Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Production Electrician Duties

• Partner with student, faculty, and guest designers to elevate and complete lighting designs across multiple theatres and a specialized classroom space, using professional concepts.
• Engage proactively with designers to strategize and optimize the implementation of designs, ensuring the efficient allocation of departmental resources.
• Lead crews of 3-15 students, providing training and coordination of operations roles within the crew for optimal performance.
• Critically assess light plots, demonstrating professional guidance to devise plans that prioritize safety, cost-effectiveness, and timely execution within the established timeframe.
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain a Theatre & Dance department calendar used for scheduling student crews and implementation of lighting designs for all Theatre & Dance department productions.
• Regularly review and update lighting protocols in line with evolving campus policies and systems, ensuring that the department remains up-to-date.
• Address and swiftly resolve recurring lighting and design challenges, collaborating regularly with theatre and dance artists and technical staff.
• Provide consistent feedback and suggestions on lighting systems and techniques, striving for continuous improvement while working under periodic review and monitoring.
• Lead or coordinate with operations personnel or coordinators within the department, offering guidance and applying their expertise in completing lighting designs and troubleshooting tasks.
• Continuously seek knowledge on the latest campus policies and systems, integrating them into lighting operations to maintain compliance and promote efficient collaboration within the immediate work team and with patrons.
• Maintain open communication channels with peers and other team members familiar with the theatre and dance field, ensuring that the lighting aspects of productions meet or exceed departmental expectations.

Equipment Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Serve as a principal expert to a student electrics crew, imparting professional-level expertise in hang and focus techniques. Ensure the meticulous maintenance and handling of a diversified equipment set, encompassing conventional fixtures, LEDs, video projectors, and moving lights.
• Apply professional concepts to independently, and in collaboration with student crews, undertake the repair, preservation, and enhancement of all lighting and video apparatuses. Promptly and efficiently troubleshoot any arising issues in lighting and video systems, ensuring minimal downtime and optimized performance to complete artistic goals.
• Establish and maintain a structured inventory system for all lighting equipment, ensuring easy accessibility and organization. Regularly review and update inventory protocols in alignment with evolving departmental needs and campus policies.
• Engage in continuous communication with members acquainted with the theatre and dance milieu, ensuring alignment of technical operations with the department's artistic vision.
• Support in leading the coordination within the electrics crew, providing guidance and ensuring tasks are completed with precision and professionalism.
• Periodically report on equipment status, inventory levels, and maintenance activities, ensuring transparency and receiving feedback for continuous improvement.
• Stay updated with the latest campus policies and systems related to equipment handling and storage, ensuring the department's operations are compliant and streamlined.
• Assist with department purchasing for tools and equipment.

Programming Shows

• Independently diagnose and address issues related to lighting systems and fixtures, efficiently resolving problems of varying scope and complexity.
• Engage in the periodic review and refinement of lighting system protocols, ensuring their effectiveness and consistency with departmental and campus standards.
• Regularly update and document lighting system configurations, maintenance activities, and troubleshooting resolutions, ensuring transparency and ease of reference for future tasks.

• This is a 75% time position working an average 30 hour per week.
• This is an annual 9-month position following the university academic calendar. Work months begin in mid-August and continue through mid-May.
• Design opportunities in Lighting, Sound, or Projections may exist for interested candidates.
• This position reports to and collaborates with the Theatre & Dance Department Lighting Design Faculty to arrive at the best possible outcomes within the time frame and resources available.
• This position is benefits eligible. Some benefits will be prorated due to the position being 75% time, and others will be affected by the scheduled work break.

Physical Demands

• Perform a variety of physical tasks including but not limited to climbing, stooping, pushing, bending, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and pulling.
• Work at height in locations including but not limited to catwalks, grids, ladders, rolling scaffolding, and genies.
• Perform a variety of physical tasks while wearing safety equipment including body harness, hardhat, and safety glasses.
• Push, pull, lift, and move up to 50 lbs. at times on a repetitive basis.
• Use of manual dexterity in the operation of tools.

Working Conditions & Environment

• Working in a variety of environments including but not limited to construction shops, stages, trap rooms, catwalks and grids, warehouses, exposed loading docks, and outdoors.
• Work environment may be dirty, noisy, in low-light, or in a tight and cramped space.
• Will be exposed, at times, to potentially hazardous materials and equipment.
• Will regularly be required to wear PPE during work activities.
  

• The salary range for this 75% time, 9-month position is  $25,931.25 to $29,165.50.