Production Apprentice, Technical Direction

Description:
The Professional Apprentice Program is a training ground to provide learning and teaching opportunities for Apprentices during their time at the School. The Program recruits a talented group of people to take part in an intensive, hands-on experience, participating in a variety of roles from daily administrative activities to production operations. Apprentices will participate in workshops, discussions and/or other opportunities that will support, develop, and expand on the skills to help them succeed within the workplace and their chosen career paths.

For a description of all apprentice roles for the 23-24 season, please refer to the Apprentice Page on the Juilliard Website.

This is a full-time position. This apprenticeship is for those who are looking to pursue a management role in the technical implementation of theatrical productions. The apprentice will focus on computer aided drafting (CAD), labor and material estimation, analysis of structural and aesthetic requirements for construction, rigging, shop management, installation, and strike.

Salary: $16-$17.75 per hour, or $24,320 - $29,820 annual dependent on contract dates

Working at Juilliard:

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school's mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other's company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Role Responsibilities:

• Assist the Technical Director with daily office management.

• Create technical construction and installation drawings, with assistance from TD, for productions as necessary.
• Communicate drawings to carpenters and monitor construction of built units.

• Act as technical manager for assigned productions, a point person for scenery related issues who tracks and manages the show from budgeting through strike.
• Assist in construction, installation and strike of scenic elements when necessary, ensuring safe practices are used.

• Attend production meetings and tech rehearsals as needed.

• Assist with tracking of material inventory and advise on material purchases.

• Read and review all rehearsal and performance reports; assist in coordination of daily schedule to complete notes in a timely manner.

• Accurately track project usage of inventory items.
• Work at elevated heights on ladders, personnel lifts, in the grid, and on temporary structure.
• Follow safety guidelines for all Juilliard facilities and equipment.
• Work weekends and evenings as needed
• Meet deadlines specified by the Technical Director

Minimum Requirements:

• All apprentices will need basic knowledge of the craft they intend to pursue. As such, we are asking for any of the following training: Bachelor's Degree; Related professional experience or transferable skills; A combination of both educational or professional experience.
• Be able to maintain a professional demeanor at all times.

Preferred Background:

• Previous experience in the support of opera, drama, and dance productions.
• Drafting experience.
• Welding experience.
• Safe Theatrical Rigging
• Bachelor's degree in technical theater

Apprentice Application Process:

Application materials must include:

• Resume
  • If applicable, please include a website link or other social media that showcases your work.
• Cover Letter
  • Please state the role that interests you. Describe your reasons for pursuing an apprenticeship and how it relates to your career goals. Please include information about yourself that may not be immediately apparent from the review of your resume.

If one of our hiring managers is interested in interviewing you, we will ask for three (3) professional letters of reference. Please reach out to apprenticeprogram@juilliard.edu if you have any questions about the process.

Please note that all application submissions must include a cover letter. No applications will be considered without a cover letter. 

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.