LightingTechnician.
InTimesSquare.
Vetted Lighting Technician (LX)s with NYC venue references, booked through the operating system behind MSG, UBS Arena, Barclays, Capitale, Newark Symphony. From $450/day. Pre-auth, GPS-verified hours, Stripe Connect direct deposit.
The brief
Vetted lighting techs, hired the way pros actually work.
Lighting technicians are the muscle and the precision behind every great-looking show. In Times Square (Manhattan), BookACrew connects production managers with vetted LX techs who can hang a truss, focus a moving light, patch DMX, and troubleshoot fixtures under load-in pressure. Most have worked the same rooms repeatedly and know every quirk.
Brand activation epicenter — Times Square is where Fortune 100 launches happen, where broadcast goes live nightly, and where every venue has to coordinate with NYPD for street closures. Highest production density per square block in the country.
Estimate
What this lighting tech will run you
Live cost estimate based on Times Square market rate. Adjust hours to see your number.
Estimated total
Full-day rate (8 hrs): $600
Pre-auth holds this amount at booking. Stripe captures only the GPS-verified hours after checkout. You never pay for hours the crew didn't work.
What you're hiring for
What a Lighting Technician
actually does on a Times Square gig.
Every lighting tech on our roster has been screened against these core responsibilities. The profile shows years of experience, tier, average rating, and on-time rate before you confirm.
Hang and circuit fixtures per the plot
Patch DMX, addressing, and network nodes
Focus conventional and moving lights during pre-show
Maintain the rig during the show — swap lamps, troubleshoot fixtures
Strike the rig at end of run
Console fluency
The gear they walk in already knowing.
When you book a lighting tech through BookACrew in Times Square, you're getting someone who already knows the gear NYC venues run. This is the baseline fluency every profile in our roster meets. ELITE-tier goes deeper.
- Truss assembly + hang
- DMX patching + addressing
- Moving light fixture maintenance (lamp swap, motor, gobo wheel)
- Genie / scissor lift operation (with required certs)
- Color gel cutting + frame loading
Times Square in the field
Real lighting tech work.
From the booking dashboard
The people
who already book here.
“I posted a last-minute lighting tech call for a Times Square corporate dinner at 10pm and had three vetted applicants by midnight. The one I picked checked in at the dock on time, knew the venue cold, and the bill was exactly what the dashboard said it would be. That doesn't happen with phone-tree agencies.”
“We run two shows a week in this neighborhood and the same lighting tech keeps applying. After three repeat bookings he hit ELITE and now he's our first choice. Saves me an hour of vetting per gig.”
Times Square venues
The rooms the crew already knows.
Vetted on local venue references. They show up knowing the dock, the elevator quirks, the union steward's name, and how long the room takes to ring out.
- Sony Hall
- Hard Rock Hotel Times Square
- Edition Times Square
- Marriott Marquis
- Dramma Times Square
- TSX Entertainment
- Times Square Studios
Load-in intel
What to expect in Times Square
Street parking is impossible. Most venues use dedicated docks accessed via 41st or 47th. NYPD permit required for any street-level activation. Expect coordination with the BID.
Transit
Times Square-42nd St (N/Q/R/W/S/7/A/C/E/1/2/3). 4 PATH stops within walking distance.
Nearest airport · LGA (12 mi), JFK (16 mi), EWR (14 mi)
Event types we staff here
Frequently asked
Questions about hiring
a lighting tech in Times Square.
How many lighting techs do I need for a Times Square show?+
Rough rule: one tech per 30-40 fixtures, plus one dedicated to console patch and one for ground rigging. A typical mid-size Times Square corporate event with 80 fixtures and trussing needs 4 techs across the load-in day plus 2 for show.
Do they need to be union?+
Depends on the venue. Many NYC convention centers, theaters, and broadcast facilities require IATSE Local 1 stage crew. Hotels and corporate venues are typically non-union. BookACrew filters by union eligibility — set the filter when posting the gig.
What certifications matter?+
OSHA 30, ETCP (rigging or electrical), Genie operator card. For broadcast or arena work, ETCP-Rigger is the floor. BookACrew profiles surface certs prominently.
Ready when you are
Post your Times Square gig.
Be booked by morning.
Pre-auth holds the rate. Vetted lighting techs apply. Pick one. The rest auto-release. From $450/day.
Free to post · Free to apply · Free GPS check-in · You pay only verified hours
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