Stage Technician - Spanos Theatre

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 30,761 - 34,136; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement participation

Educational benefits

Job summary

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is hiring for a position responsible for providing production support for events in the Theatre. This role involves the operation of facilities and equipment, as well as ensuring safety standards and technical support during events. Candidates should have at least one year of relevant experience and excellent communication skills.

The anticipated hiring range is $22.33 – $24.78 per hour. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as retirement participation.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in production specialty like sound/audio production.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships in a diverse environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for events in the Theatre.
• Operate facilities and equipment for various events.
• Follow safety standards, policies, and procedures.

Skills

Communication and teamwork

English grammar

Organizational skills

Time-management

Education

Experience in performing arts center or related field

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for a variety of technical specialties that provide production support for events in the Theatre. This includes day‑to‑day operation of the facilities and equipment for events, classrooms or meetings, and event audio‑visual support. This position reports directly to the Technical Director and receives general supervision from the crew leader or Technical Director to ensure proper use of technical equipment and to ensure the safety of all involved by following safety standards, policies and procedures. Work is performed independently on standard assignments in the applicable production support specialty and requires limited technical direction.

Department Summary

The Performing Arts Center (PAC) consists of three venues: a 1,286‑seat concert hall, Harold Miossi Hall a 180‑seat recital hall and a 350‑seat rehearsal/performance pavilion. It hosts symphonies, choral concerts, contemporary and pop music events, plays and other theatrical performances, dance programs, recitals, opera and light opera, touring shows and community productions. It also supports workshops, business meetings, banquets, recording sessions, trade shows, conferences, receptions, funerals, art exhibits, church services, weddings, and other uses.

Key Qualifications

• Ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and outside the university with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to effectively convey information clearly and understandably, both verbally and in writing.
• Thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Ability to interpret, communicate and apply policies and procedures.
• Excellent organizational and time‑management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time‑sensitive deadlines.

Education And Experience

• One year of experience working for a performing arts center, theatre, repertory, or stock company engaged in the applicable production specialty such as costume construction, stage and set construction, lighting production, and/or sound/audio production. This background is normally achieved through professional training or applicable college coursework and practical experience.

Salary And Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $22.33 – $24.78 per hour
Classification Range: $21.47 – $31.27 per hour
Cal Poly offers a best‑in‑class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (**ADA**), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti‑discrimination laws, and CSU’s nondiscrimination policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment and retaliation in all university programs, policies and practices.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or if the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
The person holding this position is considered a ’mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions. Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.