Sound & Projection Engineer

Odeon Cinemas; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cinema company in the UK is seeking a Sound & Projection Engineer to ensure the maintenance of audio-visual equipment, supporting the guest experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in sound and projection operations, excellent time management skills, and a UK driving licence. This role includes responsibilities such as maintaining equipment, operating on-call services, and working on projects with external contractors. Benefits include a company car, unlimited cinema tickets, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Company car

Bonus Scheme

Pension Scheme

Unlimited free cinema tickets

40% discount on food and drinks

Private Medical Insurance

Critical Illness Cover

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional qualifications through apprenticeship

Qualifications

• Proven ability to adapt personal behaviours to varied environments.
• Technical passion for audio and visual media.
• Ability to self-motivate and coordinate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support equipment to maximize guest experience.
• Communicate effectively with external contractors and suppliers.
• Operate an on-call service to support cinemas during off-hours.

Skills

Excellent personal behaviours

Knowledge in Sound & Projection operations

Excellent time management

Decision-making skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork and individual work

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

As Sound & Projection Engineer, you'll be responsible for the effective support of assigned cinemas ensuring repair, maintenance, and correct functionality of all Sound and Projection (S&P) elements with the primary aim to achieve maximum guest experience and control costs. The jobholder will support cinemas S&P equipment either preventive, reactive or critical as adequate.

Responsibilities

• To achieve minimal show loss and maximise life of equipment by maintaining all equipment relating to the presentation of feature films and alternative content in accordance with manufacturer guidelines or as instructed by ODEON.
• To ensure that all elements relating to the quality presentation of feature films and/or alternative content is maintained and supported where necessary.
• To operate an on call service when scheduled to support cinemas within and outside of normal working hours/location on rotation basis.
• To assist with any projects involving S&P equipment and maintain good working relationships with external contractors and suppliers.
• To prioritise, plan and deal effectively with technical issues relating to Sound and Projection standards or concerns while also maintaining SLAs, warranty and process requirements.
• To maintain company values and standards and comply with Health and Safety legislation / policies and procedures.
• To communicate training support through other S&P functions.
• To support cinema events as required.

Qualifications

• Be able to show excellent personal behaviours, living the company values in challenging environments.
• Good working knowledge in Sound & Projection cinema operations and a technical passion to develop further to include full functionality of all equipment relating to both hardware and software, and a high degree of interest in audio and visual media.
• Excellent time management, with the ability to self motivate, plan & coordinate to deliver effective and productive work.
• Willingness to make decisions, render judgements and take decisive action to maximise the guest experience.
• Has excellent attention to detail and provides quality work.
• Able to work as a team or as an individual. Often in isolation and in an objective driven environment.
• A full UK driving licence.

About ODEON Cinemas Group

At ODEON Cinemas Group, everyone is welcome. We make movies better by bringing all our incredible differences and our different ways of thinking together with our passion for cinema, to deliver inspiring entertainment experiences for our guests. We are all individuals, and we recognise that everyone brings something special to our team.

Starting from the moment you apply, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is embedded into all parts of the colleague journey, and we welcome individuals from all backgrounds. We select colleagues based on merit and the passion they show for their role. We are proud to partner with 'ReciteMe' to offer accessible tools to support you with your job application. Simply click on 'Accessibility Tools' at the top of the job advert screen. Should you require additional help from our team, whether that's to support with your application through to making adjustments to our recruitment process to assist you, we will be more than happy to help - drop us an email to [e-mail] and we will be back in touch to help you!

Benefits

• Company car
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Unlimited free cinema tickets for you, and 12 friends and family tickets every three months
• 40% discount on our food and drinks, including our in-cinema Costa Coffee stores
• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Cover
• Life Assurance
• Free access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme an online platform that offers advice and support on topics including finance, health, and mental wellbeing
• The opportunity to gain professional qualifications through our Bright Lights Apprenticeship scheme
• Fantastic career development opportunities across our cinemas and support offices