Head Electrician

The Wilma Theater seeks a Head Electrician.

The Wilma Theater creates living, adventurous art, presenting bold, original,
well-crafted, thought-provoking productions that represent a range of voices,
viewpoints, and styles. The Wilma’s organizational values were developed
through conversations with Wilma staff, board, and HotHouse Company members.
Our organizational values are curiosity, courage, care, rigor, joy,
collaboration, and liberation.

The Head Electrician will contribute meaningfully to the organizational
culture of the Wilma and will advocate to advance our values on an
organizational, local, and national scale. This person will take part in
cross-departmental work, company-wide EDI work and anti-bias training as we
further our commitment to being an inclusive, anti-racist organization.

Position Summary
The Head Electrician reports to the Production Manager and Technical
Director.

The Head Electrician is responsible for implementing the lighting designs of
all Wilma Theater productions. This role must manage, maintain, and operate
the Theater’s performance-related lighting systems and equipment, ensuring
high quality results for all performances and special events. This role
reports to the Production Manager and the Technical Director and collaborates
closely with all facets of the production department, directors, designers,
and other theater staff as necessary. While this is an I.A.T.S.E. position,
candidates would not be required to be an I.A.T.S.E. member to accept the
position.  Candidates would, however, be required to join and remain a member
I.A.T.S.E. within a year of the first day of employment in the position in
order to maintain employment.

Responsibilities
- Maintaining all equipment and instruments both prior to and throughout our
season of shows and special events, as well as maintaining clean and
organized workspaces storage areas.
- Working with show designers in the design phase and beyond to manage
lighting load-ins, focus, scenic integrations and support budget management
   .
- Loading in and maintaining lighting equipment according to designers’
specifications and preferences for each Wilma production.
- Running work-calls of I.A.T.S.E crew membership. Being familiar with and
diligently adhering to the guidelines dictated in our collective bargaining
agreement with I.A.T.S.E.
- Coordinating with the Technical Director for timing, construction and
installation of all lighting position rigging and integration of scenic
practicals.
- Familiarity with Eos/Gio programming a plus.
- Proficiency with moving lights/DMX strongly valued.
- Familiarity with Vectorworks, Lightwright and Concert preferred.
- Programming the lighting board during some of the technical rehearsal
process and right of first refusal for running the board through all
performances of Wilma productions.
- Supervising the purchasing of any lamps, gels, consumables or practicals as
needed.
- Striking and restoring lighting systems and designs in anticipation of the
next production, special event, or other Wilma projects.
- Coordinating with the Production Manager and the Technical Director to
determine equipment needs and rentals.
- Running the lightboard for special engagements as needed.
- Attending all production meetings.
- This role will work nights and weekends, according to the Theatre’s
performance schedule.

Physical Demands of the Role
The Head Electrician is required to engage in physical activity commensurate
with the hanging, cabling and focusing of instruments and the rigging of
booms and LX positions. The head electrician position requires frequent
lifting of heavy objects, working with an array of tools and working at
height.  A full range of body motion and physical agility is required to meet
the needs of the Wilma’s production schedule.  Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.

Location Requirements
Limited travel between the Wilma Theater on 265 S. Broad Street, our storage
facility and the rehearsal studio space, all within the Philadelphia city
limits.

Compensation and Benefits
This is a full-time, hourly role with compensation of $21.50/hour per the
I.A.T.S.E Collective Bargaining Agreement

Benefits include holiday pay, accrued paid sick leave and additional Wilma
employee benefits such as access to the employee assistance program,
complimentary tickets to Wilma productions, parking discount, and employee
discounts at Good Karma Cafe.

Hybrid Work Environment
Due to Covid-19, much of the Wilma administrative staff is conducted in a
hybrid environment of remote and in-person work, dependent upon role function
and responsibilities.  In consultation with your supervisor, it may be
determined that some administrative aspects of your role may be performed
remotely.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
As of April 1, 2022, The Wilma Theater requires all employees, whose work
requires their physical presence on-site at spaces managed and operated by
The Wilma Theater to be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. Being
fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their
final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

In order to be qualified for employment at the Wilma Theater, final
candidates must comply with the vaccination requirement or receive an
approved exemption. Exceptions to this policy include:
1. Employees who do not report to a workplace where other individuals (such
as coworkers or customers) are present
2. Employees who are working exclusively from home/remote environment
3. Employees who have a documented and approved medical or religious
exemption.

Applications and Inquiries
Applications will be open until November 4, 2022, with the desired start time
of November 28, 2022
Please send a resume and letter of interest as a single PDF attachment with
your name and subject line “Head Electrician candidate” to
hr@wilmatheater.org

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The Wilma Theater is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate
against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, gender,
age, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, religion,
disability, or public assistance status in the recruitment, hiring, training,
compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall and termination of
employees. The Wilma is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and
equitable work environment. Those who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other
members of underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.