Southern Oregon University
POSITION SUMMARY:
Date application must be received for priority consideration by: October 21, 2024
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date: January 6, 2025
Closing Date or if blank, Open Until Filled:
Job Family Group: Administrative and Professional
Division/Department: School of Arts and Communication/Theatre
Compensation Range (commensurate with experience): $4,162.58-$4,784.67 monthly or $49,951 – $57,416 annually @ 1.0 FTE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Appointment Basis: 10-12-month
Time Type: Full-time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Renewable/Non-renewable/Grants/Limited Duration: Renewable
This position must possess and maintain a current, valid Driver License: No
This position is designated as a critical, security-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check: Yes
Lead Work/Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
Work Location Type: On-campus
Work Hours: Hours may vary
Worker Status: Must be able to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:
Each applicant is required to provide (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position; and (2) current resume/CV
For inquiries and additional information, please contact Human Resource Services via email at [email protected] or by phone at (541)552-8553.
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Our benefits package is an important complement to the offered salary and our Total Compensation Calculator, https://inside.sou.edu/hrs/comp-calc.html , demonstrates our value and commitment to our employees.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The School of Arts & Communication seeks a Technical Coordinator for Stage Lighting & Sound to support its nationally recognized Theatre Department as well as other academic areas in the school and the Oregon Center for the Arts (OCA), which offers arts programming to the public, including performances by faculty, students, alumni, and visiting artists.
Located in Ashland, Oregon, home of the world renown Oregon Shakespeare Festival as well as many regional and community theatre companies and performance venues, SOU boasts a thriving arts and production scene. The Theatre program has a large and busy undergraduate, BFA-only degree program serving approximately 200 majors and mounting between 3-6 full productions per year, as well as many workshop and showcase presentations. The department also has a low-residency Master of Theatre Arts program that trains high school Theatre instructors.
The Technical Coordinator for Stage Lighting & Sound will collaborate with faculty to coordinate an intensive Lighting & Sound curriculum and supervise undergraduate student crews. The Theatre department works closely with other programs in the School of Arts & Communication, such as Digital Cinema, Music, Art, and Emerging Media & Design, so the Technical Coordinator for Stage Lighting & Sound may be called upon to support these programs as well.
This 10-12 month position will collaborate with faculty to train and supervise students working on departmental productions. The position will maintain the sound and lighting equipment for our 300 seat Main Stage, the smaller Black Box, and student showcase venue. SOU Theatre rarely hosts outside groups, but on occasion the position will provide lighting and sound support for some special projects.
The position will oversee the hanging and focus of lighting and the implementation of sound reinforcement from designs provided by the faculty, guest artists, and student lighting and sound designers. Crews for these calls are made up of students, some who may be novices in these areas and will require patient training and supervision from this member of staff. The position will provide standard sound reinforcement for productions including annual musicals. Attendance at production meetings and technical rehearsals is expected.
The Technical Coordinator for Stage Lighting & Sound will instruct up to one course per term.
For the qualified candidate, this position may include opportunities to serve as the Lighting Designer for assigned productions. While their primary position resides in the Theatre Department, a smaller percentage of time might be allocated to offer lighting and sound support to academic programs across the School of Arts & Communication, such as Music, Emerging Media & Digital Art, and Digital Cinema, and the Oregon Center for the Arts.
This staff appointment may be made on either a 10-month or 12-month basis, depending on whether the successful candidate would like the flexibility of seeking freelance production work over summers. A 12-month appointment will include an expectation of broader service responsibilities to production programs within the School of Arts & Communication over the summer months and support of the Master of Theatre Studies program.
Minimum Requirements
BA, BS or BFA in Theatre, Music or related field;
Experience as a lighting and sound technician for professional and/or university productions;
Experience with the ETC system of lighting control, specifically ETC ION;
Experience with intelligent lighting systems;
Experience with live audio mixing and reinforcement including body mics; Ability to maintain and perform routine repairs on lighting and sound equipment;
Demonstration of effective teaching and mentorship;
Ability to work collaboratively and cordially with faculty, student performers, designers, technicians, guest artists and directors;
The desire, ability, and patience to effectively teach and train novice students.
