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Job Description / Duties

The Blyth Festival is currently seeking a candidate to fill the seasonal position of Technical Director for the 2025 summer season. The contract will start May 20, 2025, and conclude August 3, 2025. This person will work alongside the Production Manager and one other TD to facilitate the summer season productions. If you are only available for a portion of this time, we would still love to know about you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Technical Director (TD) will work closely with the other TD and report to the Production Manager (PM). The responsibilities include but are not limited to those normally associated with a similar position in other professional Canadian theatre companies. The TD will be required to:
• Work both indoors and outdoors in Blyth, ON
• Collaborate with PM, TD, designers and Head Carpenter to cost and conceptualize the execution of design submissions
• Collaborate with PM, TD, designers and Head Carpenter to prepare build schedules and shop drawings
• Coordinate, supervise, manage, and assist with venue setup, system installs, load ins, fit ups, changeover, strike and load out.
• Work in partnership with, and support, stage management, creative teams, front of house and administrative staff.
• Attend and participate in production, company and staff meetings, dress rehearsals for each production
• Work within production budgets
• Ensure that health and safety policies and procedures are met at Blyth Festival worksites. You will review all relevant health & safety policies before any work is done in any shop, in the theatre, or by any member of the production department on behalf of the Blyth Festival off-site and will bring any necessary changes or updates to the attention of the PM on a timely basis.
• From time to time the PM may assign additional duties as required. These additional activities will be incorporated into your regular schedule, with advance notice given.

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Background and training in scenic construction, lighting and/or audio
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong and motivated work ethic
• Working knowledge of Vectorworks, ETC Eos, Qlab, Microsoft Office Suite, Dante
• Strong team player
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• First Aid and Working at Heights are required (Festival can assist with certification if necessary)
• Comfort working on ladders (A-frame and Extension)
• Valid G Driver’s License an asset

Salary: $1,214/wk + 4% vacation pay

Contact Information

How to Apply:
To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume to careers@blythfestival.com by January 19, 2025. Please include in the subject line: Technical Director

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Blyth Festival thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

In its 50-year history, Blyth has premiered 156 new Canadian plays and entertained more than one million people from every province and territory in Canada across the United States and from every corner of the globe. Plays from the Blyth Festival have won Governor General’s Awards, been produced in 29 countries, and been translated into dozens of languages, including American Sign Language.

Blyth Festival productions take place on two stages in the village of Blyth, Ontario: the Margaret Stephens Stage at Blyth Memorial Hall, a municipally owned 379-seat indoor theatre, and the Harvest Stage – a permanent, purpose-built outdoor theatre, seating 348 people, surrounded by trees and playing to audiences under the Huron County skies.

In 2025, the Blyth Festival will produce a repertory season of four Canadian plays (2 world premieres) on the Margaret Stephens Stage, and one stand-alone production on the Harvest Stage.

The Blyth Festival production facilities include a 12000 sq ft, fully equipped carpentry, paint, prop and wardrobe shop, as well as office space, storage and rehearsal studio.