Technician

The Technician is expected to demonstrate flexibility, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to high-quality technical support. They help uphold first-class service within the venue, responding positively to the needs of visiting companies and internal teams while maintaining a safe working environment and reliable technical operations.

Please note: We are recruiting for two positions.

Main duties:

• To ensure that all visiting companies and theatre users receive appropriate technical support throughout their production.
• To offer creative and informed input to all aspects of the presentation of events, using an upto-date knowledge and experience of new technologies and techniques to provide solutions to technical problems.
• To support and work collaboratively with creative teams, visiting companies and other departments to deliver a positive and efficient production process.
• To undertake the occasional supervision of technical casual staff and contractors as required.
• To carry out normal theatre duties (not limited to get-ins, get-outs, building and striking sets, rigging and de-rigging lighting, sound, AV equipment, staging, flying pieces, operating lighting, sound, projection, stage, flies, props, pyros) in any of the performance spaces or elsewhere as required.
• To operate the Pavilion Arts Centre’s Digital Projection System as required (including receiving, ingesting and downloading of features, adverts, advert packs, trailers, KDM’s and other material), ensuring all aspects of film presentation are of the highest standard at all times (including optimum image and sound quality) in order to meet the expectations associated with film presentation.
• To maintain digital cinema equipment, check diagnostics, assist trouble shooting and resolving of any technical issues and assisting engineers during service/maintenance visits.