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Michelle Bombe

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Mar 15, 2019, 11:02:33 AM3/15/19

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Technical Director for Hope College Theatre and Hope Summer Repertory Theatre

Location
Hope College Holland, MI
Job Type
Administrative Full Time
Division
Arts and Humanities
Job Number
2019-00003
Closing
4/8/2019 11:59 PM Eastern
DESCRIPTION
BENEFITS
Description
The Department of Theatre at Hope College and the Hope Summer Repertory Theatre seek applicants for a full-time staff position as technical director that will begin August 1, 2019. The candidate will serve as the technical director for 4 academic mainstage productions and 5-7 Summer Repertory productions. The position will include managing budgets, maintaining inventories, scene shop equipment, and storage spaces, drafting elevations for set construction, training and supervising student staff members, supervising occupational safety and health regulations, assisting Theatre Crafts class lab instruction, and attending production meetings and technical rehearsals.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will hold a minimum of a BA/BFA, with 2 years of experience. The applicant should have solid experience in all aspects of technical direction for theatre productions and in training and supervising student staff in scenery and properties construction. Individuals with strong skills in organization, collaboration, communication, and creative problem-solving, with a clear enthusiasm for teaching/mentoring undergraduates in a liberal arts setting as well as for contributing to a professional summer theatre, are encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions
Consideration of candidates will begin immediately. Please submit the following attachments as part of the online application:

Cover letter that includes a link to video/photos exemplifying the candidate's body of work
Curriculum Vitae
Transcripts (unofficial version are okay for this stage of the application process)
In addition, names and contact information for three references will be entered into the application. Those references will be contacted upon application to submit letters of reference.