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Job Description / Duties

Key activities:

As a member of the Production Team, the Technical Director (TD), is responsible for the efficient operation of the technical aspects of productions created, mounted, or presented at the NAC. The TD is accountable to manage available resources to ensure that all productions go up on time and on budget. This position actively participates in the imagining and organisation of festivals presented by the NAC and its partners; directs the creation of productions at the NAC; helps overcome the technical and logistical challenges for visiting companies transferring productions to the NAC, as well as works as part of an overall technical team to ensure efficiently produced, quality shows.

The ideal incumbent is willing to commit to the interpersonal and managerial proficiency. Team skills are of critical importance in dealing with artists, producers, workers, Heads of departments, Craftspeople, Production staff, and external clients. This position requires the incumbent to work in all genres of live performance.

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in a similar role;
• Familiarity with all aspects and genres of live performance;
• Capacity to work effectively with artists, clients and colleagues with diverse experience and levels of skill;
• Demonstrated initiative and sound judgement;
• Experience in running theatrical productions;
• Thorough knowledge of stage lighting, audio, video and special effects;
• Experience in leading and supervising crews in an unionized environment;
• Thorough knowledge of codes and regulations that apply in a theatrical environment as well as best practices in health and safety;
• Exceptional computer skills, including the Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and Vectorworks;
• Possess a valid driver’s license or ability to obtain a licence within three months of employment;
• Certification in Fall Arrest, Forklift Operation, Arial Platform Operation, Pyrotechnics Certificate, Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence are an asset;
• Bilingual in both official languages is an asset.

Additional Information

Who can apply:

Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens.

All communication will be conducted through email and interviews via videoconferencing. Please ensure to have the most up-to-date information on your resume including your current email address.

If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation for an interview or written exam, please advise us when initially contacted.

The successful candidate will be required to provide the original or a certified true copy of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Background Check as a condition of employment.

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by us.

Salary: $58,600 - $84,300

Contact Information

How to apply:

Please submit your cover letter and resume online through our ‘Careers Opportunities’ website.

Employer Profile

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

It is the National Arts Centre’s goal to be a more welcoming, inclusive, accessible, and diverse organization for all Canadians. We believe that the basis of this inclusivity requires a socially and culturally diverse workforce and, therefore, we actively seek to recruit candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), persons from the LGBTQ2+ community and persons with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

COVID-19 Pandemic

The incumbent may be required to work remotely either full-time or in a hybrid fashion until the end of the pandemic. All necessary working tools needed to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of this position will be provided to the employee for this purpose.

The NAC recognizes its heightened duty to protect employees from health and safety risks during the current pandemic. Therefore, an offer of employment shall be conditional upon receipt of written confirmation that the selected candidate has been fully vaccinated. Certified medical conditions will be accommodated as well as exemptions based on established religious objection.

The above information will be filed in keeping with the Privacy Act.

Introducing the National Arts Centre

The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams—the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety—and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada.

Curious to learn more? We invite you to read our strategic plan for 2020-2023 in The Next Act.

Collaboration, innovation and community-led engagement are only some of the many initiatives the NAC will leverage to help shape a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future for the performing arts in Canada. One that embodies our slogan and loudly proclaims that Canada is our stage.