Job Description
The Monument-National is an evolving venue energized by the presence of NTS students. The ideal candidate will provide exemplary and rigorous service to numerous clients while communicating the organization's values. This candidate will also be called upon to guide and share their knowledge with students who must undergo intense training to fully understand the intricacies of stage professions.
Challenges
By joining our team, the sought-after person will:
- Participate in ongoing changes and get involved in implementing innovative projects;
- Contribute to maintaining open and honest exchanges that ensure cohesion and effective teamwork;
- Participate in the team’s efforts to create an inclusive and caring professional space;
- Share the idea that theater brings people together, allowing collective imagination, thinking, and feeling.
Job description
- Ensure the smooth running of events, activities, and performances according to the schedule set by the Technical Direction;
- Be responsible for the inventory, periodic, and annual maintenance of equipment in their department, as well as its storage throughout the building;
- Support the technical director in coordinating the lighting technician department, both pedagogically and for internal and external rentals;
- Provide technical support to the St-Denis pavilion under the supervision of the Monument National technical director;
- Respect and apply health and safety regulations at all times;
- Respect and apply internal policies and procedures to maintain a healthy, respectful, ethical, and professional work environment;
- Inform the Technical Direction of any shortage in stage equipment and provide advice on equipment replacement;
- Embody the values of the Monument-National pavilion and the National Theatre School by offering outstanding service to our internal clients;
- Provide educational support during student productions (knowledge sharing);
- Participate in organizational meetings, whether at the Monument-National pavilion or the Saint-Denis pavilion;
- Perform any other related task.
Experience and skills required
Required Qualifications
- College diploma in show production, theatrical production, or equivalent work experience;
- Three years of experience in a similar position;
- Excellent skills with new technologies;
- Educational mindset and good interpersonal skills;
- Team spirit;
- Good communication and popularization skills;
- Good adaptability and ability to work under pressure;
- Proficiency in French and English (both oral and written).
Assets
- Knowledge of the Office suite;
- Knowledge of Qlab software;
- Knowledge of Autocad;
- Knowledge of VectorWorks;
- Knowledge of the Strand Palette VL console software.
How to apply?
Please send your resume and cover letter to info@ent-nts.ca.
We support the right to employability. That is why we adhere to an equal employment opportunity program and invite people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, members of visible or ethnic minorities, Indigenous people, and people with disabilities to apply.
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About the School
For almost 65 years, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) has been training the next generation of theatre artists. Through its wide variety of programs and the unparalleled quality of its pedagogy, it has transformed theatre from coast to coast to coast. With a renewed vision and an ambitious strategic plan for the coming years, NTS wishes to strengthen its position as a leading theatrical education institution at the national level, and to innovate in the way it attracts the future artists who will develop under its guidance and will one day help transform our society. Its iconic theatre, the Monument-National, which has hosted countless cultural and artistic communities since 1893, is also changing and offering its share of opportunities and challenges.