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Skills
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- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Workstationsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Employee Assistance Planunmatched
- Event Managementunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Higher Educationunmatched
- Media Productionunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performing Artsunmatched
- Salesunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Video Editingunmatched
Description
Who we are
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is where the arts, sciences, and technology meet under one roof and breathe the same air. Four exceptional venues enable audiences, artists, and researchers to inquire, experiment, develop, and experience the ever-changing relationship between our senses, technology, and the worlds we create around us. EMPAC is an icon of the New Polytechnic, a new paradigm for cross-disciplinary research and education at Rensselaer.
Job Summary
Front of House Captain - helps to open/close EMPAC building on non-event days, completes tasks assigned by FOH, prep workstation for the day. Assist with ticket sales, customer service, and day of event management. Supervision of student workers.
Sr. Front of House Captain - opens/closes EMPAC building independently on event/non-event days. Work closely with visiting artists to arrange event area, set up and/or run registration table, handle cleanup of event space and other affected areas. Supervises student workers, both ushers and front desk staff. Assists with planning/prep for events. Manage/run events independently in absence of FOH staff.
Event Technician I - Camera Shader / Production Assistant
Event Technician II - Camera Operator / Lighting Technician
Event Technician III - Director / Assoc. Director / Score Reader / Technical Director / Video Editor
Production Technician I - Stage Hand / Deck Crew / Running Crew
Production Technician II - Stage Electrician / Stage Carpenter / Rigger / Wardrobe Manager / Lighting Console Operator / Art Handler
Production Technician III - Sr. Art Handler / Production Tech. Supervisor / Stage Manager / Sr. Rigger
Audio Technician I - Event Technician, Audio
Audio Technician II - Audio Engineer
Audio Technician III - Sr. Audio Engineer
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- One (1) or more years related experience
Relevant combinations of education, training and experience may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in higher education
- Experience directly supporting events, performing arts, and/or media production
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Technical proficiency
- Customer service
- Ability to work with a team
- Strong communication skills
Shift
The positions described above are part-time, as needed positions - weekends and/or evenings required
Application instructions
Follow the on-screen prompts to create an application. Please be ready to upload any required documents
If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu
Job Posted Date
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Rates of Pay (per hour)
- Front of House Captain: $16.50 - $20.00
- Sr. Front of House Captain: $19.00 - $23.50
- Production Technician I: $16.00 - $19.50
- Production Technician II: $17.00 - $22.50
- Production Technician III: $22.00 - $30.00
- Event Technician I: $16.00 - $19.50
- Event Technician II: $19.50 - $27.00
- Event Technician III: $27.00 - $60.00
- Audio Technician I: $16.00 - $20.00
- Audio Technician II: $20.00 - $27.00
- Audio Technician III: $25.00 - $50.00
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is committed to the cultivation of a community that is welcoming, inclusive, and above all values learning. We welcome candidates who bring a variety of perspectives to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Troy, NY |
| Industry | Education |
| Salary | $16.50–$20 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1824 |
| Website | http://www.rpi.edu |
About Company
Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Nearly 29 percent of undergraduate students this year are from areas outside of the Northeast. First-year students hail from 43 states, in addition to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from countries all around the world.
Rensselaer offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and creativity.For almost two centuries, Rensselaer has maintained its reputation for providing an undergraduate education of undisputed intellectual rigor based on educational innovation in the laboratory, classroom, and studio.
Driven by talented, dedicated, and forward-thinking faculty, Rensselaer has dramatically expanded the research enterprise by leveraging our existing strengths and focusing on five signature research areas: biotechnology and the life sciences; energy and the environment; computational science and engineering; nanotechnology and advanced materials; and media, arts, science, and technology.
The Institute is especially well-known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.
Academic Approach and Educational Innovations
Rensselaer is anchored by two vibrant roots:
- One root, written into the school's founding documents, is the application of science to the common purposes of life. This kept the focus on engineering solutions to national and international needs and challenges. Rensselaer graduates constructed the canals, roads, bridges, skyscrapers, and basic infrastructure of America, which helped to form the basis for 20th century society.
- The second root, also built into the school's origin, was the employment of unique educational strategies. In the earliest days, after initial instruction, students taught what they knew to each other since teaching reinforces learning. Likewise, students performed scientific experiments rather than watch faculty conduct them, as had been the common practice.
The Rensselaer Plan 2024
Armed with our intellects, our energy, and a bold vision for the future, we launched a process to realize the mission of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in new and tangible ways. We conceived and implemented The Rensselaer Plan , to bring new meaning, and new substance, to the question we ask ourselves as the first technological university in the nation: Why not change the world?
We began our journey of transformation where necessity demanded. We have made major investments in our people, programs, platforms, and partnerships; and, together, we have brought about a true Renaissance at Rensselaer. These investments have enabled us to transform Rensselaer into a top-tier technological research university with global reach and global impact. That transformation serves as a solid foundation on which we will build even greater achievements in the future.
Our journey of transformation continues, under The Rensselaer Plan 2024 . In the same spirit as its precursor, the revised Plan is evergreen, prepared to grow and evolve, as the Institute grows and evolves. In advancing The Rensselaer Plan 2024, we are moving from transforming Rensselaer to Rensselaer being transformative: transformative in our students' lives; transformative in our innovative pedagogy, nationally and internationally; transformative in the global impact of our research.