Position: VR Lead

Job Type: Part Time – Temporary

Offer Range; $25 – $30 hourly

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Blumenthal Arts seeks a Part Time VR Lead to assist with audio and visual needs of our new virtual reality experience Space Explorers: THE INFNITE. This a temporary position that requires approximately 20-30 hours per week including nights, weekends and holidays from September to January.

Your impact:

• Oversee all technical operations of the exhibition, including VR head mounted displays, free-roaming technology, and installation scenery
• Open and close the exhibition on a daily basis
• Supervise and offer support to Mission Specialists during all operating hours
• Provide a consistent and continuous level of training to all staff
• Coordinate necessary maintenance and cleaning tasks to guarantee the equipment and scenery meet experience standards
• Offer technical support to troubleshoot problems as they occur.
• Oversee the exhibition’s scenography and coordinate any repairs as needed
• Complete daily reports

For full job description, please visit Job Opportunities | Blumenthal Arts.

Who We Are:

For 31 years, Blumenthal Arts has been presenting the best of Broadway which has established us as a top-ten touring market. Along with hosting and investing in Tony Award-winning Broadway, we shape the future of arts through new and original works we help produce and by nurturing artists. We support local artists, like our award-winning Slam Charlotte poets, Blumenthal Fellows, and 16 resident companies that share our stages. We present the Charlotte International Arts Festival and innovate with cutting edge immersive projects. We infuse more than $80 million annually into our local economy and ensure access through our Arts For All Access Grants, which serve thousands of individuals each year with free and subsidized tickets and programs.

We are a diverse team of leaders, innovators, transformers, and collaborators who believe in the inspirational and uniting spirit of the arts. Our mission to use the arts as a catalyst for education, community connectedness, and economic growth drives our work. Our team infuses skills from various backgrounds and industries to continue to provide art excellence to the Charlotte community.

Skills You’ll Bring:

• Computer and/or virtual reality technical experience
• Capacity to troubleshoot technical problems under pressure
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate and interact with many people
• Comfort with interacting with the public
• Positive attitude
• Problem solving and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and takes initiative
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Tasks may involve the ability to exert moderate physical effort in the form of stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling