Fabrication Coordinator/Scenery Fabricator - Performing Arts at Iowa

Education Required:

·       BA/BFA degree in theatrical production for theatre, dance and/or opera or equivalent educational and professional experience.

Required Qualifications:

•        1-2 years of experience in scenery fabrication.

•        Demonstrated ability to work independently from blueprints and technical drawings with only verbal instructions from the shop supervisor, as demonstrated at a working proficiency level.

•        Demonstrated ability to work quickly and accurately, and in a safe manner.

•        Working experience and demonstrable skill in scenery construction, wood structural layout and construction techniques, metal structure layout and construction techniques. Knowledge of jigs and layout procedures.

•        Valid driver’s license and ability to meet and maintain UI Fleet Safety Standards.

Desired Qualifications:

•        Experience with foam carving and shaping.

•        Experience with finish carpentry including trim work, milling and shaping.

•        Experience in training and mentoring students in theatrical construction techniques.

•        Experience as a stage carpenter, flyman, and rigger in a proscenium theatre.

Position and Application details:

For additional job details and to apply please visit https://jobs.uiowa.edu/ and access requisition #23003130.

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission.   

·       Resume 

·       Cover Letter 

Please assure that your submissions specifically address and illustrate the work experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities you have that meet each of the required and desired qualifications of this position. Representative work samples in the form of images, sketches, and/or drafting may also be uploaded, or a link accessing them may be included in your cover letter, in support of your application. Applicants who fail to submit the required materials will be considered incomplete and therefore are ineligible for an interview.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be requires to self-disclose and conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.

Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.  

The interview process will include a portfolio review of submitted materials at the interview phase. This review will be of your submitted documentation of previous work. This documentation may include images, sketches, and/or drafting. It can include materials submitted as part of your original application. Formal portfolio format is not required.

For additional questions, please contact: melia-pieper@uiowa.edu.