The Production Officer role provides a unique opportunity to work backstage supporting the sound, staging, audio-visual and lighting for the many local, national, and international shows that the venue hosts. Within the Bunjil Place precinct, you will work across the plaza, function centre, studio and 800-seat theatre, enabling you to diversify and grow your skillset with on-the-job training opportunities.
Working backstage and in close collaboration with the clients and wider production team, you will operate grandMA and Yamaha consoles to produce high-quality audio and visual aesthetics.
In order to service a diverse clientele, our hours of operation are 7 days a week, 7am until midnight, allowing you the flexibility of shifts over a broad range of hours.
What you’ll deliver
· Provide strong practical operational support to ensure client’s event requirements are met effectively, efficiently, and safely across the precinct.
· Assist with bump in and bump out of performances.
· Operate flys, cameras and consoles.
· Provide setup and operational services to events and ensure the production requirements for performances, exhibitions, events and functions at Bunjil Place and other City of Casey venues are met.
· Provide production and technical related services and administrative support, including assisting the Logistics team as required.
· Contribute to day to day and ongoing asset maintenance and renewal requirements for Council’s arts and function spaces.
· Contribute to day-to-day operations of the Stage Door.
What you’ll bring
· A passion and interest in the arts; sound, staging, audio-visual and lighting.
· Physical fitness to work backstage, ability to work in low lighting as well as perform various manual handling tasks such as lifting equipment, climbing steps and ladders, set up/pack up of equipment.
· High attention to detail and the desire to work collaboratively to produce and deliver high quality productions to our clients.
· Completion of a relevant production certificate or relevant on the job experience in theatre production.
· Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check, Functional Assessment (Medical/physio)
Why join us?
At Casey, we strive for a workforce that reflects our diverse community in line with our core values of Dream Big, Empower Each Other and Make our Community Proud.
We value our people and show this appreciation beyond their remuneration, supporting them through a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits.
Our holistic approach offers a range of personal and professional benefits that collectively make a big impact to support our people where they need it most.
We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.
Benefits
· A supportive learning culture.
· Growth and development opportunities.
· Multi-award-winning architectural office building.
· 2 minutes walk to all amenities – Westfield shopping centre, gym/pool, onsite carpark and more.
What’s next?
If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply by following the links and sending us a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.
To find out more about the role, please contact Jordan Barfoot or Margaret Murray on 9705 5200
Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly to arrange an interview.
We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.
The City of Casey has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers.
The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.
