Lighting Designer Job at City Parks Foundation, New York, NY

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  • City Parks Foundation
  • New York, NY

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY City Parks Foundation Arts Department / Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre is seeking a lighting designer to design and program the lights for a 40-minute children’s marionette production produced at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, opening in February 2025. COMPENSATION:  $1,500 for work from December 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025 RESPONSIBILITIES ● The ideal candidate will be NYC or NJ-based and available to attend one or two rehearsals alongside the dates provided below: Attend production meeting / visit theater: Weeks of December 16 - 31 Load-in and Tech: Weeks of January 1 - 10 Light hang: Weeks of January 1 - 10 Dress rehearsal: Week of January 11 - 15 Opening day: February 4, 2024 ● Designing a lighting plot and programming lighting cues to complete the design ● Planning and executing all lighting hang and wiring necessary to execute the plot ● Participating in production meetings as scheduled with the artistic team QUALIFICATIONS ● 3+ years of lighting experience in a theatrical performance setting ● Friendly and professional attitude ● Ability to read, understand, and execute technical drawings and paperwork ● Ability to hang, circuit, focus, and troubleshoot theatrical lighting fixtures; knowledge of rigging and mounting techniques ● Experience with an ETC lighting system light board required ● Training as Master Electrician preferred - if electrics work requires subcontracting a small stipend may be available for assistant / master electrician ● Proficiency in GSuite ● Available to work nights, weekends, and possible holidays ● Comfort working at heights up to 30’ on ladders and personnel lifts (training provided) ● Ability to regularly walk, stand, stoop, bend, kneel, reach and climb in various positions to perform tasks ● Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities. Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations. We produce SummerStage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City. We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens. Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.

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Holiday work, Contract work, Local area, Outdoor, Night shift, Weekend work,

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