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POSITION TITLE: Assistant Technical Director
REPORTS TO: Theatre Technical Director/Auditorium Events Manager
HIRING RANGE: 20.00 – 22.00 per hour
FLSA DESIGNATION: Hourly/Non-Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for facilitating the use of multimedia equipment including video/audio equipment; identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving related technology problems; assisting students, faculty, and staff in the use of video/audio equipment at campus events. Will build and rig scenery and temporary staging using woodworking tools and knowledge of fabrication types and processes of scenic construction and rigging systems. Reading blueprints and making any shop modifications needed to produce scenic elements. Should know how to calculate materials needed for a project as well as how to execute the projects presented. Should be able to complete assigned tasks with a group of students or alone depending on what is required for the project. Should know how to operate machinery safely and have ample understanding of different woods and materials. This position is responsible for inventory oversight of all department equipment; maintains equipment and performs minor repairs; administers fees for lost, stolen, broken equipment.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Ensure and provide the highest quality customer service to campus users, including 3
rd party clients working closely with the theatre and events team. 2. Attend event planning and weekly production meetings. 3. Evaluate, process, and coordinate the audio/visual, staging, and rigging needs of events. 4. Provide production setup and operational support for campus events including streaming and recording. 5. Process post event production report. 6. Provide institutional support in equipment installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of problems as needed. 7. Support special projects, including the research and integration of ongoing maintenance and the construction and installation of new scenic show elements. 8. Develop a thorough knowledge of all rigging equipment specific to event production, in order to operate and maintain mechanized and manual rigging equipment safely. 9. Assist other departments as needed to run the performances, rehearsals, and training of technical aspects. 10. Design and layout staging, audio and video aspects of events. 11. Adhere to and promote all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations as they pertain to the safe operation, participate in all required health and safety classes and emergency procedure training. 12. Responsibility to setup and mix front of house and monitor feeds using a variety of boards and microphones. 13. Provide day-of-event management of concert audio-visual systems including setting up and operating concert lighting systems and operating multi-channel digital soundboards. 14. Other tasks as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to exceptional customer service.
• Experience with providing technical support for live events.
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, and without direct supervision, in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to trouble shoot unexpected situations as they arise.
• Working knowledge and experience with projectors and streaming media.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency in the use of production and streaming software.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the general public.
• Ability to work with confidential information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree in a related audio/visual or technical theatre field preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge and experience with audio/visual systems and equipment.
• Working knowledge and experience with construction and rigging systems and equipment.
• Willingness and availability to work night and weekends and serve in an on-call capacity.
• Physical ability to meet the requirements of the position including the ability to lift 50 pounds.

May occasionally need to lift up to 70 pounds with/without assistance. The ability to push and pull up to 100 pounds. May occasionally need to push and pull up to 150 pounds with/without assistance. Must be able to climb ladders and scaffolds. Must be able to operate a personal lift when necessary.

• Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communications across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to race, gender, physical limitations, class or religious perspectives.
• An active commitment to equal opportunity for all persons.
• A personal commitment to the Christian Faith and to the educational mission of Whitworth

University as a Christian liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian church. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: A post-offer physical, criminal background check, sexual misconduct check and confirmation of degrees earned will be required of the successful candidate. A resume, cover letter, faith statement, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least three (
3) professional references will also be required. All Whitworth University employees are required to comply with the university’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.

About Whitworth:
Founded in 1890, Whitworth has consistently ranked among the top regional colleges and universities in the West. Whitworth University has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students and offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

With strong liberal arts undergraduate and graduate programs, Whitworth unites a robust commitment to Christian mission and service, academic rigor and care for students.

Whitworth University’s 200-acre campus of red-brick buildings and tall pines offers a beautiful, inviting and secure learning environment. More than $125 million in campus improvements have been made in recent years.

A community of committed Christian faculty and staff employees carries out the university’s mission “to provide its diverse student body an education of the mind and heart,” equipping its graduates “to honor
God, follow Christ and serve humanity.”

Our Benefits:
Whitworth University provides a robust offering of benefits and services to enhance the quality of life of its faculty and staff. Employees who are eligible for benefits may participate in health plans including medical, dental and vision; a generous retirement plan (8% employer match); life insurance and long- term disability insurance. Well-being services include spiritual enrichment, the employee assistance program, and free access to the University Recreation Center and the Megan E. Thompson Aquatic
Center. Free tuition for employees and tuition remission programs for spouses and dependents round out the offerings. Additionally, Whitworth employees enjoy 17 paid holidays each year.

Whitworth complies with all federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws that are applicable to religious nonprofit institutions and does not engage in unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability. With our Christ-centered commitment to building a diverse and inclusive community, the university encourages applications from populations underrepresented at
Whitworth including members of racial/ethnic communities, women, and persons with disabilities.