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Job Description / Duties

Technical Director – Royal MTC
Royal MTC produces 11 shows each season that are the leading responsibility of the Technical Director position, alongside ancillary events and presentations.
Reporting to the Director of Production, the Technical Director works in conjunction with highly experienced seasonal props, wardrobe, carpentry and paint shop staff to deliver extraordinary productions across two venues, and brings significant experience, a deep love of delivering artistic visions on time and on budget, and an appreciation for the unique challenges each show presents.
The successful TD will be joining a busy Production Department consisting of a PM, ATD, APM and Production Associate.
The start date is flexible but ideally the new TD will begin work in summer 2022. This is a full-time, year-round position.

Responsibilities

The TD is responsible for all technical elements of Royal MTC productions, including:
• Costing out shows based on preliminary and final designs
• Keeping track of ongoing costs and budget reconciliation
• Working with various departments on innovative solutions to problems
• Creating production schedules
• Supervising the installation, strike and tech week of all productions
• Ensuring the maintenance, on an ongoing basis, of all production equipment
• Maintaining an up-to-date inventory of production equipment
• Participating in the selection of production equipment, the planning of long-term improvements and maintenance for the facility

Qualifications / Required Skills

• A graduate of a recognized theatre program or equivalent professional experience
• Strong knowledge of current theatrical production equipment and processes
• More than three years’ experience as a TD or PM with a broad working knowledge of all elements of production applicable to a regional theatre
• Strong drafting, Vectorworks and computer skills
• Experience in budget tracking and maintaining material and labour budgets for shows, overhead and capital
• Strong interpersonal and leadership abilities; experience managing IATSE work crews is an asset
• Ability to assess, ensure and promote health and safety in all areas (including respectful workplace conditions); the TD is an essential and active member of the Health and Safety committee

Additional Information

Winnipeg offers affordable housing, a thriving arts and music culture, friendly and welcoming neighbourhoods, beautiful warm summers with easy access to lakes, and a bracing winter experience that is brag-worthy. Yes, it’s a dry cold, but it’s a warm community.

As demonstrated by our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Commitment to Action, Royal MTC is on a deliberate and strategic path to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and becoming an anti-racist organization. We desire to attract a workforce that reflects and shares these values. Recognizing the history of underrepresentation of Indigenous, Black, and people of colour (IBPOC) employees in our company, we will prioritize qualified individuals who self-identify as IBPOC.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with all applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of our process. If you require additional accommodations, please email rmartin@royalmtc.ca

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Salary: Compensation • Based on a 40-hour work week with fluctuating hours during tech weeks. Weekend availability a must during the season (September – May). • Salary range $55,000 to $65,000 depending on experience, with an attractive benefit plan. • A moving allowance is available for out-of-town candidates

Contact Information

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter and resume via email to
Russell Martin, Director of Production, rmartin@royalmtc.ca

We thank all candidates for their interest; however only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Employer Profile

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre exists to celebrate the widest spectrum of theatre art. Deeply rooted in the province of Manitoba, which gave it life and provides for its growth, Royal MTC aspires to both reflect and engage the community it serves. Each season, Royal MTC produces 10 plays at two venues as well as the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, The Bridge: A Festival of Ideas, and an annual regional tour.