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Whether you're designing a newsletter, pouring a drink, or lifting up a new artist—you’re part of the story.

We value people for who they are, not just what they do. We honor fluidity, complexity, and lived experience. Identity isn't just a demographic—it’s a lens, a rhythm, a gift.

We are a small, collaborative team that moves through chaos with care. We center relational work over transactional habits, and we're committed to anti-oppressive practices that are felt—not just framed.

If you’re curious, community-rooted, and ready to create with love and ferocity—join the suds.

SOAP staff featured: Sarah Ross & Pearl Mei Lam

Photo credit: Giao Nguyen

Current Openings

  • Seattle Open Arts Place (S.O.A.P.) is looking for a Technical Director to join our team and help keep our venue, artists, and productions running smoothly.

    The Technical Director leads the day-to-day technical operations of S.O.A.P., supporting artists, rentals, co-productions, festivals, and internal programming. This includes maintaining and organizing our technical systems and equipment, keeping the venue technically ready, supporting artists through tech and performances, creating clear documentation and training materials, and helping develop the systems and opportunities that make technical theater more accessible at S.O.A.P.

    The quick & dirty details:
    💰 $21.30 / hour
    🕐 10–15 hours/week
    📍 Seattle, WA — Onsite

    Our Technical Director should:

    • Have demonstrated experience programming and operating lighting boards and lighting systems (required skill for the position).

    • Have experience with sound, projection, and/or streaming systems, or demonstrate the ability and willingness to learn these systems.

    • Be comfortable troubleshooting technical issues and maintaining equipment, inventory, and technical spaces.

    • Be able to create and maintain clear technical documentation, diagrams, training guides, and venue plots.

    • Be able to communicate effectively with artists, renters, staff, and collaborators with a range of technical experience and abilities.

    • Be organized, reliable, self-directed, collaborative, and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.

    • Bring curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to equity, inclusion, and access.

    • Be excited to share knowledge, train others, and help create future learning opportunities in technical theater.

    This is a hands-on position with regular on-site responsibilities at S.O.A.P. While some administrative work may be completed remotely, the Technical Director needs to be present in the venue to support technical operations, artists, rentals, and performances.

    How to Apply:

    Think you might be a good fit? We want to see what you do.

    Please email the following to info@seattleopenartsplace.org:

    • Resume
    • Cover Letter: Tell us about yourself, your experience, and why you’re interested in working with S.O.A.P.
    • Work Sample / Portfolio: Share something that demonstrates your technical work. This could be a portfolio, documentation, programming work, photos, videos, designs, or another format that shows us how you work.

    Please include in the subject Line: Technical Director Application — [Your Name]


    Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

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