Master Electrician / ME (Part time) Job at Avant Gardner, Brooklyn, NY

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  • Avant Gardner
  • Brooklyn, NY

Job Description


WHO WE ARE
Avant Gardner is New York City's premier event space and producer. Its flagship venue, The Brooklyn Mirage, is the crown jewel of New York City entertainment and one of the most iconic venues in the world. Avant Gardner’s 80,000 square foot complex occupies an entire city block of East Williamsburg, highlighted by the space’s unrivaled audiovisual features including a 200 foot wide, 15k resolution video wall. Voted North America's 'Best Large Club' in 2022 and 2023 and ranked top ten globally by DJ Mag, Avant Gardner has welcomed sold out shows featuring today's top acts and emerging global stars including Drake, Skrillex, Turnstile, Four Tet, John Summit, Glass Animals, Carl Cox, Keinemusik, Christina Aguilera, David Guetta, Marshmello, Reneé Rapp, Rina Sawayama, Rüfüs Du Sol, SOFI TUKKER, Tiësto, and many more. Avant Gardner’s portfolio includes event brands such as The Cityfox Experience along with programming across New York City. For more information, visit Avant-Gardner.com .


WHO YOU ARE

  • Someone who is highly organized
  • Someone who is able to juggle multiple projects at once and prioritize with a high degree of accuracy
  • Someone who is reliable and has a “no task too small” attitude
  • Someone who can keep calm under high pressure situations


ABOUT THE ROLE

Avant Gardner is actively accepting resumes from electricians and lighting techs with skills in electrics, lighting and production for a part time position of Master Electrician (ME). The ME is responsible for managing the Production Department’s lighting, electricians, and atmospheric effects (atmo) systems for each show. In addition to these responsibilities, the ME also assists in the technical needs of the venue as a whole. 


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Oversee Electrics Crew and Programmers
  • Draft plots and visualize ideas
  • Lead crew during venue builds, change overs, and show load-ins / outs
  • Hang, Circuit and Focus Lighting from plots
  • Assist artist teams with shows technical needs
  • Maintain documentation for electrics, lighting and associated networking
  • Oversee lighting assets, including repair and maintenance
  • Train other electricians to provide show tech support as needed
  • Hire and mentor electrics and programming crew


DESIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3-5 Years of professional experience with 1 year of supervisory experience
  • Skills in crew management and scheduling; shop and inventory management; lighting, sound, and video system operations; electrical, audio, and video wiring; problem solving
  • Motivated and responsible
  • Team-oriented attitude
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace, Vectorworks, Lightwright
  • Required proficiency in the Google Workspace suite, and its applications such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, Drive- including Shared Drives, and Google Groups for seamless team communication. 


PHYSICAL FACTORS AND/OR ENVIRONMENT

  • Comfortable working on ladders, lifts, and other ariel equipment
  • Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds regularly
  • Specific Vision Requirements: Color Vision & Depth Perception
  • Specific Hearing Requirements: Must have full range of hearing


COMPENSATION

The hourly rate/yearly salary for this position will range from $50/hr - $60/hr based on experience.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Gangs,

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