Freelance Event Lighting Technician - Rig, Program & Run

Kudos AV Ltd.

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 33,000 - 44,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kudos AV Ltd. in London is seeking an experienced lighting technician to rig and operate lighting for conferences, awards, and private events. You will work across London and the UK, handling fixtures, programming desks, and ensuring show readiness.

Proficiency with Avolites or grandMA is essential, and reading lighting plans with confidence is required. This role involves working at height, travelling to venues, and adapting to changing running orders.

Qualifications

  • Professional experience rigging and operating lighting on live events.
  • Comfortable on Avolites or grandMA; programmers should know one deeply.
  • Able to read a lighting plan and work without hand holding.
  • Happy working at height and to venue access rules across London and the UK.

Responsibilities

  • Rig and focus conventional and moving fixtures from plans, on truss and on the deck.
  • Programme and operate desks for conferences, awards nights and live performance.
  • Run power and data cleanly, and keep the rig safe, tidy and show ready.
  • Busk when the running order changes, because it always changes.
  • Load in, load out and look after the kit.

Skills

Live event rigging
Lighting programming
Reading lighting plans
Teamwork

Tools

Avolites
grandMA

Job description

Kudos AV Ltd. in London is seeking an experienced lighting technician to rig and operate lighting for conferences, awards, and private events. You will work across London and the UK, handling fixtures, programming desks, and ensuring show readiness.

Proficiency with Avolites or grandMA is essential, and reading lighting plans with confidence is required. This role involves working at height, travelling to venues, and adapting to changing running orders.

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