- Part time vacancies on short-term contracts of 6 months working 32 hours per week
- Base Salary $64,369.49 plus 12% superannuation, overtime and penalties
- Exciting opportunity in a unique venue for a technical theatre professional
- Extensive lighting technician experience in theatre productions
About the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and a leading Asia-Pacific cultural centre.
We present a bold, diverse program of festivals, events and performances year-round — inspiring, educating and entertaining audiences of all ages and cultures.
As the home of the performing arts in South Australia, we’re proud to deliver exceptional experiences for audiences, artists and partners, while fostering a supportive and collaborative workplace for our team.
Adelaide Festival Centre operates four major venues in the Adelaide CBD – Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Space Theatre and Her Majesty’s Theatre.
About the Role
Adelaide Festival Centre is looking for 2 enthusiastic Lead Technicians to join the Lighting Department.
The positions play a key part in providing proactive assistance to the Head of Department (HoD) and Deputy Head of Department in achieving administrative and production outcomes and lead and manage Lighting crew to ensure all policies and procedures around employee entitlements and WHS and Risk are adhered to.
Lead Technicians have comprehensive skills and experience in live entertainment productions and events, and good ability to maintain, repair, test and install all associated departmental equipment.
The Lead Technician is expected to model respectful behaviour to the team and lead by example in both performance and attitude and adhere to all applicable Adelaide Festival Centre and State Government of South Australia policies, procedures and work methods.
Lead Technicians can work unsupervised; however, their work is under the direction of a Head of Department.
The successful candidates will have extensive Lighting Technician experience in theatre productions.
If you are proactive, solution based and have a passion for the performing arts – we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the pre-production preparation of venue, bump-in and out, rehearsal and performance held in Adelaide Festival Centre venues
- Independently set up and operate a wide range of lighting equipment, working within Adelaide Festival Centre operational guidelines
- Coordinate and participate in the rehearsal and performance of technical changes and cues
- Liaise and interpret client requirements for a production and instigate actions that will achieve stated objectives and where appropriate provide solutions
- Identify training needs in the department and provide advice and guidance
- Assist the HoD Lighting to manage, mentor and develop staff and to identify avenues for continuous skill development striving towards high levels of customer service
- Prepare, modify, apply and interpret technical paperwork without supervision or direction
- Write, modify, apply and interpret cue sheets
- Assist the Production Coordinators with technical advice for both internal and external customers
- Lead and manage Lighting crew ensuring all policies and procedures around employee entitlements and WHS and Risk are always adhered to
- Act as liaison with internal and external customer. Provide cost effective technical advice and design solutions. Advise and implement all technical products for internal and external customers
Skills and Experience
- Suitable technical qualifications from a tertiary institution or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Completion of appropriate Certificate III or Certificate IV tertiary qualifications or commensurate skill and experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of work health and safety
- Successfully completed basic courses relating to Work Health Safety & Welfare
- Elevated Work Platform current certificate
- Class C Drivers Licence
- Successfully complete company Pre-Employment Medical Assessment
- Possess a thorough understanding of the entertainment industry, its terminology, traditions and protocol
- Possess a genuine interest in the arts or entertainment industry with a view to a sustained career within the industry
- Good knowledge of ETC or grandMA lighting consoles and operation
- Good working knowledge of lighting network setups including sACN
- Intermediate CAD drawing skills using AutoCAD, WYSIWYG, Vectorworks or similar computer drawing software (Highly Desirable)
- Forklift Licence (HRW Class LF) (Desirable)
- Dogman / Rigger (Desirable)
- Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships at all levels
Why Join Us?
Adelaide Festival Centre employs more than 400 staff across areas including production, staging, hospitality, marketing, programming, patron services and corporate services.
When you join our team, you’ll help bring the arts to life in the Festival State while working in a vibrant cultural environment.
Our staff benefits include:
- Access to the lottery for $15 staff tickets to performances across our venues
- 10% discount at Festival Centre food and beverage outlets
- Flexible working arrangements
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
- Breastfeeding-friendly workplace
- Approved Child Safe Environment
Our Commitment
Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Plains and honour their ongoing connection to land and culture.
We are committed to reconciliation and inclusion through our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan and strive to be an employer of choice for First Nations people.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
If this opportunity sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Please submit:
- A cover letter outlining your suitability for the role
- Your current resume
For more information and a copy of the position description, visit the Join Us page on our website. All applications will be treated in strict confidence.
Enquires can be directed to Martin Howard, Head of Department, Lighting, via email to martin.howard@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or Rick Worringham, Deputy Head of Department, Lighting via email to Rick.Worringham@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Please submit all applications via SEEK by 4:00pm Wednesday 2 December 2026
