Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Prepare and restore the venue for events
- Operate and supervise the safe and efficient use of the facility and its specialized theatrical equipment
- Depending on qualifications and needs of a particular event, provide lighting or sound design support and provide general production advice for execution of the event
- Perform and oversee limited set construction, painting, rigging, and other theatrical craft activities as needed
- Organize, manage, work with, and train students with a wide variety of backgrounds in a hands-on learning environment
- Maintain Babson College and Sorenson Center for the Arts policies and procedures
- Timely response to scheduling outreach
Qualifications
- Ideal candidates will have experience in backstage operations in multiple departments
- Candidates must be detail-oriented, punctual, have a positive attitude and strong communication skills, and be comfortable in a position of authority in emergency situations
- 2 years of professional theatrical production experience in the arts and entertainment industry
- Demonstrated understanding and proficiency of current theatrical production standards and their safe execution
- Comfortable working with various genres in the performing arts: theater, music, dance, film, mixed media, talking head presentations on the arts, readings, etc
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a wide range of programming
- Ability to adapt and work collaboratively with others
- Excellent oral, interpersonal communication, and problem solving skills
- Ability to work effectively and inclusively with diverse constituencies in an academic setting where arts-related activities are not the focus of study
- Previous experience working in a college/university environment with students preferred
- Possess a calm and approachable manner with and a proactive and self-motivated spirit
This is a non-exempt position with an hourly rate of $25.75. This position includes paid sick leave where required by law. Eligibility, accrual, and usage will follow applicable state and local regulations.
All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at hr@babson.edu.
Essential Responsibilities
- Prepare and restore the venue for events
- Operate and supervise the safe and efficient use of the facility and its specialized theatrical equipment
- Depending on qualifications and needs of a particular event, provide lighting or sound design support and provide general production advice for execution of the event
- Perform and oversee limited set construction, painting, rigging, and other theatrical craft activities as needed
- Organize, manage, work with, and train students with a wide variety of backgrounds in a hands-on learning environment
- Maintain Babson College and Sorenson Center for the Arts policies and procedures
- Timely response to scheduling outreach
Qualifications
- Ideal candidates will have experience in backstage operations in multiple departments
- Candidates must be detail-oriented, punctual, have a positive attitude and strong communication skills, and be comfortable in a position of authority in emergency situations
- 2 years of professional theatrical production experience in the arts and entertainment industry
- Demonstrated understanding and proficiency of current theatrical production standards and their safe execution
- Comfortable working with various genres in the performing arts: theater, music, dance, film, mixed media, talking head presentations on the arts, readings, etc
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a wide range of programming
- Ability to adapt and work collaboratively with others
- Excellent oral, interpersonal communication, and problem solving skills
- Ability to work effectively and inclusively with diverse constituencies in an academic setting where arts-related activities are not the focus of study
- Previous experience working in a college/university environment with students preferred
- Possess a calm and approachable manner with and a proactive and self-motivated spirit
This is a non-exempt position with an hourly rate of $25.75. This position includes paid sick leave where required by law. Eligibility, accrual, and usage will follow applicable state and local regulations.
All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at hr@babson.edu.
About Babson College
Babson College is the global leader in entrepreneurship education, ranked for having the No. 1 undergraduate school and MBA for entrepreneurship 26 and 29 times in a row.
An independent, not-for-profit institution, Babson is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). Each academic year, more than 2,100 undergraduate and 900 graduate students attend Babson, representing more than 80 countries.
As creators and conveners of knowledge about entrepreneurship, Babson distinguishes itself with an Undergraduate School that provides a top-flight business education blending innovative, integrated and applied business and liberal arts programs with curricular and cocurricular learning experiences; the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, that grants highly ranked MBA and MS degrees; an Executive Education program for professionals looking to grow in today’s rapidly evolving business environment; a world-class faculty with real-world experience—87% of our full-time faculty hold a doctoral degree or its equivalent, and are accomplished entrepreneurs, executives, scholars, authors, researchers, poets, and artists; global research projects that are used as key benchmarking indicators by a number of distinguished regional, national and supranational authorities around the world; and Babson Global, which works with corporate, university, government, and foundation partners to advance entrepreneurship education and Entrepreneurial Thought and Action worldwide.
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