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Technical Director Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts

Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026 CLOSED ON 2/8/2026

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r**Technical Director Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts**

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r**Category:** Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

r**Department:** CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS

r**Locations:** Macomb, IL

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rRESPONSIBILITIES: This position manages the technical direction and

operational support in a state-of-the-art performance venue at The

Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts at Western Illinois University.

Professional tours, concerts, plays, high profile media and

community-based events, lectures, dance and other entertainment for

audiences up to 870 people, plus School of the Arts music, theatre, and

dance productions between the Great Hall and the Studio Theatre. The

Technical Director is responsible for all technical functions such as

employee sourcing, recruiting, hiring, employee orientation, employee

skill training, employee time-sheets, performance evaluations,

budgeting, maintaining vendor relationships, facility maintenance, event

and maintenance scheduling, stage management, show lighting and rigging,

fire and public safety.

WORK LOCATION: Macomb campus

APPOINTMENT: As soon as possible

ANNUAL WAGE: \$45,000-\$65,000

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of

State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the

Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits

include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO\'s, OAP\'s, QCHP, and CDHP),

Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death &

Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex

Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement

Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities

Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for

employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off,

Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to

the local YMCA.

For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits

Homepage

[http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6768446&targetURL=http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/){target="_blank"}.

For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at

[HR-Benefits@wiu.edu](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6768446&targetURL=mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu)

or by calling 309-298-1971.

Job Requirements

1\. High school diploma or equivalent.

2\. Any one or combination totaling eighteen months (18 months) from the

Categories Below

  • Course work in arts, theatre, theatre management, music business, or

a closely related field, as measured by the following conversion table

Or Its Proportional Equivalent

\*30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)

\*Associate\'s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18

months)

  • Work experience in technical operations of event production or

closely related experience.

3\. One (1) year (12 months) of supervisory work experience in technical

operations of event production.

  • For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally

accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or

equivalent from an international accrediting body). The degree must be

conferred at the time of application.*

Additional Information

[About

WIU](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=6768446&targetURL=http://wiu.edu/about){target="_blank"}

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding

educational opportunities to indivi uals in west central Illinois and

well beyond our region and state. WIU\'s traditional residential campus

in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of

the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in

Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad

Cities region.

WIU-Macomb, IL: Western\'s traditional, residential main campus offers a

comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a

doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse

community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of

agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb

serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak

providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in

between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities

International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria

Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).

WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in

Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public

four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region.

Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers

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