Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute, LLC
Hilton Head Island, SC
US

CONTACT NAME

Benjamin Wolfe

DESCRIPTION

For nineteen incredible summers, the Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute has welcomed extraordinary high school theatre students from across the US to beautiful Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for a month-long professional theatre experience that shapes these young people as both performers and people. A staff member at SSTI is more than just an industry professional. You’re a mentor, a teacher, and a valued member of a community that values integrity, fun, and passion.

SSTI’s Tech Education Director is a tone-setting leadership role on the SSTI campus. Serving approximately 15 advanced technical theatre artists per session across six focus areas, this individual designs and oversees a rigorous, personalized educational experience aligned with each participant’s artistic and collegiate goals.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, fluent across a broad range of technical disciplines, experienced in the modern college interview process for BFA-bound designers and technicians, and energized by working deeply with motivated, career-focused young artists. The ideal candidate will have the ability to communicate with the modern student, including a native understanding of modern portfolio and website software, such as Canva, Wix, and the Adobe Suite. The position is supported by a decade of established templates, lecture materials, and documentation, as well as an assistant for large-group instructional sessions.

Specifically, this individual (along with a part-time assistant) will oversee the:

-Designing, coordinating, and overseeing the full technical theatre curriculum, including daily classes, specialty workshops, masterclasses, and project-based learning.

-Preparing and distributing pre-summer educational communications, assignments, and placement surveys to support individualized scheduling, spotlight projects, and departmental readiness.

- Collaborating with production leadership to align educational goals with production needs, including daily student area assignments, run crew assignments, and scheduling considerations.

- Managing the strategic use of an assistant that is available as needed for specifically delegated tasks, larger projects/event days (such as mock interview day or tech for actors day), but otherwise remains a member of the scenic department.

- Leading and supporting instructional staff through educator preparation sessions, class development guidance, and ongoing mentorship throughout the session.

-Overseeing student progress, including spotlight projects, portfolio and resume development, mock interviews, and professional readiness benchmarks.

- In conjunction with the Production Manager, overseeing the planning, scheduling, and managing special tech events, including spotlight fairs, mock interviews, tech parent programming, and masterclass weeks.

- Advocating for daily educational assignments through company production meetings; ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency for staff, students, and families.

-Monitoring the scheduled use of instructional spaces and materials to ensure educational activities align with facility needs, production schedules, and safety standards.

TO APPLY

To be considered for a position at SSTI, please email the following materials with your name and the job title in the subject heading of the email to:

[email protected]

- Resume with three references

- Portfolio or website (which should undoubtely underscore one's ability to teach this topic!)

Please visit www.summertheatreinstitute.com/jobs for complete job breakdowns with FAQs, sample schedules, and more.

THE DETAILS

Contract Dates: June 1 - August 4, 2026

Contract W2 Salary: $785 p/w contract

Company additionally provides:

-Private bedroom housing

-Travel stipend or round trip air

-Weekly gas stipend, if driving

-Nightly dinners

DURATION

Jun 1, 2026 - Aug 4, 2026

SALARY

$785.00 – $785.00 per week

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