Technical Supervisor / Assistant Technical Director

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• Technical Supervisor Location : Chicago, IL  Terms : Full-Time Requirements : Ability to work evening and weekend hours per events scheduled   About Us : The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture is a not-for-profit organization whose mission and principal activities are to promote and support fine arts, cultural programming, and spiritual development for Catholics and the general public in Chicago, Illinois.
• Our mission is to invite people into encounters with Beauty and to revitalize the great Catholic tradition of the arts from our location in one of Chicago’s most unique religious, artistic, and civic buildings.    Our performing arts center was built in 1911 as part of St.
• Alphonsus parish in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, as a place for the spiritual, physical, and intellectual growth of parishioners and the community.
• The Center has multiple performance and event spaces, including our 950-seat Historic Main Stage Theatre.    At ACTC, we believe that Beauty has the capacity to build up culture, transform society, and change lives.

We hope to help our patrons contemplate, encounter, and delight in Beauty.   Job Description :

This role is client facing and will need to maintain a calm mission-centered attitude when working with clients.   Key Responsibilities :

Act on rehearsal and main stage event days as any Tier 1 role (including but not limited to :

Team Leadership :

Build a working atmosphere desired by outside technicians and maintain a positive image for the Athenaeum Maintain servant-leadership on and off the stage Client-Facing Relations :

Attend final production meetings prior to all rental events for introduction to client and event details Documentation :

Assist in creating lighting, audio, or rigging designs for performances Maintain post show reports in Momentus Assist in approvals and logs of timesheets for technical roster Training and Development :

Safety and Compliance :

Proactively ensure operations or running smoothly Performances :

Qualifications :

Enthusiasm for technical theatre and a commitment to safety.   Reports To :