Assistant Theatre Technician

The North Wall


Job Summary

If you offer technical theatre expertise, a passion for the arts, and are excited about working on a busy calendar of productions, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role at an award-winning arts centre in Oxford.

Job Description

As Assistant Technician, you will work alongside the Technical Manager and the Senior Technician in maintaining a very high standard of technical service to all incoming theatre companies, artists and hirers of The North Wall arts centre.

You will be expected to assist in providing in-house technical support to productions and projects in development and rehearsals and possibly also support taking productions on tour and to festivals for certain periods of the year.

The role also provides support in serving the technical requirements of curricular and extra-curricular Drama at St Edward’s School, and other non-Drama-related events within the building.

You will need to have a working knowledge of technical theatre work, including lighting, sound and audio-visual.

In return, the School offers an attractive benefits package including:

  • A friendly and inclusive working environment
  • Opportunities for training and further personal development
  • Free Nuffield Health Gym membership
  • Free on-site car parking
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Defined contribution pension scheme with Scottish Widows. The standard employee contribution rate is 5% with the employer contributing 8%. Enhanced contributions by the employee will be matched by the employer, up to the cap of 12%

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The deadline for applications is Sunday 30th November 2025.

We reserve the right to conduct interviews and appoint for the role before the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be found. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Assistant Theatre Technician
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Theatre
  • Role: Technical & Production
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025
  • Contact email: [email protected]

  • Location:

    South East

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Job: Assistant Theatre Technician

Job: Assistant Theatre Technician

Organisation: The North Wall

Postcode: OX2 7JN

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