🏢 Company: Tuacahn Center For The Arts
🇺🇸 Location: United States
🌎 Work Model: On-Site
Position Title: Scenic Charge Artist
Demonstrated scenic painting experience is required, Please prepare portfolio photos
Department: Production
Start date: February 24th, 2025
End date: July 18th, 2025 with possibility of extension for winter shows
On-Site housing available for duration of work
Position Summary
The Scenic Charge Artist is a key creative team member who will work closely with the scenic designer, technical director and scen shop supervisor to fully and successfully paint the scenery as designed for the production. This position is the main artist responsible for painting all scenic elements.
Essential Functions
Work with the Technical Director, designers, directors, and production management to maximize the artistic impact of financial resources. Evaluate designs, help create materials and labor estimates. Follow-up on applicable details or notes and communicate information to supervisors and staff as appropriate making suggestions and sharing ideas to solve problems, and facilitate changes.
Essential Functions
Produce paint samples as needed and meet with the technical and design teams to go over all paint elevations and drawings.
Essential Functions
Meet with the scenic designer, technical director, Scene shop supervisor, prop master, and prop shop supervisor to discuss paint process for the production.
Essential Functions
Educate and supervise production painters during paint calls.
Essential Functions
Uphold Tuacahn’s production department policy and maintain a clean and organized workspace.
Essential Functions
Operate in a safe and professional manner at all times. Maintain a positive and collaborative attitude at all times
Qualifications
Additional assignments as required for all Tuacahn productions.
Qualifications
Knowledge and passion for live theater. Bachelor’s degree in technical theatre preferred and a minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a Scenic Artist in a professional dance, music and theatre company.
Qualifications
Diverse knowledge and skill in all aspects of theatrical painting and experience with a variety of faux finishes, cartooning, wood graining, color mixing, and related theory and practical skill.
Skills/Abilities
Self-motivated, organized and detail oriented
Skills/Abilities
Demonstrated leadership skills, experience working with designers and a strong understanding of other areas of production
Skills/Abilities
Ability to work in an efficient and time sensitive environment.
Skills/Abilities
Ability to manage crews in multiple spaces.
Skills/Abilities
Ability to work occasional weekends and nights is a must.
Skills/Abilities
Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
Skills/Abilities
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.