Technical Director, Bric Celebrate Brooklyn

1 week ago


Brooklyn, United States Bric Arts Media Full time

**About BRIC**:
BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action. For over forty years, BRIC has shaped Brooklyn’s cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists, creators, students, and media makers. As a creative catalyst for their community, BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyn’s creative future.

The **BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn **is NYC’s longest-running, free performance festival, and a beloved summer tradition featuring approximately 30 varied large-scale performances and attracting upwards of 200,000 people each summer to the Prospect Park Bandshell.

**About the Technical Director BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Role**:
BRIC seeks a Seasonal Technical Director who will work as part of a production team committed to high-level production values and safety and who will contribute to a positive artist, audience, and staff experience.

**What You’ll Do in the Role**:
The Technical Director will be responsible for the following in addition to any other project as assigned by their manager, the Production Director:
**Seasonal**:

- Install/maintain/strike Brown United production roof (steel structure)
- Install/maintain/strike catwalk/truss lighting system (aluminum structure)
- Install/maintain/strike all rigging systems
- Supervise Assistant Tech Director and Tech Coordinators
- Install/maintain/strike all power distribution (with Lighting Electrician)
- Organize and maintain technical storage areas
- Ensure excellent artist and audience experience through the delivery of high production value performances
- Draft Site Plan, Temporary Place of Assembly Drawing, and other technical drawings as required for the festival
- Operates, maintains and safeguards the technical assets of the venue, including supervising (in collaboration with the Production Director) the use of lighting, sound, communications equipment, and the use and maintenance of stage facilities

**Daily**
- Ensure safe operation of equipment and adherence to public safety procedures in all spaces
- Performs safety checks of technical assets and set, and either makes repairs or arranges for them to be made with approval from the Production Director and Production Supervisor
- Check roof/rigging for weather issues
- Install/strike staging and platforming
- Rig/strike all artists scenery/banners
- Support sponsor installations
- Support all special events

**Physical Demands**:

- Working in the outdoors including heat, humidity and inclement weather
- Climbing ladders, lifting up to 50lbs or more.

**You’ll Bring these Skills and Strengths to the Role**:
- **Mission & Values Alignment**: A passion for BRIC’s support of the arts in Brooklyn and a deep commitment to building community, igniting learning and making change through the arts and creativity.
- **Experience & Qualifications**:

- At least 5-years of experience as a theater/concert TD
- Degree in technical theater and/or rigging certifications preferred.- Experience supervising staff
- **Communication & Relationship Building**: A highly skilled communicator who is a team player and can support the achievement of team goals.
- **Commitment to Equity & Inclusion**: Brings experience operationalizing equity within the Performing Arts and or Hospitality function.

**Other Things to Know**:

- **Compensation**: The hourly rate for this position is $55.00.
- **Status and location**: This is a seasonal role based at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park.
- **Performance and General schedule**:

- April (remote PT hours, as needed)
- May 1/6 - June 6 (Load In: Mon-Fri. 8 hours/ day)
- June 7 - August 24 (Show days + prep days, approx. 10-14 hours/day, exact dates TBD)
- August 25 - September 5 (8 -10 consecutive 8 hour days, exact dates TBD)
- **Mission & Values**: BRIC builds Brooklyn's creative future. We _advance opportunities_ for visual artists, performers, and media makers. We _present bold work _that reflects diverse audiences and speaks to the world. We _ignite learning_ in people of all ages. We _unite Brooklyn_ through art and creativity to build community and make change.

**How to Apply**:

- BRIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot be used as a basis for an employment decision._



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