Production Apprentice, Technical Direction

Description:   

This is a full-time position. This apprenticeship is for those who are looking to pursue a management role in the technical implementation of theatrical productions. The apprentice will focus on computer aided drafting (CAD), labor and material estimation, analysis of structural and aesthetic requirements for construction, rigging, shop management, installation, and strike. 

The salary is $18.50 per hour for 40 weeks, or a contracted amount of $29,600.00 for the school year. 

 

About the Professional Apprentice Program: This program provides immersive training for emerging performing arts technicians and administrators, addressing the need for practical training in the field. For over four decades, it has prepared recent graduates, early-career professionals, and individuals undergoing career transitions for employment in the cultural sector. This is achieved through hands-on experience, professional development, and networking and mentorship opportunities.  

Details can be found on the Juilliard Website's Professional Apprentice Program Page. 

 

Working at Juilliard: 

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens. 

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. 

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.  

 

Role Responsibilities:  

• Assist the Technical Director with daily office management.  

• Create technical construction and installation drawings, with assistance from TD, for productions as necessary. 

• Communicate drawings to carpenters and monitor construction of built units. 

• Act as technical manager for assigned productions, a point person for scenery related issues who tracks and manages the show from budgeting through strike. 

• Assist in construction, installation and strike of scenic elements when necessary, ensuring safe practices are used. 

• Attend production meetings and tech rehearsals as needed. 

• Assist with tracking of material inventory and advise on material purchases. 

• Read and review all rehearsal and performance reports; assist in coordination of daily schedule to complete notes in a timely manner. 

• Accurately track project usage of inventory items. 

• Work at elevated heights on ladders, personnel lifts, in the grid, and on temporary structure. 

• Follow safety guidelines for all Juilliard facilities and equipment. 

• Work weekends and evenings as needed. 

• Meet deadlines specified by the Technical Director. 

 

Minimum Requirements:  

• Passion and basic knowledge of the intended craft.  

• Bachelor’s Degree, or related professional experience and transferable skills, or a combination of both. 

• Able to maintain a professional demeanor at all times. 

 

Preferred Background: 

• Previous experience in the support of opera, drama, and dance productions. 

• Drafting experience. 

• Welding experience. 

• Safe theatrical rigging. 

• Bachelor’s degree in technical theater. 

 

Benefits: 

• All Juilliard performances are free to Juilliard employees. 

• Discounts on day-of tickets to partner organizations at the Lincoln Center campus.  

• Tuition-free Extension classes. Feel free to browse available courses here. 

• Generous paid time off, including personal leave, sick leave, and scheduled school holidays. 

• A culture of excellence, best practice, and employee engagement with like-minded colleagues. 

 

Nondiscrimination Policy: 

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.