Lecturer & Lighting Designer: Design, Teach Theatre

Trinity University; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity University in San Antonio, TX invites applications for a Lecturer/Lighting Designer starting August 2027. You will design lighting across productions and teach four courses per year in design and related theatre areas, mentoring undergraduate student designers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the production team, training student workers, and maintaining equipment and budgets while exploring varied theatrical styles including projection and sound design as relevant.

Qualifications

• Terminal Degree in Theatre (MFA) by the time of appointment.
• Experience teaching or serving as a teaching assistant in an academic environment.
• Experience training and supervising student workers.
• Evidence of experience in lighting design in a variety of theatrical styles.
• Preferred: experience in projection and/or sound design.
• Preferred: experience with QLab, Dante, Shure Workbench, Vectorworks, and Lightwright.

Responsibilities

• Teach four courses per academic year in design and/or other areas of theatre.
• Design Lighting (and Sound/Projection as applicable) for all Trinity Theatre productions.
• Responsible for the execution and implementation of designs.
• Train and supervise student workers during daily shop hours Mon-Fri 2:30-5:30.
• Advise lights/projections/sound for student Lab Show productions as needed.
• Seek out, develop, recruit, and mentor undergraduate design students.
• Manage and maintain lighting, sound, and projection equipment.
• Maintain and adhere to production budgets in lighting, sound, and projections.

Skills

Lighting design

Teaching experience

Mentoring students

Collaboration

Education

Terminal degree in Theatre (MFA) by appointment

Tools

QLab

Dante

Shure Workbench

Vectorworks

Lightwright

Job description

Trinity University in San Antonio, TX invites applications for a Lecturer/Lighting Designer starting August 2027. You will design lighting across productions and teach four courses per year in design and related theatre areas, mentoring undergraduate student designers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the production team, training student workers, and maintaining equipment and budgets while exploring varied theatrical styles including projection and sound design as relevant.