Description

Switch is an award-winning, full-service creative agency + production house that connects creative with production to bring ideas to life as envisioned and deliver impactful results as intended. And we’ve delivered all this and more for 40+ years. While our proven capabilities include live, virtual + hybrid events, business meetings, field marketing + brand immersions, trade shows + exhibits, digital marketing, branding + advertising, we don’t limit our thinking and doing to just one channel. We work to connect the dots between all of them.

The Senior Technical Director provides pre-show equipment and labor budget analysis, scheduling and coordination of resources, and detailed production schedules to provide effective, efficient, and quality service to clients. The Technical Director provides onsite supervision of production, tradeshow, staging events, and other special projects.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide service to clients in the field by overseeing the planning, delivery, installation/dismantle and recovery of Production equipment.
• Collaborate with company’s creative department, Account and Project Management Teams regarding the requirements of client’s events.
• Provide technical and resource planning advice to the sales and creative departments to promote improved workmanship and serviceability to clients.
• Provide computer aided drafting (plan, cross section, and front elevations) of events and exhibits.
• Work with the Show Management and the Equipment Rental departments to coordinate inventory availability and shipping schedules.
• Demonstrated understanding of IATSE and Teamster union labor rules and contracts
• Coordinate on-site vendors to ensure that all company equipment and related resources are effectively delivered to and recovered from show-site.
• Maintain accurate time records while on show site to ensure proper contract labor and client invoicing.
• Timely and accurately communicate all event related cost information to the Project Manager to ensure proper client invoicing.
• Assist the efforts of the Sales & Marketing Department in soliciting new business, maintaining, and growing the current account base and the overall promotion of the products and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field such as Theatre & Staging, Technical Production.
• 4-7 years of corporate, tradeshow, staging or touring experience.
• Thorough knowledge of and proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to multi-task and attention to detail.
• 30-40% travel
   

Preferred Minimum Qualifications:

• An in-depth knowledge of AutoCAD as it relates to the staging and exhibit industry.
• Sophisticated knowledge of principles of arena rigging and electrical practices.
   

Physical Demands (refer to Addendum):

• Ability to work in a physical environment and lift 50 pounds.