Dance Production Lighting Designer & Tech Coordinator

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,939; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's School of Dance seeks a Dance Technical Coordinator for a full‑time 9‑month appointment to oversee all production aspects for the program.

The successful candidate will design lighting for faculty and student works, instruct undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and manage undergraduate student stage crew practicums, training and supervising student technicians and designers.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and two years of professional production experience.
• Experience instructing post-secondary or college-level students.
• Experience with production organization and management, including scheduling student labor and prioritizing work for multiple projects.
• Operating and maintaining stage lighting and lighting systems.
• Operating and maintaining stage sound and sound systems.

Responsibilities

• Instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.
• Trains and supervises student technicians, lighting designers, sound designers, and stage managers.
• Design lighting for Dance productions.
• Ability to utilize current software packages on Apple and PC computers for lighting design for dance and to use standard features, including CADD software (e.g., Vectorworks, Spotlight, Microlux, or equivalent).
• Ability to effectively use the following: counterweight rigging system, computerized lighting control system, electric personnel lift, theatrical lighting equipment, theatrical special effects equipment, and industrial power tools.

Skills

Lighting design

Stage production

Teaching

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Vectorworks

Spotlight

Microlux

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's School of Dance seeks a Dance Technical Coordinator for a full‑time 9‑month appointment to oversee all production aspects for the program.

The successful candidate will design lighting for faculty and student works, instruct undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and manage undergraduate student stage crew practicums, training and supervising student technicians and designers.