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Title: Assistant Technical Director

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday, August through May

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Department: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences

Position Summary

Responsibilities include serving as the Assistant Technical Director for the Performing Arts department. The ATD will work on productions, shop and tool maintenance, load-ins and strikes for student performances, and stock management. Expectation is for 40 hours of work/week, including occasional evening work to cover technical rehearsals, performance weekends, and all strikes for shows.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree, BA or BFA in related field with a minimum of 1 year experience

Preferred Education and Experience

Three years of professional shop experience is preferred, specifically in theater

Job Duties

• Build, install and strike scenery for musicals, plays and dance performances. 
• Maintain the two scene shops on campus and help with tool repair and maintenance. 
• Working with students of various skill levels in both educational and supervisorial roles. This includes construction in the shops as well as load-ins and strikes. Will schedule and supervise load-in and load-out of props and scenery for student productions from our storage facility. 
• Proficiency with AutoCad, able to create cut-lists from draftings, rigging, carpentry and metal working skills.