Support Technician - Live Performance

The opportunity
Following a multimillion-pound investment programme, Wimbledon College of Arts 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 and are now seeking to appoint a Support Technician to contribute to the day-to-day operation of teaching and learning facilities relating to sound, lighting, AV, show control interfacing and multimedia performance.

The School of Performance at Wimbledon 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.

As a Support Technician, you will provide assistance and advice by utilising your knowledge of theatre lighting, sound and audio-visual equipment, including the use of analogue and digital equipment and theatre-related software (e.g. Qlab).

You will undertake daily preparation of facilities and resources, ensuring that they are supplied and maintained in safe and effective working order and that Health and Safety requirements and risk assessments are complied with. You will also assist with the preparation of learning materials, equipment and consumables for students and staff and provide support and advice to students, escalating queries and problems and higher-level requests to team members where relevant.

About you
The successful candidate will be qualified to BA level in a relevant subject and/or possess considerable relevant experience in a similar professional technical role.

You should possess a working knowledge of theatre lighting, sound AV, rigging and stage craft and be able to share and apply your knowledge and experience with staff and students. A good working knowledge of Health & Safety and Risk Assessment is also required.

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.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil 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.

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.

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Closing date: 3 April 2023.

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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