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GSA Performing Arts Technician (Lighting)

University of Surrey - Guildford School of Acting

Location: Guildford
Salary: £31,387 to £34,866 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 5th November 2024
Closes: 8th December 2024
Job Ref: 053024

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.  Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.  

Guildford School of Acting sits within the School of Arts, Humanities and Creative Industries at the University of Surrey and is one of the most highly regarded conservatoires in the UK, with a vibrant community of performers, performance makers, creative practitioners and technicians graduating from our wide variety of programmes each year.  

The role

We are seeking an experienced individual to take up the post of Performing Arts Technician (Lighting) in the technical team, within the Operations and Events Department at GSA.

The Performing Arts Technician (Lighting) provides technical expertise to support the delivery of all programmes and the development and application of appropriate skills and capabilities, in order to assist the realisation of GSA theatre productions, other public arts events, research events, student society events, open days, conferences, lectures and meetings.  The team also provides equipment, support, mentoring and maintenance, ensuring a high standard for all GSA activities.  Providing an excellent student experience is central to all we do.

About you

The successful candidate will have experience of working with in a lighting department on varied live productions, and preferably have experience of working in a Conservatoire or other Higher Education setting.  You will be an experienced lighting technician with good administrative, pastoral and inter-personal skills and knowledge of current practices and techniques in professional theatre and entertainment production. You will be well organised, taking responsibility for supervising, demonstrating and mentoring students and freelance staff, managing and repairing equipment and the lighting equipment budget. You will have up-to-date knowledge of Health & Safety and a commitment to promoting safe working and inclusive practices.

As a new colleague at GSA you will join a thriving HE theatre community.  We are actively committed to looking for all kinds of talent to build a diverse staff team at the GSA. We understand creating and maintaining a work environment in which all social groups are represented and moreover, feel safe and respected, is something we must work at. We do not take this for granted. We see anti-racism and anti-discrimination more broadly as a life-long commitment.  We are working towards removing all barriers that staff, applicants and students may experience. Steps taken include having gender-balanced and racially diverse panels, undertaking anti-racism training and unconscious bias training and considering all candidates against a clear, realistic and well-defined person specification.  

How to Apply

Please make your application on the university website and submit a CV and cover letter. For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Sarah Sage, Theatre Technical Manager at s.sage@surrey.ac.uk

Further details

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'apply' button above.

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