Job no: 492366
Work type: Variable time fixed-term
Location: Melbourne – CBD
Categories: Programming & production
Variable time fixed term role
Band 3.2.13 $74,672.44 pro rata plus super
About Arts Centre Melbourne
Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s cultural precinct, Arts Centre Melbourne presents world-class performing arts in a year round exciting program. Experience Australia’s best performing arts companies and exceptional international productions, alongside celebrations of comedy, cabaret and popular music.
For a glimpse into Arts Centre Melbourne click here.
The Business Unit
The Production department sits within the Performing Arts pillar and comprises of a team that delivers production services for ACM across Staging, Lighting, Audio, Broadcast, Wardrobe, Stage Management, and Safety/Training to enable the safe and efficient delivery of events across all of our venues and spaces.
About the Position
Since 2011, Arts Centre Melbourne’s ‘Industry Asssociation’ RTO (Registered Training Organisation) has been at the forefront of technical training services for the live performing arts industry delivering:
Our highly successful in-house production traineeship program (Certificate III in Live Production & Services)
Nationally Accredited Training & Assessment in a range of units of competency from the qualifications Cert III & Cert IV Live Production & Technical Services to support Arts Centre Melbourne’s production team & technicians from metro, regional and interstate venues
This role works individually or as part of a team, providing high-quality industry relevant technical training programs in live technical production sound & vision, lighting, staging & stage & production management. The successful applicant will be required to assist in developing & facilitating training for individual and team learning to support the professional development of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Production team, industry affiliate members and venues locally, regionally and nationally.
To be successful in this role you will require:
A relevant trade qualification, Diploma in Live Production & Technical Services or higher at a recognised institution and /or equivalent extensive experience working within the entertainment industry.
TAE40116: Certificate IV Training & Assessment (or higher) & general knowledge of competency based training and assessment within the Australian Qualification Framework. (Desirable, but can be provided to the right candidate if necessary)
Demonstrated professional experience working in a large-scale theatre or similar entertainment industry venue.
Experience with technical training instruction and group facilitation.
Experience in applying a wide range of technical knowledge across the main production departments for different situations and venues.
A comprehensive understanding of:
Sound (amplification, live recording, reproduction & wireless radio microphone systems)
Vision Systems (video projection, vision mixing, media servers & broadcast)
Lighting (conventional & intelligent fixtures, artistic effects & control concepts)
Staging (theatrical staging elements, flying systems & rigging practises)
Stage & Production Management (budgeting, scheduling & leading teams)
Arts Centre Melbourne employees enjoy a range of benefits including:
Opportunity to receive free house seats and complimentary tickets to our shows
Organisational-wide learning and development and wellbeing programs
Discounted commuter benefits and onsite car-parking
Access to health care insurance at competitive rates
Food and beverage discounts at our staff café and surrounding restaurants
Applications
Interested applicants must address the key criteria in their cover letter and submit together with a current resume as one combined document. Please refer to the position description below for further information, including the key criteria.
To submit your application, click on the Apply button below by Sunday 23 September 2018
Applications are open to those with full-working rights in Australia
Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Position Description – Senior Theatre Technician Trainer, Technical Training and Development.pdf
