Job Description

Theatre Technician (Lighting)

Barbican Theatre

Salary: \xc2\xa332,740- \xc2\xa336,540 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting), subject to skills and experience

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week) plus overtime may be required

The Barbican is London\'s Creative Catalyst for arts, curiosity and enterprise.

We are an international arts, conference and education centre that present artistic experiences across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, and cinema that variously entertain, enable, enrich and educate our many audiences and participants. The Barbican is a place to be and a place where everyone is welcome. We have two theatre spaces which play host to the finest international theatre, dance and performance by artists and companies who are challenging the idea of what theatre can be.

Our Theatre department is looking for a highly motivated Lighting Theatre Technician. The role is responsible for programming, operating, and maintaining lighting equipment for stage performances, and rehearsals and you will be working and collaborating with directors, creative teams and production staff contributing to achieve the best creative onstage vision for every performance.

The ideal candidate will be self-driven and have experience of working within a mid to large scale technical theatre environment, you will have a good understanding of electrical principles, lighting data networks, experience of reading and analysing lighting plans and programming experience with EOS family consoles. Training and development can be provided

This position requires individuals to use their initiative and work independently, ensuring that all technical requirements are met and undertaken in a safe and professional manner, demonstrating a great understanding of relevant Health & Safety issues. The ability to work to deadlines and maintain an organised, ordered approach, with excellent attention to detail is important.

Weekends & unsocial hours working should be expected.

If you are passionate and enthusiastic about lighting and looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant theatre environment, we would love to hear from you.

Please see the \xe2\x80\x98Job Information Pack\xe2\x80\x99 for further information on this role.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you are a disabled person and need adjustments to the application process please contact us.

*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as \'ethnic minorities\'.

How to apply:

To apply, please click on the apply online button above.

If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team at careers@barbican.org.uk.

Closing Date is Thursday 27 July 2023, at 12PM. Please note that we are unable to accept late applications.

Interview dates are to be confirmed.

City of London