Preferred Requirements
Experience as a Lighting and/or Sound Designer for professional and/or university productions;
Experience with sound reinforcement for live music;
At least one year of teaching experience in K12, Higher Ed, or professional training organization;
Familiarity with the lighting and sound for film and television and photography;
Familiarity with digital audio tools-QLab specifically;
Familiarity with CAD and management software, specifically VectorWorks Spotlight and Lightwright.
Essential Functions
Duties – The following examples are typical work activities that are meant to illustrate the general range of work functions and are not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive:
(60%) Academic Coordination Duties
Collaborate with faculty to train students on proper use of stage lighting and sound reinforcement equipment during crew calls. Work with faculty to supervise the student lights and sound crews. The position will directly supervise students during crew calls.
Maintains safe working practices and procedures and adherence to theater policies during light and sound crew calls, rehearsals, rental and production calls; oversees some night and weekend student production support crews. Attendance at technical rehearsals is expected.
Coordinates with faculty to assign student stage crews and selects and schedules appropriate crews depending on type of production; oversees the activities of crews in setting up light, sound systems, and lighting related soft goods.
Instruct up to one class per term.
(30%) Facility Coordination Duties
Manages and implements a safe, clean and efficient environment in control booths, lighting shop, and theater catwalks. Identifies areas needing repairs or improvements. Coordinates with the Technical Director and Facilities Management to improve building spaces.
Technical support for Theatre includes, but is not limited to: maintenance of light and audio systems in the theater auditoriums, control booths, box office, lobby spaces, and rehearsal spaces. These include but are not limited to: lighting and sound equipment (control boards, speakers, microphones, lighting instruments, cable, lamps), and communication and monitoring systems. Responsible for proper inventory, operation, and timely repair of tools and equipment.
(10%) Additional Coordination Duties
Provide basic lighting and sound reinforcement for special events or rental of theater spaces in coordination with the Department Chair and the Building Manager.
Provide technical lighting and sound support for occasional collaborative projects with the Digital Cinema, Emerging Media and Digital Arts, Music, and Art departments.
Technical support as needed by the faculty; other duties as assigned.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner, both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad range of sensitive interpersonal situations.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply a wide variety of complex policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not always exist.
Expressed ability to work with frequent changes in policies and procedures, under pressure of deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to develop and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems.
Great ability to effectively perform work of a highly sensitive and confidential nature that requires access to information. Must be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
Takes initiative in independently planning, organizing, and performing work assignments within broadly defined parameters
Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail.
Excellent organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.
Demonstrated ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and outside the University with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds.
Willingness to and work effectively in a heavily bureaucratic environment which requires regular interaction with a number of levels within the organization and multiple outside agencies.
Working knowledge or ability to quickly learn, university infrastructure, policies, and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to provide training and direction to student assistants.
Demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude.
Technical expertise in stage lighting and sound.
Physical Demands
Must be able to hang lights, lift and carry equipment.
Special Conditions
Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
This position classification has been defined as exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The person holding this position is considered a mandatory reporter under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
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SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern Oregon University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.
Diversity Statement:
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.
SOU Land Acknowledgement
We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon ( https://www.grandronde.org ) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians ( https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/ ) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We [you may say I or the name of a program/department] encourage YOU to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.
Notice to Prospective Employees
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act, and The Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now referred to as the “Clery Act”), require that prospective employees be notified of the availability of SOU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and campus policies for the reporting of and responding to campus crimes and fires; access to campus facilities; conduct code and campus policies on the use, possession, and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the campus community about campus security procedures and crime prevention.
An electronic copy of the Annual Security Report (ASR)can be accessed at the following link:
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To apply, please visit: https://sou.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Southern_Oregon_University/job/Southern-OregonAshland-Campus/Technical-Coordinator-for-Stage-Lighting-and-Sound_R0000483
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