Full-time, Permanent
£25,000.00 per year
40 per week
2 years experience in similar role
Duties:
- Lighting, sound and SFX shows, show control and light show installations & programming
- Know their upcoming film schedule, ensuring implementation of agreed playback system of movies of our immersive cinema performances and screenings go-live on time and to schedule
- Liaise with the Technical Manager to ensure smooth running of venues immersive cinema screenings, live entertainment and private events
- Carry out regular and proper maintenance, inspection and, where appropriate, testing of production and building technical equipment
- Assist with rigging and derigging of lighting / sound and AV equipment
- Assist with get-ins and fit-ups of scenery, rigging and effects of our immersive Experiences
- Assist in keeping workshops, office, technical and storage areas clean and tidy
- Create production specific effects as required
- Risk Assessments for shows, ensuring control measures are adhered to at all times.
On-Shift Duties
- Work with the FOH Manager to oversee the daily operational technical aspects of the venue to ensure they’re running as smoothly as possible.
- Supervise and assist the Cinema attendant FOH staff in both our Cinema screens and immersive Experiences as required.
- Ensure public and backstage areas are safe and clear, the performance area is ready, and artists / performers are standing by, assisting FOH where required
- Oversee and assist with show turnarounds between screenings.
- To complete detailed show reports at the end of every shift, liaise with the team on shift to ensure this is completed correctly, submitting it to the Manager on duty
- Ensure venues are made safe, powered down and secured after the completion of the event, taking responsibility for the deactivation and reactivation of detection devices as deemed necessary by the screening schedule
- Utilise troubleshooting techniques when required to provide quick and effective solutions with minimal customer impact.
- To lead on all aspects of quality assurance, ensuring our performances are delivered to the level expected by the business throughout the entire duration of our events
- To manage, monitor and maintain the daily completion of our online tech checklists, ensuring site walk throughs are completed before each screening
To apply, contact: Sian Buckley jobs@backyardcinema.co.uk