Technician - Studio Theater

Original job posting

Operate sound, lighting, and video systems during shows and events while coordinating with production staff. Responsible for equipment setup, strike, and filing technical production reports.

Job details

PART-TIME TECHNICIAN – STUDIO THEATRE, TORONTO Position location: Toronto, ON Position type: Part-time Pay rate: $35/hour About The Second City Dedicated to entertaining, inspiring, and transforming through innovative live experiences, The Second City is the premier brand in improv and sketch comedy. With sold-out shows playing on resident stages in Chicago and Toronto, Second City’s Touring Theatrical companies also entertain an additional one million theatergoers a year around the globe. The Second City Training Center is the largest school of improvisation-based arts on the planet, with brick-and-mortar locations in Chicago, Toronto, New York and a virtual division offering accessible classes online worldwide. Second City Works, the B2B side of Second City, has brought award-winning improvisation and audience-driven techniques to over 600 Fortune 1000 companies, challenging businesses seeking a more collaborative culture to innovate through development programs, original digital and video content, campaign consultation, private events, and more. For additional information on The Second City please visit: www.secondcity.com. Key Responsibilities Operate sound, lighting and video systems during shows and events. Set up and strike additional equipment as required. Coordinate with teachers, directors, and production managers for all performances. Work with house staff and talent to ensure smooth production. File production reports and communicate technical issues and equipment damage to appropriate parties. Qualifications: Familiarity with Microsoft365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) Able to lift up to 20 lbs. Experience with AV equipment/technical stage management is required. Familiarity with running tech for sketch comedy, standup, and improv productions recommended. Knowledge of QLab, ETC lighting consoles and Allen & Heath digital mixers is desirable. Additional experience in theatrical production technologies, such as lighting design, is a plus. Core Values The Second City is invested in evaluating candidate alignment with the requirements of the role and desired qualifications, as well as with our core values. Our core values are: We are a Yes, And Ensemble We are all creatives We laugh together We are resilient improvisers We value our legacy We are an open, inclusive workplace and welcome applicants who bring along with them diverse life experiences, including every permutation of economic and cultural backgrounds, orientation, ethnicity and points of view. We strive to continue our efforts to work with people who may otherwise be marginalized or underrepresented in our business and around our local community. This posting is for a new vacancy. No AI is used in our hiring process.

What you’ll do

Operate sound, lighting, and video systems during shows and events while coordinating with production staff. Responsible for equipment setup, strike, and filing technical production reports.

Requirements

Requires experience with AV equipment and technical stage management, preferably within sketch comedy or improv. Proficiency with QLab, ETC consoles, and Allen & Heath mixers is highly desirable.

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• Filing · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Resident · Preferred
• Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Sound Operation
• Lighting Operation
• Video Systems Operation
• Technical Stage Management
• AV Equipment
• QLab
• ETC Lighting Consoles
• Allen & Heath Digital Mixers
• Microsoft 365
• Lighting Design

Job areas

• Creative & Media
• Art & Design
• Trades