Employment - Assistant Head Electrician — OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE

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Assistant Head ElectriciaN 

Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine seeks an experienced Assistant Head Electrician for our 2025 Season and Arts Academy productions. Approximate dates of employment vary per position between April and November.

Ideal Candidate: Must be detail-oriented and remain focused in a fast-paced working environment. Prior theatrical electrician experience is required. 

Job Duties/Expectations include (but are not limited to)… 

  • Assist Head Electrician/Lighting Supervisor with execution of lighting plots for each show

  • Execute rigging as designed and supervised by the head electrician

  • Repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of conventional and automated lighting equipment

  • Manage and participate in weekly work calls

  • Assist with rehearsals, load-in, strike, tech rehearsals, and previews

  • Experience with lighting rigs of 200+ units, moving lights, board operation, focusing, projections, and Lightwright 6 & Vectorworks 2018 (or newer) preferred

  • Rigging, ladder work, and lift experience required

  • Assist Head Electrician in documentation and updating paperwork as required

  • Soldering experience required

  • Additional hours running events and Arts Academy Shows

  • Unconventional hours may be required. Must be able to work overnights for Tech Weeks (typically four 12-hr days) for each production

  • Depending on the skillset of candidate, in addition to the above responsibilities, AHE will either run 8-9 shows/week as lighting console operator (troubleshooting on show calls as needed) or serve as electrician swing (training on all electrics show tracks, subbing in as necessary, and otherwise supporting set electrics supervisor to build show-specific elements and effects)

Potential Design Opportunities

  • If interested, design for one of Ogunquit Playhouse's Arts Academy productions for a stipend

Position is a W2, $21 /hr plus overtime and housing

Ogunquit Playhouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to promoting the growth of a diverse and inclusive workplace. For our full Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility statement please visit our website: http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/about-us

Ogunquit Playhouse now offers Health insurance to all employees who are with the company for 120+ consecutive days and work at least 30 hours weekly. Ogunquit Playhouse will cover 75% of employee’s company sponsored Health insurance premium. Dental and Vision insurance will also be available at the employee’s expense. Employees who work the Ogunquit Playhouse’s entire season will also accrue Earned Paid Leave up to 40 hours. Eligibility is based on the length of the contract. Shortening the length of that contract may affect eligibility.

Please send cover letter (including your availability for the time frame listed above), resume and references to productionresumes@ogunquitplayhouse.org. Please include 2025 ASSISTANT HEAD ELECTRICIAN in the subject line.