Job Summary: The Lighting Technician supports Silver Dollar City’s live entertainment experiences by ensuring exceptional lighting quality for shows, special events, and daily entertainment offerings. This role creates memorable guest experiences by delivering reliable, safe, and professional lighting support.
This position starts now and ends 1/2/2027
Must be at least 18 years of age
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Lighting Operation & Production
- Operate lighting consoles and computer programs for live performances, festivals, and special events.
- Perform lamp checks for venues that you are a part of.
- Troubleshoot lighting issues quickly and effectively to maintain show quality and guest satisfaction.
Equipment Setup & Maintenance
- Set up a light plot and be able to identify fixtures that are needed within said plot, identifying gel needs and cutting them to size/installing them.
- Maintain, clean, and store equipment according to departmental standards.
- Assist with cabling, patching, and routing DMX.
- Identify and report equipment repair needs; assist with basic repairs when appropriate.
Show Support & Collaboration
- Work alongside stage managers, performers, technicians, and leadership to ensure smooth show operations.
- Attend rehearsals and production meetings as needed.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully with teammates and performers.
- Support other technical areas (audio, staging, video) when needed, fostering a collaborative team environment.
Education and Experience:
- Four years of previous experience or bachelor's degree.
- Experience busking/programming live lighting in a theatrical, concert, or entertainment setting preferred.
- Working knowledge of Hog Lighting Program on PC, Hoglet 4 Console or Road Hog Console if possible.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate professionally and work effectively under pressure.
- Commitment to teamwork, guest focus, and the company’s mission of creating memories worth repeating.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must regularly:
- lift and /or move up to 50 pounds
- stand and walk
- use hands to handle or feel
- reach with hands and arms
- talk or hear
- The employee must frequently:
- climb ladders
- balance
- work 30 feet above the ground on a catwalk
- The employee must occasionally:
- lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance
- stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be:
- Regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
- Frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and toxic or caustic chemicals.
- Occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather related); work in high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Benefits Offered
- Free Admission - Free admission to Silver Dollar City Attractions and discounted admissions to Herschend Enterprises’ attractions and resorts across the US for you and your dependents.
- Exclusive Admission Discounts - Complimentary tickets & discounts on season passes for loved ones.
- Food & Merchandise Discounts - Discounts on dining, drinks and merchandise across Silver Dollar City Attractions.
- 401(k) & Profit Sharing - The Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan is available to hosts after they have been with the Company for 3 months (Monthly Plan Entry Dates)
- Health Insurance - Affordable health plan options (co-pay, HSA, FSA) available to all full-time seasonal and year-round employees.
- Mary's Well House - Employee health center provides employees with basic office visits, x-rays and lab work for a co-pay, whether insured or not.
- Free Tuition – Earn your degree, debt-free. 100% free tuition starting day one of employment. Learn more at https://herschend.guildeducation.com/partner
See all of the benefits offered through Silver Dollar City at: https://www.silverdollarcity.com/Employment/Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer/ Disabled/ Veterans