Senior Technician (Sound)

Location: Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG 

About the role

Join the University of Oxford at an exciting time as we open the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities—a landmark building bringing together world-class research, teaching, and cultural engagement. This state-of-the-art facility includes a Concert Hall, Theatre, Cinema, Black Box space, Exhibition Hall, Music Studios, and a Rehearsal Hall. The Senior Technicians will be responsible for supporting these venues, and the wider building, ensuring optimal management and coordination of the facilities and providing a high quality of technical expertise and day to day running of the venues. 

As Senior Technician (Sound), you will lead on the safe and effective delivery of technical services across our performance and public spaces, acting as the technical lead for audio systems. You’ll work with cutting-edge equipment including d&b audiotechnik & QSC PA systems and Yamaha control surfaces, supporting artists, productions, and events to deliver exceptional experiences.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with significant experience in live arts, music, or event technical roles, bringing a deep understanding of the unique demands of live performance environments. The ideal applicant will have expertise in professional audio systems and networks, including Dante, Yamaha consoles, and d&b audiotechnik systems.

You should possess strong troubleshooting skills, able to resolve technical issues quickly and effectively under pressure. A solid knowledge of Health & Safety regulations and rigging practices is essential to ensure safe and compliant operations. You’ll have excellent communication and teamwork skills, as this role requires close collaboration with artists, production teams, and technical colleagues to deliver outstanding live experiences. You must be prepared to work evenings and weekends as required.

The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description below.

What we offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme 
• 38 days’ annual leave
• Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports club

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above 'Apply' button, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.

Applications should be submitted online and include a CV and a supporting statement.

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.

For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Wednesday 17^th December 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Shortlisting is expected to take place that week and interviews will be held during early January.

Please quote Vacancy ID 183545 on all correspondence. 

We welcome applications from a broad and diverse range of applicants: if you have any access needs or requirements to make your application journey more accessible, please let us know and we will do our best to facilitate.

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