Digital Content Creator / Projection Designer
We’re looking for a Digital Content Creator / Projection Designer for our upcoming workshops of Black Caesar: From Slave, to Pirate, to Legend produced in collaboration with The Meshé Legacy.
This gripping new opera tells the sweeping epic of Black Caesar’s daring slave revolt, his rise to power as a feared pirate captain, and his unbreakable will.
Scope of Work & Timeline
The selected designer will create compelling projected video visuals and digital backgrounds across multiple phases of the work’s development:
Phase 1 (September 2026): Live performance showcase at Navy Pier Chicago Live!
Phase 2 (April 2027): Music Workshop Presentation.
Phase 3 (Future Expansion): Designs may be adapted or utilized for potential future expansions, leading up to a planned Full Production.
Key Responsibilities
Visual Creation: Design and produce high-impact, evocative projected video elements that sync with the theatrical pacing and musical themes of the production.
Collaboration: Partner with the creative director and production team to ensure the visual assets align with the historical, dramatic, and artistic vision of Black Caesar.
Technical Delivery: Export and deliver all final high-resolution digital media assets strictly in MP4 format, optimized for live theatrical projection.
Qualifications
Proven portfolio experience in video design, digital content creation, projection mapping, and/or theatrical media design.
Full proficiency in creating, rendering, and encoding high-quality MP4 video files.
Ability to work independently under tight theatrical deadlines.
Experience blending historical or dramatic themes with modern digital artistry is highly preferred.
How to Apply
Interested artists should submit a link to their digital portfolio, a resume, and a brief statement of interest to ShondjLegacy@outlook.com by Friday, June 5, 2026. Please use the subject line: Black Caesar – Projection Designer Application
Fringe xChange
Are you an artist based in Chicago? Interested in working with Chicago Fringe Opera (CFO)? Have a big idea you’d like to share? Or you just want to chat about your art form and its intersection with opera?
The CFO family invite you to share yourself and your work with us. We accept submissions from artists in all disciplines, not just opera, and not just the performing arts.
Submissions are reviewed at the beginning of each month. We’ll be in touch via email to connect you with a member of our artistic team who will schedule an informal meeting.
