We are currently seeking a Part-time Theater Tech Assistant in our office located at TED Headquarters in New York City. The Assistant joins the Production team under Events department producing a wide range of content – including the signature TED Talks that post on ted.com, experiments on the TED format and a variety of internal, partnered, and public-facing events.
Responsibilities
Maintenance of theater technology, manage inventory, reset/tidy up the theater area between internal/external events to preserve condition, safety, and functionality. Must be able to work flexible hours according to various event time including evening/weekends.
Take responsibility for the control room operation and signal flow throughout the theater, including patching, maintenance, troubleshooting and continued build out. Most shows involve up to 7 camera feeds, graphics feeds and audio sources, I-mag projection with live-stream broadcast and multiple source recording.
Have a working knowledge of all studio functions, including camera operation, graphics, switching, lighting, projector operation. Shading and color balancing skills for robotic cameras is a plus.
Aid the Technical Director with additional tasks, as assigned. Support production crew as the in-house tech on all further builds.
Requirements
- Must be able to work 20 hours a week in-person at NYC office
- 3+ years working in a theatrical venue and/or broadcast studio
- A solid understanding of control rooms, digital video, audio prodcution, microphones, monitoring and patching
- Can comfortably operate routers, patch bays and signal flow and can troubleshoot issues like sync issues in records and IMAG.
- Basic understanding of video and theatrical lighting, DMX control and color temperature, building and tear down including: moving, basic rigging and dismantling props and set elements including flats, pipe and drape and custom props
- Strong understanding of theater, studio and workplace safety including use of tools, ladders, steps, safety tape, safety chain, sash and sandbags
- Knowledge of grip equipment sufficient to safely and rapidly rig lighting, monitoring and other broadcast equipment securely in and around the theater
- Organization with eye for detail
- Calm and positive under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills T
- roubleshooting and problem solving ability
- Willingness to learn and potentially step in to help with other areas of the theater, when necessary
TED Conferences, LLC
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less)
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