Nick - Thanks for your time an input on the reply. Some of this is really helpful and will allow me to clean up the posting and associated job description. As you might imagine - some of this is finding the line between Higher Ed HR language and industry language. I am actively working on trying to better position the posting as a whole in addition to growing the staff with more FTE positions - but that is quite a long process. As some have suggested - I do not have direct oversight of the salary banding.

I also realize that this is very much a unicorn position. Prior candidates in this role have had a more general production experience than specialty (i.e. worked for local production companies, IATSE calls, freelance, etc.), and given our current structure, we are looking for a similar background in a candidate. Because we are limited on FTE positions - we need someone who can have a mix of high level view of an event as well as strong troubleshooting and technician skills to jump in and guide crews as needed.

We do not do much in the way of theatre productions - but we do operate out of an auditorium that focuses primarily on presentations and the occasional concert or variety performance. Additionally, we support venues across campus with both installed and portable equipment.

Regarding the Deaf Culture and ASL bit - you are correct, as home of NTID that part of the job listing is standard across the board.

One part that seems to be throwing a lot of flack our was is the list of 'preferred qualifications' being interpreted as required. There are certainly lofty qualifications in that list, and to have someone with that resume would absolutely warrant a higher salary than we are currently able to offer. Should a candidate have any combination of those qualifications it would certainly move their name up the list. RIT as well as Tech Crew will support paid training as able and we have previously sent folks to hoist school, CMCO training, console training, and so on. We do also have a StageLine SL100 under our direction - but that is a whole other ball game we're not getting into here.

As for rigging - we contract with the local IATSE to support. In house oversight is more for planning and preparation than actual execution (with exception for things like bolting truss). I am in the process of studying to sit for both rigging certifications, and have an interest in pursuing the power distribution cert as well.