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    Assistant Technical Director - British Columbia, Canada - Alliance for Arts and Culture

    Alliance for Arts and Culture
    Alliance for Arts and Culture British Columbia, Canada

    1 week ago

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    Founded in 1933, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development.

    What started as a single course in drama has grown to become the global organization leading in arts, culture, and creativity across dozens of disciplines.

    From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains,

    Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

    Assistant Technical Director

    Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

    We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

    Reporting to the Technical Director of Performing Arts, the Assistant Technical Director is responsible for assisting in the planning, management and supervision of all technical and production elements of Performing Arts productions, Banff Centre programs, presentations, and related activities across Banff Centre.

    We are looking for someone who is passionate and experienced in stage carpentry, rigging, drafting and working collaboratively with builder shops, to support Banff Centre productions, programs and events.

    The Assistant Technical Director will work to achieve a high production value for all Banff Centre activities.

    High production value in Performing Arts at Banff Centre is equally based in process as well as traditionally defined technical quality.

    The Assistant Technical Director assists in planning the staffing, scheduling, and budget development of Banff Centre productions and presentations, and is responsible for the following direct reports: Wardrobe Shops Facilitator, Seasonal Shop team members, Theatre Practitioner hourly team members.

    Assist the Technical Director with the day-to-day management of the production department including management of personnel, general organization and administration, scheduling, team leading/crew management, and expense management

    • Supervise all elements of technical production for all Banff Centre programs, performances and activities including planning, preparation, rehearsals, shows, strike, and restore, as well as organizing technical staff
    • Working closely with the Technical Director, Department Heads and other show or program related personnel to achieve a high production value for all Banff Centre activities. Manage the daytoday scheduling/booking of technical and production teams, and production activities. Technical
    • Assist in operating, maintaining, and safeguarding the technical assets of the theatre, including supervising the use of lighting, sound, projection, communications equipment, and the use and maintenance of shops and stage facilities
    • Initiate and attend regular project/program production meetings with appropriate staff and project teams. Monitor project progress so that activity stays on budget and on time. Analyze, cost, schedule, implement and manage production projects and technical riders.
    This includes maintaining all technical documentation, CAD drawings and other records as necessary for all Performing Arts activities and day-to-day operations

    • Advance productions and answer questions pertaining to technical capabilities or usage of equipment in the building and the facility itself. Effectively implement approved technical designs for touring shows or inhouse productions
    • Oversee and manage set and stage construction
    • Responsible for creating and updating venue and show related CAD drawings
    • Responsible for analyzing designs, costing production projects, maintaining technical documentation, CAD drawings, and other records as necessary for productions/presentations. Assist in development of capital requirements and capital purchase plans of equipment and systems for the Performing Arts venues, and provide an annual technical inventory of all equipment with recommendations for replacement, or refurbishment
    • Manage administration tasks undertaken by staff including but not limited to, contracts, billings, collections and tracking, purchase orders, and rentals. Prepare and process/approve billing, purchase orders, cheque requisitions, petty cash vouchers, reimbursement, and expense claims as required
    Ensure the safety of the workplace by helping to establish and enforce all health, security, and safety policies and procedures and maintain a safe working environment in all production areas

    • Monitor and evaluate safety performance within the areas of responsibility and recommend and implement measures to bring about continuous improvement
    • Ensure individuals in their areas of assignment be given adequate direction, training, and instruction in the safe performance of their work, and that it is performed without undue risk
    • Monitor the condition of departmental equipment including ladders and lifts, vehicles, lighting, sound, rigging, and shop equipment. Keep a detailed log for the repair and replacement for the Technical Director to review. Support the setup, maintenance and safe operation of the stage, Scenic, Props, Paint and Wardrobe shops, the Design Studio, other studios and huts, and associated facilities
    • Maintain current knowledge of all equipment and supervise training on all equipment
    Drive the Production truck and other Banff Centre vehicles in compliance with Banff Centre policies

    • Create and maintain organizational systems, as well as completing general administrative tasks Qualifications:
    Bachelor's Degree in Technical Theatre or related field / equivalent experience

    • Minimum 5 years' experience in technical performing arts roles
    • Experience with a variety of types of live performance including music, dance, opera, and theatre
    • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects with tight deadlines
    • Ability to read and produce technical drawings and schematics in CAD (Vectorworks)
    • Technical skills in scenic carpentry, stage carpentry, rigging, scenic carpentry, lighting, sound, projections
    • Knowledge of structural and mechanical construction for the stage, both materials and techniques, welding, and rigging
    • Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical systems
    • Knowledge and practical experience using Microsoft Office
    • Confident in troubleshooting, creative problem solving, and research
    • Selfmotivated and able to work effectively independently, and takes direction well
    • Holds a valid class 5 driver's license

    Due to the nature of the job, this position requires the candidate to be available to work a flexible, irregular schedule and weekends.

    In accordance with the terms of employment governing Management/PSP employees, this is a salaried, full-time position, subject to a 6 month probationary period.


    • Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff (We are accepting applications for the Assistant Technical Director position until 11:59 pm MST April 28, 2024.
    • Visa Requirements: Campbell River Art Gallery
    Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

    The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.

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