Overview

Job Dates

5/16/2023—8/21/2023

Salary: $16 – $20 per hour. Some positions provide housing within walking distance to the theatre, shops and restaurants to out-of-town artists.

Reports To: Scenic Charge Artist and Technical Director

For a full job description go to https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/participate/employment/scenic-artist

 

Overall Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Scenic Charge Artist, Scenic Artists assist with all applied and painted scenic finishes.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the paint application for scenic elements, fly pieces, furniture and stage floor.
• Assist with the mixing of paint and textures needed to execute assigned scenic projects.
• Report the progress and potential conflicts of assigned projects to Scenic Charge Artist.
• Touch up stock scenery as advised.
• Appropriately prep scenic surfaces for durability and aesthetic, including filling holes, sanding, priming, and coating foam.
• Apply a variety of three-dimensional textures, such as raised wood grains.
• Authentically age and distress scenic pieces as advised.
• Assist in the occasional foam carving projects for specialty scenic items.
• Assist in the occasional silk and fabric dying for ground cloths and fly pieces.
• Touch up scenery that has been damaged in rehearsal or performance as advised.
• Assist the Scenic Charge Artist in the creation and maintenance of a scenic paint bible for each production.
• Assist with the painting of the stage floor at changeover by masking, painting, and prepping supplies and paint.

 

Qualifications

• Previous professional experience as a Scenic Painter.
• Ability to take direction and see a task out to completion.
• Proven history of reliability and a strong work ethic.
• Possess a strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in an environment that requires working under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or as a positive team member.
• Exhibited self-reliance and willingness to seek out all possible solutions to challenges.
• Demonstrated efficiency, prioritization, and multitasking.
• Ability to plan ahead and anticipate potential setbacks.
• Ability to calmly and succinctly resolve conflict and crisis.
• Possess a collaborative nature and can-do attitude.
• Demonstrates behavior showing a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Perform work in a manner that is consistent with that commitment.
• Interrupt behaviors that hinder diversity and inclusion efforts.

 

Interested candidates should apply at https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/participate/employment/scenic-artist and include a resume, cover letter and link to portfolio (if available). Information about the Broadway At Music Circus 2023 season can be found at https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/broadway-at-music-circus