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Kansas Employer Technical Coordinator in Pittsburg, Kansas
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Pittsburg State University invites applications for the position of Technical Coordinator in the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts. The Technical Coordinator is responsible for technical operations, stage services, and limited event broadcasting as assigned. The Center houses two performance spaces, an art gallery, a reception/meeting room, a rehearsal hall, and various technical and support spaces. It is the duty of the Technical Coordinator to guarantee the safe and successful execution of events, limited broadcasts, and facility operations through successful planning, operations execution, and staffing of the facility/events as part of a team working together or individually. The Technical Coordinator is assigned specific events, shifts to supervise, projects to complete, and maintenance duties, as well as supervise and schedule student staff, volunteers, and temporary workers. Specific responsibilities will be assigned by the Director depending on the facility\'s operational needs, events, shifts, and projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
50%Production
Setup, operate, strike, move, and store furniture, theatrical elements, and equipment in all areas of the Center and on occasions outside of the Center.
Work collaboratively with various campus departments and units (Music, Art, Communication, Campus Activities, Facilities, etc.) and the other facility staff and university staff to provide the technical and facility services required to ensure the success of operations, performances, broadcasts, and events.
Work varying and necessary hours to accomplish assigned projects, supervise staff, stage productions, and to operate various types of technical equipment before, during, and after productions to meet the needs of the client and facility in a timely process and to meet established deadlines.
Coordinate, oversee, and perform all technical production and facility operations aspects for assigned events. Assist building users to maximize the utilization of the Centers technical systems to improve their events. Production responsibilities include but are not limited to enforcing safety standards, sound system operations and setup, lighting operations and setup, rigging, stage operations, supervising students responsible for live audio/video production for stage and broadcast, audio/video recording and production for archiving and broadcast.
Maintain the Centers operational readiness by following the guidelines and directions issued by the facility Director and Technical Director.
Work with students and KRPS staff to provide unedited/minimally edited content for radio shows and broadcast use.
25%Staffing and Supervision
Monitor, track, hire, train, schedule, supervise, and evaluate student staff to ensure all operational aspects of the building work smoothly, safely, and properly staffed.
Supervise students and volunteers to ensure front-of-house activities work smoothly and safely and are adequately staffed to meet operational needs. This includes performing and supervising front-of-house operations in the lobby and gallery, meeting/banquet setup, coat-check, ushering, house management/customer services for events, and performing strike/room restoration.
Monitor, track, supervise, assign, and coordinate the work of volunteers and outside staff and service providers in the facility to ensure safety and production standards are met for all shifts, projects, and events.
10%Equipment Maintenance
- Coordinate and oversee assigned equipment maintenance and repair, including preparation of specifications, recommendations, and purchasing as needed. Contribute to preparing long-range plans for purchasing new and replacement technical needs of the Center as assigned. Perform hands-on technical stage work in areas of repair, replacement, and event production.
5%Security and Shift Preparation
At the start and end of each operational shift, ensure the facility and its equipment are secured and stored or set up in their assigned locations as needed for the current/next event or project.
Ensure all lights and equipment are powered up/down and all doors are locked.
Facilitate a smooth handoff to