$45.71-$55.55 Hourly / $7,924.00-$9,629.00 Monthly / $95,082.00-$115,544.00 Yearly
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
1. Prepares, operates and maintains lighting, rigging, audio, audio-visual, and house systems.
2. Advises tenants and potential tenants regarding theatrical equipment such as lighting, rigging, audio/visual, and stage crew requirements.
3. Prepares cost estimates and final expense statements for production-related expenses, equipment rental costs and services.
4. Prepares maintenance and capital improvement budgets, and manages purchasing and recordkeeping related to auditorium and stage.
5. Directly responsible for the safety of all production personnel and equipment.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Requires considerable knowledge of: stage productions, particularly as applied to their lighting requirements; the capacities and uses of stage lighting equipment, sound equipment, rigging, and stage machinery; the use of electrical testing and repair instruments, tools and machinery; and safety requirements.
Requires considerable ability to: plan and execute theatrical events and utilize appropriate lighting, sound and rigging equipment; maintain effective working relationships with production stage personnel, departmental contacts and clients; compute associated costs; and speak and listen in an effective manner to handle technical production directions and specifications as well as requests and complaints.
These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.
Three years of journey-level experience as a stage electrician, preferably with a large stage auditorium or performing arts center. This experience must have been gained within the last ten (10) years.
Substitution:
Apprenticeship training as a stage electrician may be substituted for journey-level experience at the rate of 2,000 hours of apprenticeship for six (6) months journey-level experience up to a maximum of eighteen (18) months