Assistant Stage Technician - Lighting bias - Nights
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Stage Technician with a Lighting bias to join our Stage Staff department working overnight for the 2025 Festival.
You will be required to work as part of a team in realising the technical requirements of the stage department. This will centre mainly on changing over from one Opera to another, including swapping lighting fixtures, maintaining scenery and equipment to the highest standard. You will assist with handling scenery for fit ups and changeovers as well as carrying out minor repairs. Although this position has a lighting bias, the majority of the role will be as a stage technician, moving and building scenery.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- To assist in overnight changeovers, maintenance and other technical aspects of show production.
- To assist with changing the lighting requirements from one show to another.
- To maintain all backstage areas to the highest standard and keep all storage units in order.
- To work alongside others in a safe and efficient manner
- To adhere to all schedules and follow the leadership of the Stage Supervisors and the Head of Stage
- To be able to work at heights when required
- To undertake, if required, all manner of set refurbishment, painting, cleaning etc, and to assist in the maintenance of productions throughout their run.
- To work in unison with all other departments in achieving productions of the highest quality
- To follow instructions and complete all instructed tasks within the given time frame
- To work within all health and safety guidelines and Company policy
- To participate in all allocated training programmes and initiatives
- To carry out all other duties where required
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Good communication skills
- To be able to undertake manual handling training and complete lifting as part of the role
- To be able to work in unison with all other departments in achieving productions of the highest quality
- Previous experience in working as part of a stage team or in a theatre
- To have some knowledge or experience of lighting in a theatre environment.
- Experience in Flying
- Experience in Rigging
- Experience in Automation
Salary & Hours
You will be required to work an average of no more than 40 hours per week, including weekends.
The normal working hours will be 22.00 until 7.00 the following morning.
The weekly salary for this position is currently £857, plus any agreed increases for 2025.
For further information regarding Rates of Pay and Hours of Work please contact Adam Harvey- Head of Stage, adam.harvey@glyndebourne.com
Benefits
Over half a day’s paid holiday for each week worked (6.8 weeks holiday per annum pro rata inclusive of bank holidays).
We can offer a beautiful working environment, and the chance to see world-class opera. For those without their own transport we have a free minibus service to and from Lewes railway station.
We also offer:
- Free Pilates and Zumba classes, once a week
- Corporate Gym memberships
- An onsite Physiotherapist
- Subsidised electric car charging
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Subsidised dining at our onsite restaurants
- Free tea and coffee
- Discount at the Glyndebourne shop
- Free on-site parking
- Free minibus service to and from Lewes train station and Ringmer
- Discount at various highstreet retailers through the Glyndebourne benefits hub
How to Apply
Glyndebourne is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for vacancies, including ethnically diverse and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
To help us monitor the effectiveness of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our supporting policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our anonymized and confidential Equal Opportunities monitoring form .
Please then apply by e-mail, sending your CV and covering letter to Adam Harvey- Head of Stage, adam.harvey@glyndebourne.com
The closing date for applications is Friday 7th February 2025
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