Senior Theater Technician & Stagecraft Lead

Seattle Rep; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & Personal Days per Union

Parking discounts

Free ORCA card

Job summary

Seattle Rep is seeking the Alhadeff Studio Head Technician to implement designs for Cornish at Seattle University productions and professional rentals. This full-time, academic-year staff role typically runs September–May with extra summer hours for maintenance and shows.

Representative by IATSE Local #15, the position requires strong leadership, extensive lighting knowledge, and ability to coordinate with SU and Cornish staff for safe, timely production support.

Qualifications

• Commitment to equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Collegiate or specialized training in theatrical staging systems.
• Ability to work with students and professional production teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the Alhadeff Studio facilities with Technical Supervisor.
• Runs IATSE crews during all calls/events in Alhadeff Studio.
• Collaborates with SU Academic Venue Supervisor, Production Manager, and Cornish Faculty to set standards.
• Attends SU department and show meetings as scheduled.
• Maintains equipment inventory records and paperwork.
• Supports SU Academic Venue Supervisor in safe work environment.
• Generates labor estimations and schedules; loads in, runs shows, and loads out.
• Assists students and clients in gear choices.
• Works across multiple areas: electrics, programming, scenery, audio, projections.
• Acts as Swing Technician for SU Playhouse Mainstage.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Collaboration

PC and Mac proficiency

Excel

Labor scheduling

Labor estimations

Theatrical lighting knowledge

Education

Theatrical and entertainment staging systems training

Tools

Vectorworks

AutoCAD

Lightwright

QLab

Job description

Seattle Rep is seeking the Alhadeff Studio Head Technician to implement designs for Cornish at Seattle University productions and professional rentals. This full-time, academic-year staff role typically runs September–May with extra summer hours for maintenance and shows.

Representative by IATSE Local #15, the position requires strong leadership, extensive lighting knowledge, and ability to coordinate with SU and Cornish staff for safe, timely production support.