Position Type:
Athletics/Activities
Date Posted:
3/23/2026
Location:
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Date Available:
SY25-26
BRAVO - Lighting Designer
Department:
Extra Curricular
Primary Reporting Location:
Brooks
Stipend
Starting at $1,500
Dates Available:
April 8-24, 2026
Job Category:
Extra Curricular
Reports to:
Sponsor/Administration
D97 Ideal Team Member Profile
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The ideal team member in District 97 is a visionary and equity-centered leader who inspires excellence and fosters collective responsibility for student success. This individual:
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Champions the district's vision and drives forward-thinking, innovative practices that anticipate future educational needs.
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Stewards public trust and resources with fiscal responsibility and ethical transparency.
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Demonstrates relentless commitment to student success, ensuring that every decision supports equitable opportunities and outcomes for all learners.
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Organizes and empowers teams to work collaboratively toward shared goals, recognizing the interdependence of roles across departments and schools.
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Fosters a culture of care, learning, and service, grounded in authentic engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.
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Models integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, serving as a role model for ethical and respectful conduct at all levels.
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Thrives in a culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse environment, showing a deep passion for inclusive practices and building belonging for all team members.
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Seeks and embraces feedback, especially when it challenges them to grow and improve in service of students and colleagues.
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Understands the powerful intersection of leadership, learning, and equity, and aligns their work to dismantle systemic barriers.
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Courageously addresses unprofessional behavior, holding self and others accountable to high standards in service to the community and students.
About the Role
Dates April 8-24, 2026 - timing is flexible between 9:00am-3:00pm and/or 3:30pm-9:30pm. Must be available for cue to cue, tech rehearsals and performances (based on schedule discussed with Director/Artistic Director)
The Lighting Designer interacts with and responds to students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members in ways that demonstrates their alignment and agreement with the district's equity commitments as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.
Essential Skills and Responsibilities:
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Electrician available to assist with hang/focus and LED Tape
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Read script and score thoroughly to plan and create an artistic vision for the show
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Meet with Director to discuss concept and needs for the production; share design ideas and research
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Propose specialty lights and rentals as needed to convey the story
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Note projections will be used on this production.
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Coordinate and execute lighting rentals drop off and pick up of rental equipment - all special effects (i.e.fog) are the LD's responsibility to coordinate
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Plan and execute lighting design stage time with the Bravo Office for hang and focus and when stage time is requested
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Inventory current stock, order replacements as needed and replace lamp burnouts as needed including at the end of production
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Follow production schedule to meet deadlines as outlined in the production calendar (watch rehearsals, meeting, hang, focus, programming, cue to cue)
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Power off LED's at distro box daily
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Train student stage crew - light operator and spotlight operators
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Must be available for cue to cue, tech rehearsals and performances (based on schedule discussed with Director/Artistic Director)
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Rough in cues as much as possible before Director/LD cue to cue
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Meet and Share all cues with Stage Manager
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Create Spotlight cue sheet before first tech
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Maintain safe, organized and tidy work spaces (stage, booth, storage areas)
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Following final performance - strike all lighting and return submasters to auditorium general light plot
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Restore lighting plot
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Responsible for return of all rentals at close of strike, inventory lighting, lamps, gels and stock
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This job requires flexible hours
Candidate Qualifications:
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LD must know how to operate a scissor lift (no fly system) that raises to 19'
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Experience on the ETC ion lighting console
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Will require heavy lifting, long hours and ladder/lift work
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the performance of light workwhich may require exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.
