Casual Theatre Technician - BEAM

We are looking for Casual Theatre Technicians to join our team at BEAM, where you'll have the opportunity to work across our whole programme of events.

As a Casual Theatre Technician, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality productions ’ll work closely with the permeant technicians to support touring companies and our in-house programming team to provide technical support.

Some of the key responsibilities of the Casual Theatre Technician Role include:

• To assist with the get-ins and get-outs, including loading and unloading of vehicles.
• To undertake lighting and sound tasks as necessary.
• To have at least a basic understanding of electrical safety in temporary electrical installations.
• To help build scenic elements of incoming shows and ensure current health and safety guidance is followed in discharging these duties.
• To operate lighting and sound or fulfil stage duties for shows.
• To promptly communicate any issues to the Deputy Technical Manager or Technical and Production Manager.
• Maintain and clean the backstage areas of the theatre when necessary.
• To help other departments with occasional manual labour.

No two days are the same: one week you might be running sound for a comedy tour, the next you could be helping bring our co-produced pantomime to life.

The ideal person for the Casual Theatre Technician Role will have:

• Experience in Technical disciplines across a range of live events.
• Experience in specific or multiple show operation disciplines.
• Experience in technical work in a theatrical setting.
• Experience in maintaining technical theatre equipment and stage engineering.
• Ability to read lighting, sound and stage design plans.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Technical Theatre risk assessments and Health and Safety issues.

• The chance to work in a dynamic, supportive team at a young and thriving theatre
• Opportunities for in-house training and professional development
• A varied workload with exposure to a wide range of productions

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and maintaining a firm commitment to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants . We believe that creating inclusive environments leads to stronger collaboration and better outcomes in our work.