Lighting Designer for Live Stage Theater Shows

Job Title: Lighting Designer

Company: El Centro Milagro

Location: Portland, OR

About Us: Milagro is a thriving community theater dedicated to bringing engaging and thought-provoking productions to our audiences. With a 121-seat theater and a fully-equipped scene shop, we create an immersive experience for both our patrons and the artists we work with. As we embark into our 41st season of productions, we are looking for a talented lighting designer to to help bring our final production of the season, opening May 2025, to life.

Job Description: As a Lighting Designer with Milagro, you will play a crucial role in the realization of our productions, contributing your skills in theatre design and tech to create captivating and immersive productions. You will work closely with our Production Team to transform our vision into reality, ensuring that the show becomes a visual masterpiece. Here is the preliminary schedule for your information:

Preliminary Schedule:

• Production meetings begin: 3/12/2025 ****
• Load-In: 4/21/2025
• Tech: 4/25-5/1/2025
• Performance Run: 5/2-5/17/2025

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Production Team to develop and execute the lighting design
• Attend weekly production meetings with Production Team (via Zoom)
• Design and deliver lighting plot, hookups, and cues
• Ensure that all lighting instruments and elements are safe and functional
• Assist with load-in, hang/focus, cue-to-cue, and strike activities
• Maintain an organized lighting inventory

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in lighting design for theater productions
• Familiarity with lighting programs including QLab
• Ability to deliver rough and final lighting plots, and all paperwork including hookups and cues
• Ability to work in a team and take direction from the Production Team
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Flexibility to work within the provided schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Spanish proficiency a plus

Compensation: Compensation for this position will be discussed during the interview.

How to Apply: If you are passionate about theater, have the skills and experience required, and want to be a part of bringing our production to life, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume, a brief cover letter, and any relevant portfolio or work samples by September 1st, 2024

Milagro is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. We look forward to reviewing your application and working with you to create a memorable production.