop, equipment, and regular maintenance.
• Maintain inventory of expendables; order supplies and stock items as needed.
• Keep shop and storage areas clean and organized.
• Participate in staff annual review processes.
• Supervise paint shop staff including overhire and contractors. This includes hiring, onboarding, evaluating, coaching, disciplining and leading these team members.
• Maintain and enforce high safety standards.

Fiscal

• Collaborate with Production Manager to establish annual scenic, prop and paint department budgets, including:
• Material budgets per production
• Overhire budgets
• Annual shop and expendable supply budgets
• Capital expense recommendations
• Weekly expense reporting.
• Analyze financial reports to observe spending patterns, budgetary issues, identify reporting or processing errors, and avoid overspending.

General

• Must have a reliable mode of personal transportation.
• Adhere to company policies and regulations per the CSC Company Handbook and Production Department Handbook.
• Maintain a safe, fair, and ethical working environment.
• Collaborate with the Production Manager and Producing Artistic Director to improve overall aesthetic product and production processes.
• Other duties as requested by the Production Manager.

Compensation + Benefits

This position is a full-time, exempt position with a salary of $46,000, received through bi-weekly payroll. In addition to their earnings, the Charge Artist is eligible for benefits including:

• Ten days of paid vacation, accrued seasonally.
• Six days of paid sick leave, accrued seasonally.
• Paid holiday leave.
• Access to group health insurance with 50% of employee premiums paid by CSC.
• Optional enrollment in Health Savings Account plan.
• Access to dental insurance with 50% of employee premiums paid by CSC.
• Life and AD+D coverage for the employee paid by CSC.
• Parental leave, short-term medical leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• Free access to CSC educational programming for dependents.
• Complimentary enrollment and membership to the YMCA which offers fitness facilities throughout the region and other wellness benefits.
• Complimentary and discounted tickets to all CSC productions.