Job Details
Position Number: 002126
Functional Title: Technical Coordinator
Position Type: Staff
Position Eclass: ED - EHRA 9 month leave earning
University Information: Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y.…
Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit: Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B. UNC Greensboro is committed to equal opportunity in education and employment for all persons and will not tolerate any discrimination against or harassment of persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and parental status), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin (including language), political affiliation, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or age. The primary mission of the College of Visual and Performing Arts is to provide the highest quality, comprehensive training in performance, education, and the historical and theoretical aspects of Art, Arts Administration, Dance, Music, and Theatre. The College is comprised of the School of Art, School of Dance, School of Music, School of Theatre, and the Arts Administration program. The College of Visual and Performing Arts has approximately 1,703 students and 135+ full/part-time faculty and staff.
Position Summary: The UNCG School of Dance seeks a Dance Technical Coordinator for a full-time (100%) 9 month- appointment to oversee all production aspects for the school. The successful candidate will demonstrate a thorough understanding of the technical and artistic aspects of lighting and production for dance and possess strong artistic collaboration skills. Primary duties will include designing lights for faculty and student choreographic works, instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.Within the context of UNCG’s comprehensive liberal arts curriculum, the UNCG School of Dance offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees that provide specialized skills for a variety of careers in the developing field of dance. Within the UNC System, the UNCG School of Dance is positioned as the training ground for the thinking dancer, who values the rigors of both praxis and scholarship and celebrates a variety of approaches to dancing, dance making, and dance as a way of knowing.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree and two years of professional production experience. All degrees received must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
- Working experience instructing post-secondary or college-level students.
- Experience with production organization and management, including scheduling student labor and prioritizing work for multiple projects.
- Operating and maintaining stage lighting and lighting systems.
- Operating and maintaining stage sound and sound systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Supporting new media technology for dance.
- Supporting Dance performance in non-traditional settings.
- MA or MFA degrees in Theater Production and Lighting Design
- Evidence of employing technical, artistic, and pedagogical practices that support equitable, diverse, and inclusive learning environments.
Recruitment Range: $50,000 - $52,939
Org #-Department: School of Dance - 13004
Job Open Date: 07/15/2026
For Best Consideration Date: 08/05/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
FTE: 1.000
Type of Appointment: Permanent
Number of Months per Year: 9
FLSA: Exempt
Key Responsibilities
Percentage Of Time: 30%
Key Responsibility: Production courses and practicums
Essential Tasks:
- Instructing undergraduate and graduate Dance Production courses, and managing undergraduate student stage crew practicums.
- Trains and supervises student technicians, lighting designers, sound designers, and stage managers.
Percentage Of Time: 25%
Key Responsibility: Lighting Design
Essential Tasks:
- Design lighting for Dance productions.
- Ability to utilize current software packages on Apple and PC computers for lighting design for dance and to use standard features, including CADD software (i.e., Vector works, Spotlight, Microlux, or equivalent).
Percentage Of Time: 25%
Key Responsibility: Production Equipment management and Safety Officer
Essential Tasks:
- Ability to effectively use the following: counterweight rigging system, computerized lighting control system, electric personnel lift, theatrical lighting equipment, theatrical special effects equipment, and industrial power tools.
- Orders and maintains production equipment.
- Maintain the production budget for scenic, lighting, and sound equipment.
- Serve as safety officer for the School of Dance (compliance with safe practices and workplace regulations).
- Ensure compliance with safety standards and workplace regulations.
- Oversee safe use of equipment and spaces.
- Monitor and maintain dance studio flooring and sound systems.
Percentage Of Time: 15%
Key Responsibility: Sound Manager
Essential Tasks:
- Oversee sound for Dance productions.
Percentage Of Time: 5%
Key Responsibility: Assistance for Events
Essential Tasks:
- Assist the School of Dance Director and office staff with events scheduled in the Dance Theatre.
Physical Effort: Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions - f, Hand Movement-Grasping - o, Holding - o, Finger Dexterity - f, Vision-Skilled Trades - f, Reading - f, Writing - o, Eye-hand coordination - f, Vision-Color Distinction - f, Vision-Preparing/Analyzing figures - o, Vision-Visual inspection - f, Vision-Measuring/Assembling at distance close to eye - o, Hearing - f, Talking - f, Standing - f, Sitting - o, Walking - f, Lifting-0-30 lbs. - f, Lifting-30-60 lbs. - f, Lifting-60-90 lbs. - o, Lifting-90 plus lbs. - o, Pushing/Pulling - f, Climbing-Stairs - f, Climbing-Ladders - f, Bending - f, Squatting - o, Crawling - o, Reaching - f
Work Environment: Driving - Car/Truck - o, Driving - Standar/Automatic - r, Driving - Mower/Forklift - f, Equipment/Machines - Heights - f, Equipment/Machines - Ladders - f, Equipment/Machines - Step Stools - o, Night/Dark - f, Extreme noise levels - o, Inside - f, Outside - o, Ventilation ConditionsDust - o, Ventilation ConditionsChemicals - o
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