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Scene Shop Coordinator

Employer
Northern Kentucky University
Location
Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Sep 13, 2024

Job Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title
Scene Shop Coordinator

Department
School of the Arts

Compensation Title
Coordinator, Theatre Arts/ Scene Shop

Position Number
30011553

Position Status
Regular

Work Schedule

8:15 am – 4:30 pm
May require some evening or weekend work.

Hours per Week
37.5

Months per Year
12

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

Purpose of Position

The Scene Shop Coordinator works closely with the Technical Director to manage and maintain all facilities and equipment for all theatrical productions. The Coordinator also works closely with the Scenic Designer to service and execute designs for the construction of all scenery for Theatre & Dance productions and special events. Additionally, the Scene Shop Coordinator monitors the rental of theatre spaces/equipment and serves as the on-site representative as needed for rental events.

The Scene Shop Coordinator establishes, teaches, and enforces safety procedures which include abiding by OSHA standards, maintenance of equipment, and cleaning and organizing the scene shop, furniture/props storage, and paint shop. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees.

The Scenic Shop Coordinator’s role is to promote the safety and health of all faculty, staff, and students working in our spaces by setting and enforcing standards; providing training for students; establishing partnerships with local stage unions and scenic houses; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health in the school’s spaces, shops, and backstage areas.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Safely execute and build all sets based on designs and drafting provided by staff/faculty/guest designers according to the theatrical industry standards and best practices.
  • Maintain OSHA standards for all faculty, staff and students working with lifts, rigging, pyrotechnics, carpentry, welding, and electricity.
  • Train students, faculty, and staff working in the scene shop in the fundamentals of construction with a wide variety of tools along with the care and maintenance and safe operations of machines, tools, and laboratory equipment including special instruction for students in rigging, scene construction, welding, and pyrotechnics as needed.
  • Effectively collaborate with the Technical Director to determine a weekly, monthly, semester, and year-long calendar which includes build schedules for each production, deadlines for ordering materials, load-in, and technical schedules, as well as plans for summer projects and construction.
  • Establish and maintain schedules for organizing, cleaning, and operations in the Fine Arts Center scene and paint shop, reviewing safety protocols, updating, inspecting, and repairing equipment, and shop inventory.
Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in technical theatre, theatre design, or related field.
Five years of professional experience or Masters Degree in Theatre and 2 years of professional experience.

Stage carpentry, welding, rigging, ability to read and understand construction drawings, regular equipment maintenance practices, as well as electrical, pyrotechnic, or sound equipment skills as needed.

This role must comply with and understand OSHA standards and regulations, as well as practices developed by USITT .

Application review will begin 9/27

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience
5 years

Salary
Minimum $20.67/hr

Pay Grade
S69

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
2024S2089

Job Open Date
09/13/2024

Job Close Date

Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/14193

Is this an internal only posting?

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is your highest level of education?
    • Bachelor's degree
    • Master's degree or higher
  2. * Why are you interested in this position?

    (Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents
  1. Letter of Recommendation 1
  2. Letter of Recommendation 2
  3. Letter of Recommendation 3
  4. References


Company

NKU is a growing metropolitan university of more than 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati.

Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names.

 

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