Job Description

📣 Show Tech Lighting 4 | Touring & Live Events Focus

📍 Location: Columbia, MD
🕓 Schedule: Full Time | Touring & Event Based
🏢 Company: EventEQ
💰 Pay: $20-$30/hr (based on experience and qualifications)

This role is fully focused on touring and live events. As a Show Tech Lighting 1, you will travel to venues, set up, operate, and strike complex lighting systems, creating the right atmosphere for each show. Join our team to be hands on in fast paced event environments and help deliver unforgettable experiences.

🌟 What You’ll Be Doing

✅ Focus primarily on touring and live event lighting setup and operation
✅ Review show schedules, contracts, quotes, and technical drawings to plan setups
✅ Design, set up, and operate complex lighting systems for events
✅ Assist in warehouse prep, pulling, testing, and repairing lighting equipment
✅ Travel to venues to assess staging, power, and setup requirements
✅ Receive, inspect, and verify equipment against manifests
✅ Act as Lead Show Technician or support role to implement show contracts
✅ Direct and coordinate technicians and freelance labor when assigned
✅ Operate lighting systems during shows to meet client expectations
✅ Document show activities, hours, equipment issues, and client notes
✅ Secure, strike, pack, and load lighting equipment for transport
✅ Respond to client needs and technical issues during and after events

🔎 What We’re Looking For

🔹 High School Diploma or equivalent
🔹 3 to 5 years experience in lighting setup, operation, and strike for Touring Events
🔹 Ability to travel nationally and internationally
🔹 Comfortable working in fast paced, high energy environments
🔹 Strong client service, problem solving, and safety awareness
🔹 Adaptable and able to work in dynamic event settings

🛠Key Skills

📌 Lighting System Setup & Operation
📌 Touring & Live Event Execution
📌 Technical Problem Solving
📌 Client Communication
📌 Adaptability & Decision Making
📌 Safety Awareness
📌 Equipment Prep & Maintenance

💼 A Bit About the Role

This position is perfect for technicians who thrive on touring and live events. You’ll be hands on with lighting systems from setup to strike, traveling to multiple venues, and collaborating with clients and production teams to create the perfect atmosphere for every show.

✨ Why Join Us

✔ Work on exciting touring productions and live events
✔ Hands on experience with professional lighting systems
✔ Travel to top venues in Orlando, Las Vegas, and Nashville
✔ Grow your skills in lighting technology and live event production
✔ Be part of a collaborative, safety-focused, and innovative team

EventEQ is a Tobacco-Free and Drug-Free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We participate in E-Verify and comply with all applicable leave laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

📩 Ready to grow sales and make an impact in live events? Apply now and take your career Beyond Technology with EventEQ!