Technical Director jobs in Louisville, KY

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, vision, and values of Kentucky Performing Arts while understanding and complying with company expectations, policies and procedures.


• Plans work and executes tasks independently. Adapts well to changing priorities, deadlines, and directions with a positive and open mindset. Communicates clearly, consistently, respectfully, and collaboratively when communicating on behalf of KPA.


• Participates in all appropriate meetings, as well as professional development programs to maintain competency and increase acumen of industry related services, products, innovation, and trends.


• Works as part of the stage crew on events held in KPA venues.


• Supervises and assists incoming attractions with audio, video, lighting, staging, and projection equipment.


• Effectively manages financial and physical resources to achieve the mission and goals of KPA.


• Collaborates with KPA employees, resident groups, and clients to implement and maintain innovative programs and events.


• Trains other Kentucky Performing Arts staff on lighting, audio, video, rigging, and electrical equipment.


• Manages Kentucky Performing Arts production equipment, including all lighting, audio, video, staging and rigging equipment.


• Assists with and/or oversees transporting KPA equipment and supplies among all KPA venues, utilizing KPA vehicles.


• Troubleshoots and repairs audio, video, electrical, lighting and network cables.



• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Average skills in reading, writing, and speaking English.


• Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.


• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, as well as navigate the facility in both public and private spaces.


• Ability to lift approximately 50 pounds unassisted with appropriate lifting techniques and/or devices.


• Ability to climb ladders, operate and work in elevated lifts, and work at heights up to 100 feet.


• Ability to push or pull heavy objects up to 1,000 pounds using proper equipment and techniques.



• Ability to safely use hand tools and power tools.

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license


• This position will work days, nights, weekends and overtime.


• Four years’ experience as a Production Manager, overseeing departmental budgets, maintaining theatrical equipment including rigging, audio, lighting, and staging equipment.


• Two years’ experience working with clients to estimate productions, collaborate on production designs, and oversee execution of events.


• Two years’ experience operating and maintaining JR Clancy automated rigging systems.


• Four years’ experience operating and maintaining counterweight fly systems.


• Four years’ experience supervising in-house and IATSE stagehands.