Associate Technical Director

PURPOSE:

To coordinate and oversee stagehand and scenic work related to the construction, mounting and running of San Francisco Opera productions. Manage and coordinate facility related areas.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Works with the Managing Director: Production and Technical & Safety Director to determine technical design and requirements of designers and directors, as well as incoming productions and co-productions.
• Reviews and coordinates productions with designers, directors, opera staff, co-producers and outside producers, ensuring all concerned departments are informed about production needs, challenges and schedules.
• Assist in preparing bid documents and monitors construction and scenic artwork to ensure that productions are built within designers’ concept and San Francisco Opera budget.
• Manages installation and running of SF Opera productions.
• Works with the Managing Director: Production, Director of Production Operations & Media, and Technical & Safety Director to prepare and monitor production budgets and schedules (ie: future season Budget Calendar planning).
• Generates and disseminates floor plans, sections, hanging plots, construction drawings and other technical documentation.
• Creates, disseminates, coordinates and oversees the completion of technical notes.
• Represents production department at rehearsals as necessary.
• Supports and enforces the company safety program including, but not limited to, state and federally mandated safety programs.
• Manages regular facility repair, maintenance, and improvement requests with War Memorial Engineering.
• Assists the Technical & Safety Director in planning and managing facility and safety related projects and improvements.
• Participate in the smooth running of the production rentals program along with the Associate Production Director, including coordinating the database, keeping rentals paperwork updated, and serving as a point person for inquiries.
• In coordination with Managing Director: Production and the Technical & Safety Director ensures compliance with stagehand and scenic artist union collective bargaining agreements.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Provides logistical support for incoming and outgoing productions.
• When needed, provide meeting coverage for Technical Schedule at weekly Heads Schedule Meeting.

EDUCATION: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• Completion of an accredited VectorWorks or AutoCAD training course required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum five (5) years professional technical theater experience in a large scale repertory setting.
• Experience overseeing staff.

PREREQUISITE SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of: Shop and stage operations, scenic construction, stage rigging and automation, scenic painting, stage lighting, sound, and media; theater production and Opera repertoire
• Ability to travel for production and scene shop surveys 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, VectorWorks, AutoCAD; database skills desirable.
• Ability to work independently; prioritize tasks; and exercise good judgment and initiative.
• Ability to determine priorities as well as manage multiple, competing priorities successfully.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills including the ability to interact with artists, staff, the public, and volunteers in a professional, confidential and tactful manner.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Able to sit at a computer and/or production desk for up to and over eight hours per day; see clearly in low-light situations such as are common backstage and in the theater; and walk on complex stage settings to accomplish the construction, rehearsal, and safe operations of productions.
• Must perform the functions of the position in a safe manner.