Opera Australia (OA) is Australia’s national opera company dedicated to enriching Australia’s cultural life with exceptional opera and musical productions. OA is dedicated to delivering outstanding performances as the resident company at the Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House, and through touring across the country. OA has a range of major projects supporting the future of opera as a contemporary offering, extending the reach of its art-form to new and emerging audiences and of connecting appropriately with specific communities around the nation.
About the role
The Head of Lighting, Sound and Vision will establish safe and smooth operation of the Lighting, Sound and Vision Department through the installation, rehearsal, and performance periods for all productions across the company.
Key areas of focus
- This position will be required to liaise directly with Lighting, Sound and Vision supply companies and hired labour company.
- The Head of Lighting, Sound and Vision is responsible for the Deputy Heads of Lighting, Sound and Vision Systems Supervisor, and all casual / seasonal lighting, sound and vision staff.
- Development of the work schedule for lighting, sound, and vision staff.
- Leading the departments whilst interpreting directions and ideas from the lighting, vision, and sound designers.
- Relighting existing repertory productions and adapting original repertory productions onto a new digital lighting rig.
- Delivering procedures and practices to comply with safety requirements.
- Participating in event and venue documentation, including incident reporting and consumable requirements
Key Selection Criteria
- Tertiary Qualifications in Audio, Vision, or related field is preferred
- Demonstrated experience working as a Head of Department or equivalent for a minimum of two years
- Experience in relighting, adapting productions
- A flexible, quick organised manner and an inventive creative approach.
- Experience managing the lighting and sound requirements of a theatre or festival site
- Ability to lead a team of skilled operators in varied and diverse situations where it may not be part of your core skill base
- Practical knowledge on the operation of various lighting and sound desks
- Intermediate MS office skills including Excel, Photoshop, Outlook
Click “apply” to be taken to our application form for completion. Please submit a CV and covering letter addressing how you have experience in delivering on the key areas of focus for the role.
All Opera Australia employees must be up to date with all doses of the COVID-19 Vaccination prior to their commencement unless a valid exemption is submitted and approved under OA’s vaccination policy and exemption procedure.
Applications close on the 29 September 2022.
For any inquiries about this role, please contact our HR team at: hr@opera.org.au
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OA is committed to enabling and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. The people we work with come from all walks of life and so do we. We acknowledge that all individual differences, life experiences, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression. Our aim is to recruit great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
