Technical Specialist Lighting Encore Full-Time Contract

Production Futures Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare after 12 months of service

Enhanced family leave provisions

Perkbox and Employee Assistance Programme

Company sick pay

Generous employee referral scheme

Clearly defined Career path

Access to state-of-the-art technology

Long Service Programme

Job summary

A leading audio-visual production company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Lighting Technical Specialist. The role includes specifying, designing, and operating lighting equipment for various events, with a requirement of 4+ years of relevant field experience. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in operating significant console families and possess basic maintenance skills. The position involves both office and onsite work with potential irregular hours and a focus on team leadership and customer service. Competitive benefits are offered, including private healthcare and robust career development support.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of field experience in the lighting specialty area.
• Experience dealing with production stakeholders.
• Must have undergone at least one industry-related training course.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and operate lighting for various shows.
• Lead teams on events and production sites.
• Support skill development across the business.
• Perform advanced event-related work with the operations team.

Skills

Operation of Avolites, ETC Eos or MA consoles

Basic fixture maintenance/repairs

CAD design software (Vectorworks, Capture, Wysiwyg, AutoCAD)

Event production experience

Understanding of DMX

Knowledge of production power

Safe rigging practices

Ability to read lighting plans/plots

Job description

• Private Healthcare after 12 months of service
• Enhanced family leave provisions
• Perkbox and Employee assistance Programme
• Company sick pay
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Clearly defined Career path (and all the important support along the way)
• Access to state-of-the-art technology
• Global presence and opportunities worldwide
• Long Service Programme

Lighting technical specialist is a diverse roll in the UK, acting as a senior technician within the lighting team. The person will be responsible for a variety of shows and roles from specifying designing and operating as and where necessary across the business. The applicant will either have an existing speciality within the lighting field or a drive to learn one that we can assist with in training. This role will report directly to the group head of lighting in the UK.

Key Job Responsibilities

Equipment Operation

• Be proficient/fluent in operation of at least 1 console family out of Avolites, ETC Eos or MA.
• Capable of basic fixture maintenance/repairs
• Some experience in using CAD design software such as Vectorworks, Capture, Wysiwyg or autocad
• Experience in leading teams on events/production sites.

Customer Service

The ideal candidate will either be able to demonstrate or have experience in dealing with a variety of production stakeholders, either designers producers or production managers.

• Understands and fosters the hotel/venue/client relationship.

Training/Staff Development

The ideal candidate will of undergone at least 1 industry related training course. They will also be able to support and assist when required in developing the skills and training offering across the business.

Event Supervision

• Performs advanced work (pre/during/post event) with operations team members.
• Supervises and directs other technicians during an event.

Job Qualifications

• 4+ years of field experience in speciality area is required.
• Safe and compliant fixture rigging
• Sufficient knowledge of DMX and simple network systems
• Appropriate knowledge of production power
• Experience working at height
• Ability to read and understand industry standard lighting plans/plots
• Basic understanding of rigging and rigging best practices

Required compliance of all health and safety guidelines

Physical Requirements

Work for this role can be both office based and working onsite, often for extended periods of time. Physical requirements vary per onsite role but basic manual handling and working at height will often be required. Due consideration and reasonable measures can be taken.

Work is performed in an events environment with at times moderate exposure to outdoor temperatures and to dirt, sand and/or dust. The working conditions will vary between moderately quiet to noisy volumes. Team members will use high-end audio visual equipment and electrical components, and will be exposed to heights via lifts and ladders. Team members may be asked to work in multiple hotel locations. Working times will include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore.

The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.