Spotlight Operator
Job Category: Performing Arts Theatre
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: St. Charles Parish
AM PM Staffing Services is seeking a skilled Spotlight Operator to join our dynamic team at our client’s state-of-the-art performing arts theater in St. Charles Parish.
Job Overview:
A spotlight operator, also known as a followspot operator, is a theatrical technician who controls a followspot, a large, manually-operated lighting instrument. They use the followspot to highlight performers and change the stage’s focal point during a performance.
Job Responsibilities:
Operating the spotlight: Precisely directing the spotlight beam onto designated actors on stage, following their movements throughout the performance.
Cue execution: Responding to cues from the lighting board operator to activate and adjust the spotlight intensity and focus at specific moments in the show.
Maintaining focus: Continuously tracking the actor’s position while adjusting the spotlight angle and intensity to maintain proper illumination.
Pre-show preparation: Setting up the spotlight, aligning the beam, and testing its functionality before the performance.
Technical knowledge: Understanding the operation of the spotlight, including focus adjustments, beam spread, and color filters.
Collaboration: Working closely with the lighting designer to interpret the lighting design and execute their vision.
Required skills:
3 years of Spotlight Operator experience
Excellent hand-eye coordination: The ability to smoothly and accurately follow a moving target with the spotlight.
Concentration and focus: Maintaining attention to detail while following actors on stage during a performance.
Quick reaction time: Responding rapidly to changes in stage action and cue calls.
Physical stamina: Maintaining proper posture while operating the followspot for extended periods.
Technical understanding: Basic knowledge of lighting equipment and its functions.
*Hours for this position vary based on the production.*
If you are an experienced Spotlight Operator, we’d love for you to apply!
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 40 per week
Schedule:
10 hour shift
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Overtime
Weekends as needed
Experience:
Spotlight Operator: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person