Technical Arts Manager for the Glema Mahr Center of the Arts

Title: Technical Arts Manager for the Glema Mahr Center of the Arts

Salary Range: $48,168 minimum salary

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Madisonville Community College

Campus Location: North Campus, 2000 College Drive, Madisonville, KY

Department: Business Affairs

Total Rewards

Madisonville Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Madisonville Community College (MCC) is a five-campus institution centrally located along I-69 corridor in beautiful rural Western Kentucky that serves Muhlenberg, Caldwell, Webster, and Crittenden Counties. MCC is one of sixteen institutions in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and awards certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees in liberal arts and technical education. To learn more about MCC, please visit https://madisonville.kctcs.edu/ and to learn more about Madisonville and the surrounding area, you may visit https://visitmadisonvilleky.com.

Job Duties:

Directs the theater’s technical operations, with oversight for multiple areas including lighting, sound, set design and construction, costumes, props, and scenery. Administers budget, program approach, and schedules for productions.
• Directs all theatrical technical operations, including sound, lighting, property, and effects, supervising all aspects of production.
• Oversees daily operations and provides technical support and supervision for productions and events for 929 seated multi-disciplinary art centers.
• Skilled in or have some knowledge of live sound reinforcement, lighting design and implementation (including movers), rigging, scenic and costume design, and construction.
• Skilled in written and verbal communications, time and resource management, and computer proficiency.
• Collaborates with producers and writers to determine technical requirements and approach.
• Develops drawings and plans for construction design.
• Develops budget estimates and recommendations for productions.
• Ensures that adequate staff are on hand for production and other activities for safe operation.
• Experience in local theater productions and road show coordination.
• Knowledge of sound reinforcement, lighting design and implementation (including movers), rigging; scenic, costume design and construction; written and verbal communication; time and resource management; computer proficiency and visual art installation.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical theatre or related field, and two to four years related experience, or equivalent.

Application Process:
Application Deadline: Open until Filled. Applications will be reviewed beginning July 1, 2024

Applicants must complete and submit:
• Online application – https://careers.kctcs.edu/madisonville
• Cover letter.
• Resume/CV
• Copy of all college transcripts. Official transcripts needed within 30 days of hire.
• Kentucky State Law requires state and national pre-employment background checks as a condition of employment.
• Applicants will be notified if selected for an interview. Search may be extended if additional candidates are needed.