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About the Role
The Whitney’s Theater Operations team is looking for skilled Production Technicians with demonstrated experience in general theatrical production, corporate event, and screening room settings. We seek to fill a roster with self-starters who may specialize in one or more of the following areas: Lighting, Audio, Video/Film, and Carpentry/Rigging, Networking & Show Control, and general stagehand duties. These roles are hourly and scheduled on an as-needed basis. They will contribute to the success of upwards of 300 annual events.
Responsibilities
- Serve as expert in the operation and regular maintenance of the Susan and John Hess Family Theater and its theatrical systems, supporting other spaces as needed.
- Provide hands-on support for live performances, corporate events, dinners, receptions, artist talks, film screenings, and a variety of other events under the oversight of Production Supervisors.
- Collaborate with artists, internal/external programmers, and internal/external production team members to ensure seamless event execution, accommodating technical needs or suggesting creative alternatives.
- Ensure the best theatrical or cinematic experience is delivered for events of any size.
- Set up, test, and troubleshoot technical equipment and systems prior to events, making necessary repairs and solving last-minute issues resourcefully.
- Maintain and organize technical equipment and inventory across multiple storage areas, ensuring all tools and systems are in good working order.
- Adhere to safety protocols and best practices in all operations.
- Serve as a general hand as needed in all areas, including for load-in, setup, strike, and load-out duties.
- Participate in regular training and cross-training.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in a theatrical/performance, corporate event, or equivalent setting.
- Interdisciplinary knowledge of other departments is a plus.
- Friendly and professional attitude, adapting communication and technical approaches to align with the needs and vision of diverse artists, programmers, rental clients, and colleagues.
- Ability to read, understand, and execute technical drawings and paperwork.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite, Google Suite, Dropbox, Mac OSX, area-specific software and hardware.
- Available to work nights, weekends, and possible holidays.
- Member in good standing of IATSE Local 306, or willing to become a member.
- Comfort working at heights up to 30’ on ladders and personnel lifts.
- Ability to regularly walk, stand, stoop, bend, kneel, reach and climb in various positions to perform tasks.
- Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move heavier equipment.
Skills
- Lighting operation and maintenance
- Audio system operation and maintenance
- Video/Film projection system operation and maintenance
- Camera operation for livestreaming/capture
- Carpentry and rigging
- Networking and show control systems
- General stagehand duties
- Dante networked audio
- QLab
- Ableton
- Reaper
- PowerPoint
- Keynote
- Wirecast
- Zoom & ZoomISO
- Black Magic Design ATEM
- Roland video switchers
- ETC Ion
- ETCnet
- OSCRouter
- Q-SYS
- PosiStageNet
- OSC
- Microsoft 365 Suite
- Google Suite
- Dropbox
- Mac OSX
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Hourly
- As-needed basis
Experience Level
- 5+ years of relevant experience
Salary/Compensations
- Minimum hourly rate: $43.76
About the Company
- The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- The Whitney has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years.
- The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States.
- The Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
- Its signature exhibition, the Biennial, is the country's leading survey of the most recent developments in American art.
Equal Opportunity
- The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other factor prohibited by law.
- The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
- The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.