Studio Technician
Position Type: Part-time
Location: cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SW)
Application Deadline: August 15, 2021
cSPACE Projects is pleased to invite applications for the position of studio technician. The studio technician role encompasses duties that include lighting, sound, stage rigging, video and general live event set-up, operation and administration within a dynamic multi-tenant, multi-use arts facility and event venue.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-organized and customer experience minded individual who will bring technical expertise to the cSPACE King Edward arts hub, and collaborate with our team to support our community building ambitions.
Company Description
cSPACE Projects is a social-purpose organization, established to develop a portfolio of facilities to support artists, creative non-profits and entrepreneurs in Calgary. Our mission is to provide the conditions that diverse communities of creatives need to remain vital, sustainable and innovative while generating dividends for Calgarians across the city. More broadly, our mission is to connect creative people and ideas through places that ignite community, collaboration and change.
To achieve this mission, our purpose is:
- To develop inspiring shared spaces that transform the way creative people collaborate.
- To build vibrant communities where art, culture and creativity are expressed powerfully through place.
- To cultivate a successful creative enterprise by magnifying the impact of their ideas.
cSPACE King Edward is our flagship project, a multi-disciplinary arts and community hub in the community of South Calgary. The 47,000 sq.ft. multi-tenant facility is home to small and medium-sized non-profit organizations active in the arts and community sectors as tenants, each with their own staff, members, audiences and constituents. Artists also reside as tenants within the facility creating in disciplines such as photography, filmmaking, illustration/graphic design, painting, print-making, jewellery, mixed-media, fashion, costume-making, and sculpture. A co-working space provides short-term flexible space for members who use shared desks on a monthly and daily basis.
In addition to supporting these varied tenant uses, cSPACE King Edward includes highly adaptable event, performance, rehearsal, and meeting spaces. A Studio Theatre supports bookings for theatre, music, cinema and dance presentation or rehearsal and event uses. Public art in common areas and exhibition spaces throughout the facility and grounds provide spaces for artistic events to occur while supporting a vibrant place for the community to gather.
Position Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-organized and customer experience minded individual who will bring technical expertise to the Studio Theatre at cSPACE King Edward arts hub, and collaborate with our team to support our community building ambitions.
The studio technician role encompasses duties that include lighting, sound, stage rigging, video, video recording and live streaming, and general live event set-up, operation and administration within the dynamics of a multi-tenant, multi-use arts facility and event venue. Applicants may be required to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
The studio technician will provide oversight and expertise to back and front of house operations, venue rentals, and facility and theatre maintenance that ensures an exceptional experience for the facility’s artists, staff, community members and external clients as required to support various event uses.
Remuneration
This is a part-time, contract position with an intended start date of September 2021.
Compensation will be $22 to $28/hour inclusive of general holiday pay in accordance with the Employment Standards Code of Alberta and is commensurate with experience. Regular hours of work will typically occur during general facility hours of 8:00am to 8:00pm, Monday to Saturday but may be variable and subject to the demands of our building operations and/or event activity. 25 to 40 hours a week is anticipated to be typical of this role, with weekly schedule determined based on the needs of cSPACE events.
To apply please email, in PDF format only, a current CV with cover letter outlining your qualifications for the position, along with two professional references to Juan Hurtado, Theatre and Facility Manager at juan.hurtado@cspaceprojects.
The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
For more information about cSPACE Projects, please visit cspacekingedward.com.
cSPACE Projects is committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We believe in quality and inclusion and strongly encourage submissions from all qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, and physical ability.
Thank you to all applicants. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Please Note: Submissions must include all requirements listed above. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
