Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live to work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place…. It’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% contribution

• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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Background Check Information

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

JOB SUMMARY

Manages programs, content, systems, operations, budget and staffing for Clark Planetarium’s Dome and large-format (IMAX) theatres. Oversees the development of original planetarium content for public and school audiences, ensuring alignment with the agency’s goals and strategic initiatives.  Ensures presentations are engaging, enjoyable and uphold the agency’s reputation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a physical science discipline or closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience, of which two (2) must have been supervisory; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.

Preference will be given to experience managing theatres in an informal science education institution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position.

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Researches, develops, and delivers accurate, compelling, engaging, and timely theatre content.
• Develops a vision and strategy for growing theatre market share through innovative programming.
• Presents content effectively to diverse audiences of all ages and abilities.
• Plans, researches, implements, and directs work for upgrades of all equipment and systems.
• Ensures  team goals are met through coordination, collaboration and performance monitoring..
• Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, motivating, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Ensures that proper staffing levels are maintained for both public-facing and back-of-house operations.
• Troubleshoots, and oversees repairs and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• Reviews, tests, and proposes only the highest quality programming likely to play well in our market based on personal and audience reviews.
• Develops policies and implements procedures based on best practices.
• Provides expertise and support to other planetarium departments.
• Develops positive relationships with other industry professionals and attends conferences on behalf of the planetarium and supports show and digital interactive exhibit sales.
• Develops and monitors budgets.
• Oversees assigned special and capital projects for the theatres.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Advanced computer operations with a wide variety of software and system platforms
• Dome Theatre & IMAX systems including Digistar, Pangolin, DMX Programming, and BSS Audio Control Systems, etc.
• Educational principles, pedagogy, and best practices as used in informal science education
• Best practices in structuring presentations for audiences when telling a story
• Best practices in supervising and motivating employees
• Best practices in project management
• Astronomy and space science 

Skills and Abilities to:

• Establish strategic goals for the theatres that align with broader institutional goals
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Program the dome theatre by writing efficient and creative scripts in Digistar and sub-system software to tell compelling stories
• Present accurate, interesting, fun and engaging programs and train others to do so
• Speak professionally in a variety of settings
• Lead, mentor, motivate, empower, and train staff to perform well in accomplishing their duties
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment
• Work independently and in a team environment with little direct supervision
• Establish priorities and follow through with task completion in a timely manner
• Work on multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining the status for each at a high level
• Work with and supervise staff with highly diverse personalities
• Work within budgets to accomplish tasks

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to climb ladders, lift up to 50lbs, stoop, crawl and squat in limited-access spaces. Must be able to work in dark places and noisy environments.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Clark Planetarium is open 363 days a year with operational hours averaging twelve (12) hours a day. Scheduling flexibility is required. Occasional work is required during early morning and/or late at night. May be required to work weekends and holidays and travel to conferences.