The Theatre Program is based at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus in Manhattan and is housed academically within a department alongside Visual Art. Students receive a B.A. with a concentration in one of four areas: performance, design and production, directing, and playwriting. Historically, the Program produces four mainstage productions with professional guest artists and sixteen student-led studio productions annually.

Fordham Theatre is committed to cultivating an expansive vision for the program that assures its preeminent standing, elevates its profile as an innovative leader in the field of undergraduate theater training, and centers social justice, anti-racism and anti-ableism in all aspects of its work.

Under the direct supervision of the Production Manager, the Technical Director plays an integral leadership role in the Fordham Theater Program. Responsibilities range from the full execution of designs for the mainstage productions; management of the scenic shop and supervision of students, including work-study student workers; and mentorship of student-led studio productions. Detailed responsibilities are listed below and can be altered in agreement with the technical director and production manager. The ideal candidate will have a passion for arts education, strong collaboration, communication skills; excellent technical skills and expertise, and be able to maintain high quality and standards within a safe and supportive work environment. The chosen candidate is deeply committed to equity, access and inclusion and has a joy and passion in sharing knowledge and learning with students.

This position reports to the Production Manager and supervises the Assistant Scenic Shop Supervisor and Students.

Technical Director plays an integral leadership role in the Fordham Theater Program. Responsibilities range from the full execution of designs for the mainstage productions; management of the scenic shop and supervision of students, including work-study student workers; and mentorship of student-led studio productions. Detailed responsibilities are listed below and can be altered in agreement with the technical director and production manager. The ideal candidate will have a passion for arts education, strong collaboration, communication skills; excellent technical skills and expertise, and be able to maintain high quality and standards within a safe and supportive work environment. The chosen candidate is deeply committed to equity, access and inclusion and has a joy and passion in sharing knowledge and learning with students.

There are two mainstage productions per semester, four per academic year. The technical director is responsible for the build of the scenery, rigging, and supervising student crews throughout the process.


This includes, but is not limited to:

Attend all production meetings, as well as communicate with designers outside of formal meeting times

Attend technical rehearsals

Interpret the scenic designer’s submitted plans and discussing viability with the designer and production manager

Provide a cost analysis to ensure the set can be built within the given budget

Create technical working drawings to be used to construct scenery and teach students how to utilize the

Order materials needed to build scenery, submit expenses, and monitor budge

Oversee students working in the scenic shop to ensure correct and safe practices.practices

Oversee and coordinate scenic painting and/or hiring of scenic artists when necessary

Oversee strike of the four productions and “mini-strike” when necessary

General troubleshooting and problem solving throughout technical rehearsals and performances periods.

Scenic Shop
The Technical Director is responsible for overseeing the scenic shop and the students who are doing lab hours in the shop. This includes but is not limited to:

Theater Program Responsibilities
The Technical Director is a leader within the Theatre Program, a valued and integral member of the theater program staff and contributes to the program in a variety of ways beyond the scenic shop. These include but are not limited to:

Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts

Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a scenic shop

Teaching and/or mentoring experience at the undergraduate level

Commitment to an inclusive, accessible, and equitable workplace environment; sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and backgrounds of faculty, staff and students.

Collaborative leadership style with leadership experience working in a professional and/or educational Scene Shop.

Scene painting and carpentry skills.

Resourceful and works independently to ensure that each task is thoroughly executed.

Ability to supervise, work with, and teach students.

Delegates effectively and meets students where they are in their level of experience.

Ability to maintain artistic intent within financial and time constraints.

A thorough understanding of the scene design and construction processes and all of the related aspects of the overall theatre production process.

Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Masters Degree of Fine Arts

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.