Technical Director - Opera & Internal

Job Description

Job Description

Be a Star at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts!

Straz Center for the Performing Arts is seeking a Technical Director - Opera & Internal to join our production team. This position oversees all aspects of the technical production related to Opera Tampa events and Straz produced events. The Technical Director will also serve to advise and supplement planning operations for internal Straz events, including fundraising events.

Located in downtown Tampa, the 335,000 square-foot Straz Center, one of the largest performing arts complexes in the country, offers a team-based work environment that shows our dedication to the community every day. We reward our full-time employees with a strong benefits package including options for health / dental, vision, etc., discounted downtown parking, food and show discounts, plus a generous 403(b) plan and up to 27 days of PTO / Holidays per year.

Essential Functions :

Opera Tampa and Straz Produced Events

• Oversees the planning, scheduling, implementation, and engineering of all scenic elements; collaborates and coordinates with lighting, sound, and production departments to facilitate purchasing and planning.
• Creates detailed material and labor cost and builds schedules for each production, working closely with designers, Senior Director of Production, and stage directors to establish build priorities. Schedules and moderates all design meetings, production meetings, technical rehearsals, and performances.
• Actively participates in budget planning for current and future seasons.
• Oversees construction, load ins, and load outs of scenery and set pieces. Provides additional construction support as needed.
• Maintains inventory control of Straz assets and stock scenery pieces.
• Works closely with guest designers to leverage stock pieces to the greatest extent possible to minimize cost and redundancy.
• Reviews, evaluates, and coordinates all Opera Tampa and Straz Produced production requirements.
• Researches and recommends rental set and costumes options.
• Compiles all relevant regulatory and insurance related documents for rental vendors.
• Recommends Lighting Designers and oversees the installation of lighting plot.
• Recommends Wig and Makeup Artists, Production Stage Managers, and Assistant Stage Managers.
• Compiles, orders, or oversees the construction of all required props for Opera Tampa and Straz Produced productions.
• Partners with Lighting Designer, Center's Master Electrician, and Head Carpenter to determine the hanging plot and positioning of the set on stage.
• Compiles or creates all required drawings associated with scenic layouts and design documentation to facilitate the rehearsal process and scenic construction processes. Responsible for the procurement and collation of all shop drawings.
• Orders supplemental lighting equipment in coordination with the Lighting Designer, as required by production.
• Coordinates orchestra pit setup with the Pit Orchestra Contractor and Artistic Director.
• Schedules Fire Watch if warranted by special effects.
• Oversees the overall safety of the production to ensure safe, organized, and efficient working conditions; communicates and implements Straz Center's standard operating procedures as they relate to safety, evacuation procedures, crisis communication, and security.
• Determines necessary alterations or additions to production elements to meet artistic vision.
• Compiles and delivers production settlement information.

Internal Events

Supervisory Responsibility :

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) :

Education and Work Experience :

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to being an inclusive workplace and strongly believes in the importance of having a diverse group of individuals represented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Please visit our website at www.StrazCenter.org to learn more about the Straz Center.

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