Overhire Technical Crew

University System of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

The University System of New Hampshire is seeking a part-time technical support role for the Paul Creative Arts Center in Durham. Duties include setting up audio and lighting equipment, building scenery, and assisting with props, as well as managing ushers and audience experience. Shifts may occur evenings and weekends.

Compensation is hourly at $15/hour with duties supporting theatre performances and house operations in a university setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with audio equipment setup and soundboard operation.
• Experience setting up lighting and operating a light board.
• Familiarity with building or handling scenic elements.
• Ability to assist with prop construction or handling for performances.
• Experience coordinating audience experience and ushering is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance for audio equipment (setting up equipment, running sound board).
• Provide technical assistance for lighting equipment (setting up equipment, running light board).
• Assist with scenic elements (building scenery).
• Assist with properties (building props for performances).
• House Management (manage audience experience, ushers).
• Ushering (assist patrons with finding seats).

Skills

Audio setup

Sound board operation

Lighting setup

Light board operation

Props building

House management

Ushers coordination

Tools

Sound board

Light board

Job description

Provide technical support for activities in the Paul Creative Arts Center. Duties may include: Technical assistance for audio equipment, lighting equipment, and scenic elements as well as house management and ushering. Work may take place during evenings and weekends.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Technical assistance for audio equipment (setting up equipment, running sound board).
• Technical assistance for lighting equipment (setting up equipment, running light board).
• Technical assistance with scenic elements (building scenery).
• Technical assistance with properties (building props for theatrical performances).
• House Management (manage audience experience, manage ushers).
• Ushering (assist patrons with finding seats).

Compensation Pay Range: $15/hour

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location: Durham

Salary Grade: Adjunct Hourly Staff 00