Student - Student Technician SOA

Utah Valley University; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Utah Valley University’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts seeks UVU students to assist with scenic, lighting, and sound design for university events, plays, concerts, and touring artists. Applicants will be assigned to production areas based on experience or interest and must be dependable with good attention to detail.

We value easy-going team players who can work in dynamic performance environments and support a range of technical needs for campus productions, including setup, operation,

Qualifications

• Must be a current UVU student.
• Background in supporting performance events or related skills.
• Experience in scenic, lighting, or sound design preferred.

Skills

Logical reasoning

Tool selection

Equipment monitoring

Tools

Scenic tools

Job description

Utah Valley University is looking for students with a background in supporting performance events or related skills

This position supports the specific areas of scenic, lighting, and sound design. From this position, we assign applicants to the production area they have experience or desire. We are seeking dependable, easy going individuals that display a good attention to detail. The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, as part of Utah Valley University School of the Arts, produces a wide array of musical, plays, and concerts in addition to presenting touring artists and hosting university events.

Must be a current UVU student.

Knowledge of:

• Materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction of scenic elements helpful, but not required


• Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry required for the execution of plans and drawings


• Basic shop safety rules and procedures

Skills in:

• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternate solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems


• Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a specific task


• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly

Ability to:

• Quickly move and coordinate fingers, limbs, and body to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects


• Exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects


• Apply general rules to specific problems and produce answers that make sense


• Arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)