Venue Technician

University of South Wales (USW) - CAPSE; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama wishes to appoint a versatile and enthusiastic Venue Technician to assist the Technical Operations Manager in delivering high quality technical support for a wide range of internal and external performances and events.

The Venue Technician will work across the college's performance spaces, bringing experience of working in busy arts and events venues, with a bias towards lighting.

Qualifications

• Experience in busy arts or events venue.
• Strong skills in LX, with knowledge of other disciplines.
• Able to support hybrid events and recording is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality technical support for internal and external events.
• Assist Technical Operations Manager in delivering technical services.
• Support lighting, sound and AV requirements as needed.

Skills

Lighting

Sound

AV

Tools

Lighting consoles

PA systems

Switchers

Job description

The job information is shown below.

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama wishes to appoint a versatile and enthusiastic Venue Technician to assist the Technical Operations Manager in delivering high quality technical support for a wide range of internal and external performances and events.

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) is the National Conservatoire of Wales providing pioneering performance-based training to over 800 of the most talented actors, musicians, stage technicians, scenic designers and arts managers from more than 40 countries. It is also one of Cardiff's most popular arts venues hosting over 500 public performances each year. It is based at the stunning landmark building in the heart of Cardiff, overlooking beautiful, urban parkland just a 5-minute walk to the city centre. Its reputation is built on excellence, and it attracts the very best talent.

RWCMD’s performance and event facilities include a 400-seat concert hall, a 180-seat proscenium arch theatre, two fully adaptable black-box performance spaces, and multiple meeting, learning and rehearsal rooms. The college maintains a large stock of technical equipment across all disciplines and is regularly adding current product ranges to stay up to date with the technological advances in the industry. A significant investment has been made in recent years in installed infrastructure for hybrid events, live-streaming, and recording.

The Venue Technician is part of the college’s Technical Operations Department, consisting of the Technical Operations Manager, Senior Technicians, Venue Technicians, Casual Venue Technicians and Student Placements. The Venue Technician will assist the Technical Operations Manager in ensuring high quality technical support for all internal and external events and activities within the context of a national vocational performing arts training institution and a receiving arts and events venue. Every role within the department is multi-skilled and we welcome applications from candidates who have strong skills in either LX, Sound, or AV, but hold a working knowledge of the other disciplines. The post-holder will bring experience of working within a busy arts and/or events venue and/or a professional classical music performance environment. We are particularly interested in candidates with a bias towards lighting.

For an informal conversation about this post please contact the Technical Operations Manager, Matt Jones [e-mail]