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Technical Director and Production Manager
The Chapin School
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Posted: 06-Apr-26
Location: New York, New York
Type: Part Time
Salary: $65,000-$75,000
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
The Chapin School, an independent K-12 day school for girls located in New York City, seeks an individual with experience designing, coordinating, and implementing all technical elements of school productions and school-wide performing arts events to serve as Technical Director and Production Manager, a 75% FTE role beginning 2026-27.
All candidates are encouraged to be familiar with Chapin’s website and mission.
Job Overview
The Technical Director and Production Manager is responsible for designing, coordinating, and implementing all technical elements of performing arts productions and events. This individual will have a strong foundation in technical theater – including lighting, scenic construction, sound, and production management – and will possess a passion for sharing these skills with students in a safe and structured environment. This individual is committed to working collaboratively and flexibly with the K-12 Arts team, production team members, and various departments to ensure that all technical elements of productions run smoothly.
Responsibilities
Oversee and provide technical support for all K-12 performing arts productions
Oversee all aspects of the technical theater process, including planning, build, load-in, tech rehearsals, performances, and strike
Design set, lights, and/or sound for school productions (subject to change as needed):
Class 2 Play – In-school performances in March
Class 3 play – In-school performances in May
Lower School Thanksgiving Assembly – In-school performances in November
Middle School Musical/Play – After-school performances in November
Class 6 or 7 Play – After-school performances in May
Upper School Fall Play – After-school performances in November
Upper School Winter Play – After-school performances in February
Upper School Musical – After-school performances in May
Middle School Dance Club – After-school performances in May
Upper School Dance Club – After-school performances in March
Lower, Middle, Upper School Winter Concerts – After-school performances in December
Upper School Spring Concert – In-school performance in May
Mentor and train student Tech Crew members during after-school meetings and technical rehearsals
Coordinate with production team members, outside designers, and technicians to achieve the vision of the production with available resources
Manage and track K-12 Production budget
Collaborate with arts teachers to create and manage K-12 Production Calendar
Attend all Tech Saturdays, Tech Weeks, and Performances (13-15 Saturdays per school year).
Maintain and organize performance spaces (Black Box Theater and Assembly Room)
Cultivate and maintain vendor relationships for the purchase and rental of production materials
Recruit and hire outside designers when needed
Manage box offices and ticketing for productions
Communicate and collaborate with Facilities, IT, and other departments to execute technical elements of all productions
Collaborate with arts teachers and attend production meetings
Support arts integration projects where appropriate
Keep abreast of innovations in technical theater practices, tools, and technologies
Compensation: Salary will be commensurate with experience, the range is $65,000- $75,000 annually.
How To Apply: Submit your cover letter and résumé. The committee will consider applications on a rolling basis.
Requirements
BFA or BA, preferably in Technical Theater
Demonstrated experience in set, lighting, sound and/or costume design for theater and dance
Experience working in a school setting; experience in arts education preferred
Enthusiasm about working collaboratively in a learning environment
Proficiency with ETC Eos lighting consoles
Proficiency with woodworking tools (such as miter saw, table saw, jigsaw, impact drivers, drills, etc)
Ability to organize and maintain theatrical spaces
OUR MISSION
The Chapin School is dedicated to empowering a diverse, ambitious and resolute community of young women to thrive and lead in their world. Guided by our motto, Fortiter et Recte, Chapin considers bravery, compassion, service and respect for self and others to be fundamental values. We believe that equity, inclusion and collaboration are critical to personal growth. By advancing and deepening each student’s agency, confidence and resilience within an affirming and joyful learning environment, Chapin strives to ensure that each student is emboldened to pursue distinction as a leader and contributing citizen.
ABOUT US
The Chapin School, founded in 1901, is an independent, all-girls day school in New York City currently serving 802 students K–12.
Chapin’s signature Focus Forward strategic plan, which guided our work for more than a decade, intensified Chapin’s historic commitment to offering the most challenging academic curriculum while also teaching the social, emotional and other skills that will set the stage for its students’ success in this century. Chapin’s institutional priorities continue to be imbued with the spirit of Focus Forward. We have fine-tuned our... articulation of the School’s purpose as we approach the third decade of the 21st century. A forward-focused learning community whose symbol is a wheel will never cease to strive toward achieving its vision of cultivating in girls the skills and attributes that will allow them to be brave for themselves and for others.
UNDER ONE ROOF
Chapin’s single building provides a unified learning environment under one roof for all students, the 128 faculty members who teach them and the 85 staff members who support all other aspects of school life. An ambitious construction project to be completed in 2020 will feature an entire floor dedicated to the arts and a gymnasium with suspended running track—all with spectacular views of our urban location. The Hayot Center for Innovation, to open in 2020, will provide our entire learning community the opportunity to extend our commitment to interdisciplinary inquiry-based investigations and explorations, deepening students’ interests through experimentation, invention and the development of out-of-the-box solutions to complex issues.
Our vibrant, inspiring and welcoming new spaces will further our commitment to a forward- focused learning environment that enables all students to embrace the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century to the best of their abilities. With these exciting new spaces as a canvas, we renew our pledge to develop curriculum and pedagogy that reflect current research and best practices, always placing each student at the center of her own learning.
