Specialist Technician (L&T) – Live Performance – Lighting

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The opportunity

The School of Performance at Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL, provides a single campus experience where Acting and Performance and Performance Design and Technologies are delivered together. With live performance as its primary focus, the school provides a collaborative and technically rich environment where ‘performance’ can be fully explored. Following a multimillion-pound investment programme, Wimbledon is now progressing with its ambition to become a world leading centre for performance.

To fully activate our new performance spaces, we are expanding our staff team. We are investing a department of specialist technicians, capable of growing our performance portfolio and contributing towards raising our global profile as a ‘centre for performance’.

The technical team within the school of performance support the theatre alongside several technically enhanced spaces, hosting numerous live performance productions throughout the year. Working through developmental stages and rehearsals through to the final output, the live performance technicians are an integral part of the student journey.

About you

With an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or considerable experience in a similar technical role, you will have working knowledge of technical theatre processes, including sound, AV, lighting design and engineering, and proven technical skills with QLab and standard models of lighting desks like ETC. You will have experience in rigging, projection mapping, show control interfacing using MIDI, OSC, and other protocols to integrate performance technology, as well as experience in teaching and/or demonstrating techniques related to sound, lighting, and theatre stage craft.

An Open Day for potential applicants is taking place on Thursday 23 March 2023 between 10.00 – 14.00 at Wimbledon College of Arts, Merton Hall Road, London SW19 3QA.  If you are interested in attending, please book a place via the link below:

Wimbledon College of Arts Technical Recruitment Day Tickets, Thu 23 Mar 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Interviews are scheduled to take place 25 – 27 April 2023.

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor at jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

For the fourth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.

Wimbledon College of Arts is a prestigious establishment with a track record of teaching and nurturing impressive talent. Much of its success is down to its dedicated employees, and you will play an important role in shaping future creative professionals, and impact on the future of so many creative industries.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfill their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance. 

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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