Create a Job Posting for a Theatre Job (Activity)
-Below is a sample of a real job posting in the theatre industry:
Assistant Lighting Design - Stratford Festival
Job Description / Duties
Reporting to the Technical Director, the ALD assists the Lighting Designer and
Head Electrician in the creation of the lighting and special effects used to
illuminate live stage performances. Duties include but are not limited to:
1. Assist the Lighting Designer and Head Electrician during the creation of the
lighting design.
2. Prepare floor plans, cue sheets, tracking sheets, plots and other forms for the
documentation of the lighting design. Spot tracking for the musical.
3. Draft and up-date the lighting plot.
4. Aid in the supervision of the actual hanging and rigging of the lighting
equipment.
5. Prepare and up-date the dimmer layouts, patch sheets, circuit lists.
6. Prepare an accurate sketch of all lamps as focused.
7. Maintain tracking information, cue sheets, and patch sheets during lighting
sessions.
Qualifications / Required Skills
Successful candidates will be self-motivated, independent workers who are able
to multi task. ALD’s may be asked to work several productions concurrently
during the Stratford repertory season. Contracts will range in length from 3-6
months.
Additional Information
We encourage all qualified applicants to submit a resumé and cover letter by
September 28, 2018, to:
Human Resources
Stratford Festival
E-mail: resumes@stratfordfestival.ca
https://www.citt.org/cgi/page.cgi/citt_news.html/Job_Board/Assistant_Lighting_Design__Stratford_Festival
Your task will be, with a partner, to 1) create a “mock” job description of a job
that would be related in some way to a theatre production (of a play or musical).
And 2) with your partner, to conduct a “mock” interview, to show that you
understand the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications needed for a specific
theatre-related job.
Drama – Creating a Job Posting for a Theatre Job, and doing a
“mock” job interview.
1. Creating a Job Posting.
-Using a chromebook or desktop computer, look up and research the various
theatre related jobs by doing a Google search for “Joliet Drama Guild
Production Team Roles and Responsibilities. The actual web address is:
https://www.jolietdramaguild.org/html/joliet_drama_guild_production_.htm
-Once you have researched the roles, select one that you want to use to create
a job posting, for a fictitious theatre production (play or musical).
-Create the job posting, which MUST include two sections:
Job Description / Duties and, Qualifications / Required Skills
The job posting should capture an accurate description of what the duties of the
job would be like. In other words, what would the candidate be doing in the job
on a day-to-day basis? It should include approximately 5-8 descriptive bullets,
under “Job Description”. It should also include special training qualifications, as
well as character traits/requirements that are needed for the job.
Your job posting can be created using Google Docs or pencil and paper.
2. Creating (and performing) “mock” job description
-With your partner, take some time to THINK about how the interviewer
might as questions to the job candidate. Of course, the interviewer needs to
clearly explain to the candidate what the job is like (i.e. the description), and
what the duties of the job entail. The interviewer also needs to ask questions
related to the candidate’s qualifications and skills, in order to see whether or
not the candidate is a good match for the job.
-On the candidate’s side, he or she needs to be able to describe how his
(fictitious) experience matches the description/duties, and qualifications that
are needed for the job. This will include explaining how their experience them
a great candidate who should be hired. The candidate will therefore need to
successfully answer a series of eight (8) questions that the interviewer will
ask. These questions can be typed into Google Docs, or on paper, and the
candidate needs to write or type his/her answers to the questions in order to
prepare for the interview.
‘Mock’ interviews will take place during the week of February 4th.