First Exposure Technician Amsterdam Full-Time Contract

Stage-Mate; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Stage-Mate, a growing live entertainment company, is seeking an experienced chief lighting technician to accompany shows on tour across the Netherlands and abroad. You will be responsible for lighting the performance, collaborating with the lighting designer, and adapting the design venue by venue to ensure a flawless show each night.

You will program and operate the ETC Eos console, supervise local technicians during rigging, and maintain precise lighting records for every performance.

Qualifications

• Experienced chief lighting technician with strong technical and creative insight.
• Able to work independently and adapt quickly when things don’t go as planned.
• Solid knowledge of lighting for theater and dance productions.

Responsibilities

• Travel with touring productions and ensure lighting is set up as intended in every theater.
• Adjust the lighting plan for each performance space and venue equipment.
• Hang and focus lights while directing theater technicians.
• Program and operate the light table, primarily on ETC Eos.
• Collaborate with the lighting designer during rehearsals and program the show.
• Maintain accurate lighting records.

Skills

Lighting design

Lighting operation

On-tour coordination

Tools

ETC Eos

Light console programming

Job description

Stage-Mate is a young and growing company in the live entertainment sector. We specialize in technical production, lighting design, lighting operation, and managing the entire touring process for productions. From initial design to the final performance, we ensure that a show is technically sound and travels smoothly throughout the Netherlands and abroad.
Our daily work is very varied, but it all revolves around designing and implementing technical solutions for the arts sector. Our team currently consists of nine passionate colleagues, and we're looking for new team members to join us.
In theater and dance, we work for clients including Het Nationale Theater, ISH Dance Collective, Illusionary Rockaz Company, Body of Art, Theater Oostpool, Theater Utrecht, De Warme Winkel , and Theaterproducties Twente. In the events industry, our clients include Holland Festival, Dekmantel, Awakenings, Paradiso, Carré, and Asko|Schönberg. We also organize tours for artists such as Merol and Hang Youth.

Who are we looking for?

For our theater and dance productions, we are looking for an experienced chief lighting technician to accompany our shows on tour throughout the Netherlands and internationally. You will be responsible for the lighting of the performance.

During the production process, you'll work closely with the lighting designer and program the show. On tour, you'll adapt the lighting design to each theater, supervise the theater's technicians during rigging, and set up and operate the lighting console. You feel right at home behind an ETC Eos, keep a clear overview when things don't go as planned, and ensure that the lighting is exactly as intended every night.

Possession of driver's license B is important.

We don't have any specific requirements regarding education or educational background; what's more important to us is that you
can work independently, have strong technical and creative insight, and can adapt quickly when things don't go as expected. This role requires solid technical
knowledge of lighting is required.

What will you do?

• Travel with touring productions and ensure that the lighting is set up as intended in every theater
• Adjust the lighting plan for each performance space to accommodate the stage curtain and the theater's equipment
• Hanging and focusing the lights, while directing the theater technicians
• Program and operate the light table, primarily on ETC Eos
• Work with the lighting designer during rehearsals and program the show.
• Maintaining accurate lighting records

What do we offer?

• Bonus scheme for own projects
• Diverse productions in theater, dance, and music
• Work at home and abroad
• A young and fun team, where you will be given a lot of personal responsibility
• Regular team drinks or outings

Get in touch

Interested or more information? Contact us, and who knows, maybe we'll see you soon for a cup of coffee in Amsterdam Zuid-Oost!