Dance Department Student Employment Opportunities:
Dance Technician
Supervisor: Stephen Schroeder
Dance Technical Director
Job Description: To assist the Technical Director of the Dance Department with the setup, running and striking of Dance Department and Dance Department sponsored performances as well as maintenance of theatrical equipment and storage.
Duties and Responsibilities: Hang and focus lights, Run cable, Setup various audio and visual equipment, Stage Manage, Assistant Stage Manage, Operate ETC Ion light board, Setup and run audio and video on Q-Lab, Operate Sound Board and Com units, Operate Fly Rail, Organize props and sets, Setup, clean, and strike Vinyl Dance Floor, Hang and Focus lights, Maintain Theatrical Equipment and Dance Performance Space, Observe safety at all times
Qualifications: Must be comfortable with heights or watching someone else operate at heights, Must be willing to work with your hands, Must be attentive to details, Must be able to communicate clearly and follow directives, Must be okay with a little dust.
Production Assistant – Costumes
Supervisor: Anne von Bibra
Dance Faculty
Job Description: To assist with costumes for Dance Department programs
Duties and Responsibilities: Assist in construction of costume elements for the Veselica dance productions, Maintain and launder costumes, Assist in maintaining costume stock, Assist in general costume room upkeep
Qualifications: Some knowledge of costume construction, Some knowledge of hand and machine sewing techniques, Ability to work independently
Dance Musician
Supervisor: Joel Arpin
Lead Staff Musician
Job Description: To provide musical accompaniment for dance classes.
Duties and Responsibilities: Providing musical leadership to dance students, Playing fluently in all keys and time signatures, Keeping track of form and phrases for extended lengths of time, Improvising alone and leading improvisation within a group, Adapting the music to the energy, tempo, dynamic and style of the dancers, Creating new phrases for any dance routine, Recalling previous phrases per request of the instructor
Qualifications: Musical proficiency, Improvisation skill, Adaptability
Dance Department Video Engineer
Supervisor: Stephen Schroeder
Dance Technical Director
Job Description: To record, document and process all Dance performances, auditions, showings and other dance events that need to be posted and archived.
Duties and Responsibilities: Operate digital camcorder and tripod, to record performances, showings, auditions and other dance department events and then import, edit and process the videos for archival and web applications. Communicate with Technical Director to ensure quality of recordings, edits and final products.
Qualifications: Digital Camera and tripod operation. Experience or willingness to learn digital technologies- a/v editing, web development, file management (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Compressor, FileZilla, WordPress, Google Spreadsheets). Must be able to acceptably record dance events. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Costume Assistant
Supervisor: Anne von Bibra
Dance Faculty
Job Description: Work in the CAD Costume Room organizing and constructing costumes for dance productions. Sewing skills and the ability to work independently are essential.
Duties and Responsibilities: Sew costumes, Launder costumes, Organize and iron costumes, Perform miscellaneous dance department tasks for supervisor.
Skills: Prior experience in constructing garments, Know how to use a sewing machine, Know how to use a serger, Hand sewing including sewing on buttons and snaps, Know how to work with patterns (including laying them out on the fabric and cutting pieces out), Organizational skills
Digital Dance Assistant
Supervisor: Stephen Schroeder
Job Description: The work of the digital dance assistant (DDA) is important to the external visibility and internal operation of the Dance Department via digital media production and distribution. The DDA student workers organize, capture, process and distribute dance department media in accordance with the program’s ongoing purposes and needs.
Duties and Responsibilities: Digital media production for archival, streaming, web development, and in house distribution of the Dance Department’s video and photograph collection. Update relevant documentation required for the implementation of projects. Participate in ongoing planning of projects. Consult with Dance Department faculty/staff on media production projects. Perform miscellaneous dance department tasks for supervisor.
Qualifications: Excellent attention to detail and work ethic. Dependable, responsible, punctual. Able to work independently with integrity. Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects and comfortable with deadline dependent work. Ability to manage confidential information. Effective oral and written communication skills with supervisors and peer workers. Experience with use of digital technologies: digital video editing, web development, and digital file management (Final Cut Pro [or similar], Compressor, FileZilla, WordPress, Google Spreadsheets) are extremely helpful, but not required if applicant has a keen interest and ability in acquiring these skills.
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