Technical Coordinator

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,939; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's School of Dance seeks a Dance Technical Coordinator for a full‑time 9‑month appointment to oversee all production aspects for the program.

The successful candidate will design lighting for faculty and student works, instruct undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and manage undergraduate student stage crew practicums, training and supervising student technicians and designers.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and two years of professional production experience.
• Experience instructing post-secondary or college-level students.
• Experience with production organization and management, including scheduling student labor and prioritizing work for multiple projects.
• Operating and maintaining stage lighting and lighting systems.
• Operating and maintaining stage sound and sound systems.

Responsibilities

• Instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.
• Trains and supervises student technicians, lighting designers, sound designers, and stage managers.
• Design lighting for Dance productions.
• Ability to utilize current software packages on Apple and PC computers for lighting design for dance and to use standard features, including CADD software (e.g., Vectorworks, Spotlight, Microlux, or equivalent).
• Ability to effectively use the following: counterweight rigging system, computerized lighting control system, electric personnel lift, theatrical lighting equipment, theatrical special effects equipment, and industrial power tools.

Skills

Lighting design

Stage production

Teaching

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Vectorworks

Spotlight

Microlux

Job description

Position Number: 002126

Functional Title: Technical Coordinator

Position Type: Staff

Position Eclass: ED - EHRA 9 month leave earning

University Information: Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG is nationally recognized for academic excellence, accessibility, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University, UNCG is a community‑engaged research institution with more than $67M in research and creative activity, and its 2,600 staff contribute to an annual economic impact exceeding $1B for the Piedmont Triad region.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit: UNC Greensboro is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment for all persons and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or age. The College of Visual and Performing Arts, which includes the School of Art, School of Dance, School of Music, School of Theatre, and the Arts Administration program, serves approximately 1,703 students with over 135 faculty and staff.

Position Summary: The UNCG School of Dance seeks a Dance Technical Coordinator for a full‑time (100%) 9‑month appointment to oversee all production aspects for the school. The successful candidate will demonstrate thorough understanding of technical and artistic aspects of lighting and production for dance, and possess strong artistic collaboration skills. Primary duties will include designing lights for faculty and student choreographic works, instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and two years of professional production experience. All degrees received must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
• Working experience instructing post‑secondary or college‑level students.
• Experience with production organization and management, including scheduling student labor and prioritizing work for multiple projects.
• Operating and maintaining stage lighting and lighting systems.
• Operating and maintaining stage sound and sound systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Supporting new media technology for dance.
• Supporting Dance performance in non‑traditional settings.
• MA or MFA degrees in Theater Production and Lighting Design.
• Evidence of employing technical, artistic, and pedagogical practices that support equitable, diverse, and inclusive learning environments.

Recruitment Range: $50,000 - $52,939

Org # - Department: School of Dance - 13004

Job Open Date: 07/15/2026

For Best Consideration Date: 08/05/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

FTE: 1.000

Type of Appointment: Permanent

Number of Months per Year: 9

FLSA: Exempt

Key Responsibility: Production courses and practicums

Percentage Of Time: 30%

Essential Tasks

• Instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.
• Trains and supervises student technicians, lighting designers, sound designers, and stage managers.

Percentage Of Time: 25%

Key Responsibility: Lighting Design

Essential Tasks

• Design lighting for Dance productions.
• Ability to utilize current software packages on Apple and PC computers for lighting design for dance and to use standard features, including CADD software (e.g., Vectorworks, Spotlight, Microlux, or equivalent).

Percentage Of Time: 25%

Key Responsibility: Production Equipment Management and Safety Officer

Essential Tasks

• Ability to effectively use the following: counterweight rigging system, computerized lighting control system, electric personnel lift, theatrical lighting equipment, theatrical special effects equipment, and industrial power tools.
• Orders and maintains production equipment.
• Maintain the production budget for scenic, lighting, and sound equipment.
• Serve as safety officer for the School of Dance (compliance with safe practices and workplace regulations).
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and workplace regulations.
• Oversee safe use of equipment and spaces.
• Monitor and maintain dance studio flooring and sound systems.

Percentage Of Time: 15%

Key Responsibility: Sound Manager

Essential Tasks

• Oversee sound for Dance productions.

Percentage Of Time: 5%

Key Responsibility: Assistance for Events

Essential Tasks

• Assist the School of Dance Director and office staff with events scheduled in the Dance Theatre.

Physical Effort: Hand Movement – Repetitive Motions, Hand Movement – Grasping, Holding, Finger Dexterity, Vision – Skilled Trades, Reading, Writing, Eye‑hand coordination, Vision – Color Distinction, Vision – Preparing/Analyzing figures, Vision – Visual inspection, Vision – Measuring/Assembling at distance close to eye, Hearing, Talking, Standing, Sitting, Walking, Lifting (0‑30 lbs.), Lifting (30‑60 lbs.), Lifting (60‑90 lbs.), Lifting (90+ lbs.), Pushing/Pulling, Climbing‑Stairs, Climbing‑Ladders, Climbing‑Ladders, Bending, Squatting, Crawling, Reaching.

Work Environment: Driving – Car/Truck, Driving – Automatic, Driving – Mower/Forklift, Equipment/Machines – Heights, Equipment/Machines – Ladders, Equipment/Machines – Step Stools, Night/Dark, Extreme noise levels, Inside, Outside, Ventilation Conditions – Dust, Ventilation Conditions – Chemicals.