The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking Senior Technical Coordinator to be responsible for facilitating and managing the administrative, scheduling, and back-end operations of the Technical Team to ensure jobs are executed. The ideal candidate will be interested in a career in events-production. The candidate should also be comfortable dealing directly with a diverse clientele and working in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must be able to multitask, meet deadlines, be able to quickly adjust/ pivot to the changes/ needs of the client or artist, as well as have excellent verbal and written skills to act as a liaison for Technical (Assistant) Director as needed.
RESPONSIBILITES:
- Maintains the tech calendars to manage/ track jobs and assignments
- Reviews and organize incoming job requests to determine availability of staff and team workload
- Designated timekeeper for Tech Team - Responsible for reviewing, submitting, and confirming timekeeping for part-time tech overhires as well as FT hourly tech staff under the approval of the TD/ ATD
- Manage and maintains tech files to ensure artist riders, event notes, and organization step-two documents are appropriately saved, updated/ uploaded to TripleSeat calendar, Teams, or Tech file folders
- Serves as the point of contact to UAB Arts Finance Team to facilitate orders and payment requests, or other financial affairs related items
- Responsible for ensuring tech vendors and contracts are renewed and isupplier status is current
- Manage Technical supply inventory
- Assist TD and ATD with keeping track of charges reported on Tech monthly statement
- Responsible for keeping technical memberships/ certifications and the certifications of others up-to-date- Ensure technical expenses related to other A-departments are communicated to staff
- Works appropriate tech jobs as assigned by the TD/ATD on event/ show days that requires basic to somewhat moderate stage manager/ production/ scene shop/ switchboard/ livestream/ computer AV/ switchboard assistance, specifically assigned to work UH2100
- Helps to keep the amortization schedule of technical equipment up-to-date and current
- Attends meetings and walk-throughs that involves directors, clients, and other stakeholders as needed to speak on the subject matter of technical operations and needs.
- Has a clear understanding of UAB policy and guidelines regarding HR, financial affairs, and vendors and helps to ensure the tech team is compliant
- Maintains good standing and positive relationships with technical vendors
- Perform other duties as assigned.
(Hourly Rate: $18.35 - $23.00)
