Head of Lighting - Theatres & Venues (ETC Eos Expert)

Century Personnel; Willoughby; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits package

Collaborative production team

Job summary

The Concourse, operated by Century Venues, seeks a Head of Department – Lighting to lead lighting operations across three spaces. You will provide technical leadership, supervise staff and ensure high standards of safety, maintenance and previsualisation development.

We look for a hands-on leader with strong ETC Eos skills, deep lighting system knowledge and experience in programming, patching and maintenance for complex live productions.

Qualifications

• Five years' experience in theatre or live production environments.
• Two years' experience in a senior technical or leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of ETC Eos consoles and lighting systems.
• Experience with lighting networks and protocols (DMX512, sACN, Art-Net, RDM).

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, train and mentor junior and casual lighting staff.
• Oversee lighting across three performance spaces.
• Maintain lighting console configurations, patching and show files.
• Review lighting plans and support visiting designers and touring productions.
• Develop and maintain the venue's lighting previsualisation capabilities.
• Manage preventative maintenance for lighting equipment and infrastructure.
• Ensure safety and WHS compliance and produce procedures and checklists.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

ETC Eos consoles

DMX512/sACN/Art-Net/RDM

Job description

The Concourse, operated by Century Venues, seeks a Head of Department – Lighting to lead lighting operations across three spaces. You will provide technical leadership, supervise staff and ensure high standards of safety, maintenance and previsualisation development.

We look for a hands-on leader with strong ETC Eos skills, deep lighting system knowledge and experience in programming, patching and maintenance for complex live productions.