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Current Vacancies
- Salary: £31,387 to £34,866 per annum
- Post Type: Full Time
- Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 02 February 2025
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 working with in a lighting department on varied live productions and preferably have experience working in a Conservatoire or other Higher Education setting. You will be an experienced lighting technician with good administrative, pastoral, and interpersonal 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
Learn more about the role and apply on the University of Surrey 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
Job Description
If you are interested in working with GSA on a freelance or permanent basis or would like to learn more, we invite you to register your interest via email to gsaenquiries@gsa.surrey.ac.uk and we will follow up to organise an informal discussion.
In return, we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate, flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family-friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.
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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.
We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you.