What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Technical Director position at Missouri State University?
Position Information
Position Title
Assistant Technical Director
Work Location
Springfield Campus
Department
GSB Arena
HR Home Department
015060 GREAT SOUTHERN BANK ARENA
Pay Grade
24
Proposed Salary
$18.50
Sponsorship Information
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees?
No, Position is available to all applicants.
Appointment Type
Full Time Regular
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Non-Exempt
General Function
The Assistant Technical Director works closely with the Technical Director in developing, constructing, and maintaining the lighting and sound equipment for daily facility operations and scheduled special events in the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, GSB Arena, Hammons Student Center, Plaster Stadium, and Betty and Bobby Allison North and South Stadiums. The Assistant Technical Director provides production assistance to University departments and organizations as well as commercial entertainers, organizations, and groups utilizing the athletic and entertainment facilities, recommends appropriate staging, tightening of counterweight ropes, lighting, and sound techniques for scheduled events and performances. The Assistant Technical Director supervises production and technical crews composed of student and temporary employees and acts as the Technical Director’s representative when the Technical Director is unavailable for athletic events, shows, and meetings.
Description of Primary Duties
The Assistant Technical Director works closely with the Technical Director in developing, constructing, and maintaining the lighting and sound equipment for daily facility operations and scheduled special events in the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, GSB Arena, Hammons Student Center, Plaster Stadium, and Betty and Bobby Allison North and South Stadiums. The Assistant Technical Director provides production assistance to University departments and organizations as well as commercial entertainers, organizations, and groups utilizing the athletic and entertainment facilities, recommends appropriate staging, tightening of counterweight ropes, lighting, and sound techniques for scheduled events and performances. The Assistant Technical Director supervises production and technical crews composed of student and temporary employees and acts as the Technical Director’s representative when the Technical Director is unavailable for athletic events, shows, and meetings.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Education: A high school diploma or the equivalent is required; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Experience: Three years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, theatre, concert, or entertainment production at a comparable facility, which includes experience in stage lighting operations, sound reinforcement and design, development, counterweight operations, construction, maintenance, and operations, is required. If the educational level is the Bachelor’s degree, two years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, theatre, concert, or entertainment production at a comparable facility, which includes experience in stage lighting operations, sound reinforcement and design, development, counterweight operations, construction, maintenance, and operations, is required.
Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Supervisory skills are required. The ability to design and construct production equipment from sketches, diagrams or plans is required. The ability to read and understand floor plans, color schemes, stage lighting, and basic construction plans or blueprints is required. Mechanical skills in the construction, operation, and minor repair of sound and lighting equipment and the use of hand and power tools are required.
Effort: The ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 100 pounds on a frequent basis is required. The position requires prolonged standing, frequent bending or stooping, and climbing of steps and ladders. This position will occasionally be required to work on a grid at a height of at least 90 feet.
Other: The scope of the job frequently requires evening and weekend work, particularly during major athletic or entertainment events, lectures, and/or rehearsals.
Experience: Three years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, theatre, concert, or entertainment production at a comparable facility, which includes experience in stage lighting operations, sound reinforcement and design, development, counterweight operations, construction, maintenance, and operations, is required. If the educational level is the Bachelor’s degree, two years of progressively responsible experience in technical operations, theatre, concert, or entertainment production at a comparable facility, which includes experience in stage lighting operations, sound reinforcement and design, development, counterweight operations, construction, maintenance, and operations, is required.
Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Supervisory skills are required. The ability to design and construct production equipment from sketches, diagrams or plans is required. The ability to read and understand floor plans, color schemes, stage lighting, and basic construction plans or blueprints is required. Mechanical skills in the construction, operation, and minor repair of sound and lighting equipment and the use of hand and power tools are required.
Effort: The ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 100 pounds on a frequent basis is required. The position requires prolonged standing, frequent bending or stooping, and climbing of steps and ladders. This position will occasionally be required to work on a grid at a height of at least 90 feet.
Other: The scope of the job frequently requires evening and weekend work, particularly during major athletic or entertainment events, lectures, and/or rehearsals.
Additional Qualifications
Link to Job Description
http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/5066.htm
Open Date
11/14/2025
Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)
Special Instructions to Applicants
First date of consideration will be December 1, 2025. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.
The scope of the job frequently requires evening and weekend work, particularly during major athletic or entertainment events, lectures, and/or rehearsals.
The scope of the job frequently requires evening and weekend work, particularly during major athletic or entertainment events, lectures, and/or rehearsals.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Non-Discrimination Statement
Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, Compliance@MissouriState.edu, 417-836-4252.
Background Check Statement
Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.
Posting Detail
Posting Number
20250231FTS
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/84127
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