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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide technical audio support for Contact’s production of Sleeping Beauty, including rehearsals, installation, operation and maintenance
- Communicate with the stage manager to support fitted microphones and on-stage sound provisions
- Provide sound for rehearsals, performances and other events at Contact as directed by the Production Manager
- Operate sound, process microphones and playback, level sound elements, mix microphones and other sources, and monitor and maintain sound equipment
- Perform basic programming of the existing QLab project under the direction of the company or sound designer
- Perform general production maintenance and operational duties
- Work alone and as part of a team to complete tasks on time
- Ensure work is safe, high quality and compliant with health and safety and legal obligations
- Act as Duty Technician, taking responsibility for rear-of-house safety, liaising with the Production Manager and assisting emergency evacuation procedures under the Duty Manager’s supervision
- Construct, rig and de-rig audio equipment, settings, scenery and furniture when required
- Operate sound equipment for technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals, performances and other projects
- Assist with basic maintenance throughout the production
- Attend design, production, departmental, company and other required meetings
- Maintain loose sound equipment safely and keep work areas tidy
- Manage personal data in line with GDPR
- Represent Contact on-site and off-site and maintain relationships with partner organisations
- Follow Contact’s Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding policies
- Undertake other reasonable production-related duties
Requirements
What you’ll need- Two years’ experience as a Theatre Technician, including voluntary, placement or training course experience, or experience in other operational and logistical roles with a keen interest in technical theatre
- Experience rigging, setting up and operating a wide range of sound equipment
- Experience providing sound for live events, including installation, QLab programming and live mixing of playback, vocals and instruments
- Enthusiasm for and commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity
- Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding
- Experience maintaining technical equipment
- Ability to work with a wide range of people with a positive and flexible approach
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivation, communication, organisation and attention to detail
- Enjoyment of working with young people in an arts organisation
- Enthusiasm for working in a creative organisation focused on young people aged 13–30
- Experience using Office 365 and Microsoft Office applications
- Desirable: industry-related qualification or similar
- Desirable: experience with audiovisual systems, signal processing, QLab and other software
- Desirable: experience mixing headset-style vocal microphones, wireless microphone systems and programming audio dynamics
- Desirable: experience with Dante networking
- Desirable: experience using systems for flying, scenery, setting, properties, special effects, stage machinery and equipment
- Desirable: experience of stage management
- Desirable: knowledge of Health & Safety responsibilities and their application