Technician

• Have at least 2 years of experience working in technical theatre in a theatre, arts centre or live performance environment
• Have a good understanding of generic and intelligent theatre lighting and their uses
• Have a good understanding of technical plans such as lighting rig plans, channel lists and stage plots
• Have a good understanding of lighting design for theatre production
• Have good computer Literacy and understanding of technical equipment/networking
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have an analytical approach to problem solving
• Have good organisational skills and able to work under their own initiative
• Be comfortable with working at height

Within the technical department, we work with a variety of systems and processes. Experience of using some of these is desirable but you are not required to have experience of all of them as training will be provided:

• Health and safety training
• First Aid
• ETC EOS family lighting control for programming and operating lighting for a variety of performance genres.
• Qlab for compiling, editing and playing out sound & video
• Yamaha QL5 & Dante for sound control and operation
• Seaward PAT Testing Machines and PATguard 3 for Portable Appliance Testing
• Outdoor events, rigging and staging
• Ladders and access equipment such as tallescopes and Genie Lifts

• 20% discount in the café and bar
• Free theatre, film and exhibition tickets for the Corn Exchange & The Base

This job listing will close when a suitable applicant has been appointed.