A Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatrical Design is responsible for teaching 24 credits per academic year. This is a non-tenured track in the Theatre area of the Department of Performing Arts.
Some Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
• Produce scenic and/or lighting designs for production season
• Mentor and collaborate with student on their designs
• Engage authentically with students, the department, and colleagues
• Takes responsibility for all grading of student work and submitting grades at the end of each semester
• Attend weekly department meetings
• Service on departmental committees such as season selection, faculty review, curriculum
• Maintain/ ensure the safety of all students, faculty, staff and patrons in the building for all events and daily classes.
• Manage student crews and supervise student designers in lighting, sound, scenery and properties.
• Create production schedule for entire season including all renters using the theatre spaces.
• Manage Budget for Sets, Props, Sound, Lights, Costumes for all productions
• Point person with campus for any repairs, issues related to performance spaces (2) Scene Shop, Light Shop & Booth.
• Manage on campus storage of sets, props, building materials.
The full list of Essential Functions and Responsibilities, Required and Preferred Education, Specialized Skills and Experience can be found on the Position Listing.
The salary for this position is $45,000 for a non-terminal degree and $48,000 for those with a terminal degree, plus a comprehensive benefits package. An additional $5,000 stipend will be paid for technical director responsibilities, and an additional $1,000 to $2,000 for scenic and/or lighting designs for productions.
Required Education, Specialized Skills and Experience:
An MA or non-terminal degree in Theatre with a specialization in Technical Theatre and/or significant professional experience as a technical director, production manager, theatrical designer.
Ability to manage students in the scene shop.
Ability to design (particularly set a/o lighting) and construct scenery for 2-4 shows per year.
Ability to collaborate as a team player with theatre faculty, staff, guest artists, students, and campus community
Ability to provide technical direction for all shows, including leading student-focused design and crew teams, and budget management.
Ability to teach Stage Technology courses, as well as upper-division design courses in scene design, stage lighting, sound design and stage management.
Ability to teach general theatre courses, such as Intro to Theatre.
Demonstrated ability to mentor students in technical theatre.
A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities