Technician

Company Overview

About the Gros Morne Theatre Festival 

The Gros Morne Theatre Festival is a repertory theatre festival located in Cow Head Newfoundland & Labrador, featuring 6 productions running from June to September. The festival operates out of the Nurse Myra Bennett Centre, a new state of the art performing arts facility that opened in 2021. Our facility features two performance spaces, a 178 seat mainstage and a 70 seat studio space. Additionally, our facility features dedicated production workspaces for scenic carpentry, props, and wardrobe.  

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to live, work, and play in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of Canada’s most beautiful landscapes.  

We provide shared staff accommodations in Cow Head and cover a round trip of travel via the most economical means from the employee’s point of origin to Cow Head NL.  

Job Description

Contract Dates: May 12th – August 23rd 2026 

Pay Rate: $780/week  

Job Details  

Reporting to the Technical Director, the Technician will be part of a 6-person production team that is responsible for executing all design elements within the Gros Morne Theatre Festival. Responsibilities are tailored to individual crew members to match their relevant experience and interests. We are especially interested in applicants with sound experience to help round out our team.  

A list of duties and responsibilities include: 

• Working with sound, video, and lighting designers, to implement designs including the hang, focus, programming and board operation of shows 

• Preparing and updating production paperwork (design paperwork, show paperwork, borrows/returns, storage, inventories)  

• Board Operator for GMTF productions when required (to be determined by the Technical Director) 

• Assist with change overs for all GMTF productions and events 

• Supervising the Production Assistant(s) during tech week and load-ins 

• Assist with the move of theatre equipment when required 

• setup, care and maintenance, and strike/storage, of GMTF work/storage areas, and equipment/stock/borrows/supplies/materials 

• conduct maintenance on technical equipment  

• Strike of technical equipment/materials/supplies at the end of the season 

• attend daily technical staff meetings 

• attend weekly production meetings 

• attend company meetings 
  
  

Work Experience and Qualifications  

We are searching for candidates with the following skills, abilities, and qualifications:  

• Minimum 1 – 2 years of experience working in theatre production 

• Experience with Qlab; programming audio and video playback 

• Experience with digital mixing consoles and wireless lavalier microphones 

• Punctuality, good work ethic, strong interpersonal skills, willingness to learn new skills, willingness to work as a member of a team 

• Ability to lift up to 50lbs 

• Experience with an ETC Element 2 or other ETC EOS consoles is considered an asset 

• sound design experience is considered an asset 

• A valid driver's license is considered an asset 

• NL Fall arrest and ariel lift certification is considered an asset 

Additional Benefits 

We provide the following benefits: 

• Shared staff accommodations for a modest housing fee and damage deposit 

• Round trip of travel from the employee’s point of origin 

• NL fall arrest and ariel lift training and safety certification