Position: Seasonal Associate Technical Director

　　Location: New York, NY

　　Department: Event Production

　　Role Overview:

　　Reporting to the Technical Director, Event Production; the Associate Technical Director is an hourly position that will be responsible for the management of events and their production elements for the Summer for the City 2024 summer festival. This individual will collaborate with Lincoln Center's Artistic Programming Department to manage the artist's technical requirements for the festival. This work will take place in the public areas including Damrosch Park, Josie Robertson Plaza, Hearst Plaza, and Jaffe Drive.

　　What you'll get to do here:

　　Plan, oversee, and manage festival operations from construction through performances. Collaborate with our artistic partners to execute seamless performances. Implement safety practices specific to outdoors (training, weather action, certifications). Facilitate artist technical needs. Review and approve stage plans, plots, production schedules, and equipment lists. Supervise on-site technical, trade, union, and non-union staff. Onsite management from the months of April 2024 through August 2024 with the potential for remote pre-season advance work January through March. Ensure compliance with Lincoln Center's policies and safety standards.

　　Cover the various working hours for the operation of the festival, including nights and weekends.

　　You'll be a fit if you bring:

　　3-5 years of verifiable, professional technical systems and venue experience. Experience with temporary staging and event structures (large scale tents, truss and scaffold stages, custom large-scale installations). Proficiency in rigging, carpentry, and theatrical systems. Strong organizational skills, time management, and archival capabilities. The ability to demonstrate resilience and professionalism during high profile events, with the ability to troubleshoot under pressure. An advanced understanding of production equipment and artist technical requirements including ability to read stage plots and drawings. An organized approach and can communicate well both in person and across various digital platforms. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. An interest in working with a diverse variety of arts disciplines, including music, dance, theater, and spoken word.

　　You'll be a great fit if you bring:

　　Experience working within an outdoor festival environment. Experience with temporary outdoor power. Familiarity with backline and live music performance. Experience managing union labor. Heavy equipment certifications (forklift, telehandler, scissor lift, aerial boom). OSHA 30 Construction certification.

　　What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

　　Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is the world's leading performing arts center in the heart of New York City. In these times of heightened anxiety and vigilance, we are holding on to the important role the arts play in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.

　　We are:

　　1. The manager of the Lincoln Center Campus.

　　-We are part of 16 acres of activity and one of eleven amazing resident organizations

　　2. A leading Arts Presenter.

　　-We curate a number of series showcasing music, dance, and theater

　　3. An Education Hub.

　　-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members

　　Who are our people?

　　Lincoln Center is a diverse team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

　　Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."

　　Lincoln Center welcomes applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.

　　What's the news?

　　Highlights from the Summer Season

　　Celebrating Art, Community, and Resilience Post-COVID: Summer for the City Returns to New York For A Second YearVibrating Haptic Suits Give Deaf People a New Way to Feel Live MusicThe True Winners and Losers of the Las Culturistas Culture AwardsHer Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music

　　Campus Happenings

　　Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart OrchestraHenry Timms Wants to Tear Down Walls at Lincoln CenterLincoln Center Presents to Continue This Winter/Spring With Expanded Free and Choose-What-You-Pay PerformancesThe 2024 Tony Awards Will Be Hosted at Lincoln Center

　　Legacies of San Juan Hill

　　Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black CommunityLincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban NeighborhoodLincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro

　　Who is our President and CEO?

　　Henry Timms is the co-founder of #GivingTuesday and the co-author of New Power.

　　Join us!

　　It is the policy of Lincoln Center to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.