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Job Description / Duties

With the opening of its new theatrical facility. YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE is currently searching for a TECHNICAL DIRECTOR (TD). This permanent, full-time position reports to the Director of Production & Planning. Working closely with the Senior Technical Director, the TD will supervise and coordinate the overall technical requirements for YPT in-house productions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directly manage the activities of YPT’s Scenic Construction and Scenic Art departments including scheduling, materials management, maintenance, and operational needs.
- Actively participate in the design evaluation and costing of YPT productions.
- Provide Computer Assisted Design and Drafting (CADD) services.
- Co-ordinate and supervise all fit-up, strike and maintenance calls for YPT productions and events.
- Act as primary contact and communicator for rehearsal and show needs.
- Adhere to and enforce YPT’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Assist with and participate in YPT Education & Participation programs.

Qualifications / Required Skills

- Graduate of a recognized theatre program with demonstrable experience as a Technical Director with producing theatre companies.
- Broad working knowledge of all production elements as applicable to a producing theatre, with a particular emphasis on scenic construction and/or stagecraft.
- Excellent CADD skills with emphasis on experience with Vectorworks.
- Experience with the creation of production schedules, crew management, show costing, budget tracking, material purchasing, and equipment replacement.
- Specific experience in IATSE working environments is an asset.
- Knowledge of Ontario’s Health and Safety statutes, regulations, and practices.
- Valid Working at Heights certificate is an asset.
- A Valid Ontario Class G Driver’s license (or equivalent) will be required.

Additional Information

In accordance with YPT’s policy and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to pass a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Screening Check. Young People’s Theatre is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that strongly supports and values diversity and fosters an equitable and inclusive work environment that includes accommodation. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome, and people with disabilities and individuals from equity-seeking groups are encouraged to apply.

Salary: $50,000-$55,000

Contact Information

Interested candidates should email resumes and cover letters in one file to: search@youngpeoplestheatre.org. Applications for consideration must be submitted by June 10, 2022, with the position commencing in early July 2022. YPT thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

Young People’s Theatre (YPT) launches the next stage in the company’s 57-year history, co-led by Indigenous artist and new Artistic Director Herbie Barnes, and Executive Director Nancy Webster. This new era also marks the unveiling of YPT's expanded and renovated theatre complex, more than 10 years in the making. As Canada’s largest and oldest professional theatre for young audiences, the company produces and presents a full season of theatre and arts education programming, serving approximately 150,000 patrons annually. With the purchase of a multi-use building across the street from its historic theatre, YPT has expanded its footprint, increased its accessibility, refreshed its lobbies, and upgraded the theatrical equipment capabilities of its 450-seat Mainstage and 115-seat Studio. United in vision, the two facilities now anchor the corner of Front and Frederick streets in downtown Toronto creating Canada’s largest theatre complex for young people. With its broad-ranging educational programs and exceptional productions, the company has an annual operating budget of approximately $5 million. The family-friendly employee culture at YPT (given that hours are primarily daytime) encourages ingenuity, teamwork, and an atmosphere of learning. In fact, learning is at the centre of everything we do.