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Performance and Communication Arts
Technical Director/Production Manager for University Theatre

St. Lawrence University invites applications for 10-month (August 2013 - June 2014) staff position (renewable annually) in the Performance and Communication Arts department. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a team with the Music Department Production Manager to support the University’s cultural events programming
• Helping to maintain the Arts Center equipment and inventory (including shop equipment, lighting, sound, special effects and rigging)
• Improving and updating facilities as funding permits or safety standards require
• Training and supervising crews (load-in, running and strike) for both arts department events and special events performed in the University Arts Center performance spaces
• Serving as liaison/technical contact person for incoming special events which may include the analysis of all technical riders for incoming events before contracts are signed, answering technical questions relating to potential events and fulfilling all contracted items

Departmental responsibilities:

• A half-time teaching load of three technical theatre courses (with labs and supervised production components) during the academic year. 
• Serve as lighting designer, technical director, and supervisor of set construction for departmental faculty-directed theatre productions (1 per semester) and departmental dance concerts (1 per semester)

Qualifications:

Experience with university theatres and/or professional technical directing experience required.  College-level teaching or supervisory experience preferred.  Bachelor’s degree required.

Interested candidates should send a letter of application, vita, and three letters of reference by to:
Dr. T. Fordham
Department of Performance and Communication Arts
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY 13617
tfordham@stlawu.edu

Review of completed applications will begin in early December 15th, 2012.

Located in Canton, N.Y., St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,300 students. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.  For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit SLU’s homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu.

SLU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Posted: October 17, 2012

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