Instructor - Technical Direction
The faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a full time, professional-track position at the rank of instructor to begin August 16, 2025. The position is a 9-month appointment with a workload equivalent to teaching four courses per semester divided among traditional teaching and technical direction for theatre productions. This is an annual appointment that may be renewed contingent upon Dean’s approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and the availability of funding. The university provides opportunities for promotion to higher non-tenure ranks for eligible instructors.
Candidates must have an M.A. or M.F.A. in Theatre or comparable professional experience in technical direction for theatre. The primary duty of the Technical Director is the coordination of all scenic activities (scenery construction, painting, and props) for departmental mainstage productions. Applicants must have proven managerial skills and the ability to promote a collaborative, team-based environment to fulfill artistic, scheduling, and resource needs.
Job responsibilities will include, as workload allows, serving as Technical Director for Mainstage theatrical productions each year by helping faculty and staff achieve production and educational goals of the department. The technical director assigns, coordinates, and oversees production planning, personnel, operations, budgeting and scheduling. Duties include but are not limited to: maintaining equipment, inventory, and upkeep of shop and theatre spaces; preparation of construction drawings; purchasing materials and supplies for productions; managing projects to ensure to fulfillment of production vision, schedules, and deadlines; establishing and maintaining production budgets and expenditures; teaching courses in elements of design for theatre or related topics such as stagecraft, advanced production design for theatre, or special topics in theatre; and serving as supervisor of part-time staff and/or students who are employed and/or completing experiential, theatre laboratory placements in theatre production studios while ensuring proper training and adherence to safety procedures/standards.
Find out more and apply at:
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/183727
Instructor - Production Coordination and Stage Management
The faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a full time, professional-track position at the rank of instructor to begin August 16, 2025. The position is a 9-month appointment with a workload equivalent to teaching four courses per semester divided among traditional teaching and technical direction for theatre productions. This is an annual appointment that may be renewed contingent upon Dean’s approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and the availability of funding. The university provides opportunities for promotion to higher non-tenure ranks for eligible instructors.
Candidates must have an M.A. or M.F.A. in Theatre or comparable professional experience in technical direction for theatre. The primary duty of the Technical Director is the coordination of all scenic activities (scenery construction, painting, and props) for departmental mainstage productions. Applicants must have proven managerial skills and the ability to promote a collaborative, team-based environment to fulfill artistic, scheduling, and resource needs.
Job responsibilities will include, as workload allows, serving as Technical Director for Mainstage theatrical productions each year by helping faculty and staff achieve production and educational goals of the department. The technical director assigns, coordinates, and oversees production planning, personnel, operations, budgeting and scheduling. Duties include but are not limited to: maintaining equipment, inventory, and upkeep of shop and theatre spaces; preparation of construction drawings; purchasing materials and supplies for productions; managing projects to ensure to fulfillment of production vision, schedules, and deadlines; establishing and maintaining production budgets and expenditures; teaching courses in elements of design for theatre or related topics such as stagecraft, advanced production design for theatre, or special topics in theatre; and serving as supervisor of part-time staff and/or students who are employed and/or completing experiential, theatre laboratory placements in theatre production studios while ensuring proper training and adherence to safety procedures/standards.
Find out more and apply at:
https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/177791
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