Theatre Technical Specialist

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is pioneering a new model of higher education for a global world, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and to advancing cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. Drawing on the strengths of the NYU global network, it offers an outstanding liberal arts and sciences education to students from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and around the world, with a distinctive focus on intercultural understanding and leadership. It supports innovative research and graduate education programs that push forward the frontiers of knowledge and respond in powerful and interdisciplinary ways to vital global and local challenges.

Position summary

Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates. In line with UAE regulations, Emirati candidates are encouraged to apply.

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a Theater Technical Specialist, Stage reporting to the Stage Supervisor.

The position will require someone with expert knowledge of rigging systems and familiar with stage, video, sound and lighting systems who is resourceful, adept at problem solving, and able to collaborate with Production and Programming staff in delivering technical support for all Arts Center productions. They will assemble, operate and maintain lighting equipment as well as stage, sound and video systems and provide support for the use of the venues by visiting companies and third party vendors.

Job responsibilities:

Work as a skilled technician in all aspects of technical theater to achieve the successful production results for a variety of events including dance, theater, and music productions

Rig, program and de-rig stage equipment and assist with sound, video, lighting equipment

Supervise facility changeovers as needed

Operate specialist stage and fly system equipment, as well as sound, video and lighting equipment as and when required

Maintain Technical Department’s equipment through the development and implementation of yearly preventative maintenance and inventories

Perform or arrange for maintenance and repair of equipment as needed

Represent the venue as and when required to supervise support staff supporting the use of the venues by visiting companies, rental clients, third party vendors, and crew

Adhere to all health and safety procedures in order to minimize the risk of injury and accidents

Ensure all technical areas and working environments are kept tidy and orderly, ensuring they comply with current licensing, fire and health and safety requirements

Required education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Required experience

5+ years of experience with large scale technical systems, operations and maintenance, preferably within a range of disciplines: dance, theater, and music

Experience in maintenance, basic repair, and troubleshooting of technical equipment is essential

Ability to read, draw, and interpret site diagrams, location maps, plots etc.

Capable of working at elevated heights, 90 feet and over

Able to lift over 50 pounds

Excellent record-keeping, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

Fluent spoken English is required

Preferred education

Working at Height Certificate

IPAL MEWP trained

Manual Handling Certificate

Preferred experience

Experience working in the Gulf an advantage

Additional spoken languages are desirable

Other information about NYUAD

NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity.

This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.