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RSS Job Feed Department: Theatre and Dance Locations: Lancaster, PA Posted: Oct 20, 2025 Closes: Open Until Filled Type: Part-time Non-Exempt Position ID: 193960

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Franklin & Marshall College is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social, and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students' qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.

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Job Description:

Franklin & Marshall College is recruiting for a part-time position of Production Support.

Job Details:

Location: F&M Campus - Lancaster, PA
Classification: Part-time/ Nonexempt
Schedule: Hours determined by supervisor.
Reports to: Department Chair
Department: Theatre, Dance & Film
Approved Hourly Rate: $20.00/hour

Job Description:

The Production Support position provides technical oversight, troubleshooting, and support for performance scheduled in the following spaces managed by the Theatre and Dance Department: The Other Room Theatre, The Green Room Theatre, The Schnader Theatre (Roschel Performing Arts Center). This position requires generalist technical theatre knowledge; work will be a mixture of collaborative and independent assignments as-needed for events and performances.

Essential Functions:

Technical Theatre, Lighting: Record and adjust lighting cues as needed, operate lighting board as needed. Perform channel checks, blackout checks, and troubleshoot any inconsistencies before events/performances (cabling fixes, bulb/gobo/color changeouts, etc)
Technical Theatre, Sound: Record and adjust sound cues as needed in QLab, operate sound board as needed. Perform speaker checks, level checks, general equipment checks, and troubleshoot any inconsistencies before events/performances.
Technical Theatre, Stage Management: Attend and run (in collaboration with Lighting Designer) technical rehearsals. Create run lists and run sheets, create and maintain accurate cue sheet, call cues throughout performance, coordinate all backstage crew and other personnel.
Technical Theatre, Run Crew: Maintain an accurate list, including relevant timing, for any offstage needs in support of performance. This may include: components of scenic changes, assistance/timing for special effects, rigging needs, etc.
Oversee the use of theatrical spaces by groups outside the Theatre and Dance Department, and ensure their compliance throughout with the space regulations: proper use and maintenance of dressing rooms, other backstage spaces, sound equipment, lighting equipment, projection equipment, regulations set by fire marshall, etc. Ensure timely strike of event-specific items and materials.
Perform performance space-checks when needed, outside the working hours of full-time Theatre and Dance Department staff. This includes: ensuring equipment is functioning correctly, ensuring room/theatre resources are in good working order, confirming that non-supervised groups have followed guidelines, submitting work orders as needed.
All other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED.
1-3 years of experience with Technical-theatre skill-sets, including: sound, lighting, video, run crew, rigging, and stage management.
Ability and willingness to provide excellent service and to work in a collegial manner with students, faculty and staff, and other constituencies is essential.

Preferred Qualifications:

Vocational or technical training/degree in Technical Theatre or related field.
Associate's degree.
Bachelor's degree.
4-7 years of experience with Technical-theatre skill-sets, including: sound, lighting, video, run crew, rigging, and stage management.

Additional Information:

Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of reference checks, a criminal background verification, and verification of credentials. The College will coordinate these verifications.

Part-time members of the Franklin & Marshall College professional staff enjoy access to all College facilities, including dining venues to suit all tastes, free access to recreation and fitness facilities for the employee dependent family members, free access to College libraries, plus free or reduced access to most College performances, lectures, and events, on-site professional development workshops, and health and wellness activities. Discounts are available on Lancaster YMCA memberships, long-term care insurance, and the campus bookstore. Medical benefits are not available to part-time employees.

Franklin & Marshall College is committed to having an inclusive campus community where all members are treated with dignity and respect. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the College does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender/gender-identity, sex, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, genetic information, family or marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected class.

Application Instructions:

All submitted materials must be submitted via this online process. We regret we are unable to accept applications or resumes submitted via mail, email, or fax. As you are submitting your application via this online process, please ensure that you provide an accurate email address. You will then receive an acknowledgment indicating that your application materials have been received. Individuals who need accommodations due to a disability in order to submit an application or attend an employment interview should contact Human Resources at (717) 358-3996.

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