12/17/2024
The Golden West College Theater Arts department is looking for an experienced theatrical scenic carpenter for THE SECRET GARDEN (musical opening April 24, 2025) and for THE NETHER (play opening March 7, 2025). This is a seasonal professional expert position not to exceed 40 hours per week as needed for these productions. $32 - $35 per hour depending on experience. This is not a teaching position.
If interested and qualified, please send resume to theater arts department chair Martie Ramm Engle at [email protected]. No phone calls please. Search continues until the position is filled.
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Required duties:
▪ Construct stage sets and props.
▪ Review the working drawings and sketches provided by the set designer and offer professional recommendations on the assembly and fabrication of the set.
▪ Assure that the set is constructed according to the plans submitted by the scenic designer, and according to the construction schedule and construction sequence established.
▪ Extensive knowledge and skill in simple to complex theatrical carpentry, enabling the fabrication of set pieces with precision and creativity.
▪ Substantive skill and competence with tools and equipment used in theatrical construction including hand and power tools related to the work.
▪ Well-rounded knowledge of scenic construction, painting, and rigging.
▪ Participate in the load-in, maintenance, strike, and storage of the set for each of the productions, if requested.
▪ Observe safety rules and building codes.
▪ Work under the authority and oversight of the division manager.
Education and Experience
• Minimum three (3) years of education and/or experience in scenic carpentry and related technologies.
