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Are you a Technical Manager looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Can you operate technical equipment including staging, lighting, and audiovisual equipment? Belconnen Arts Centre is expanding with a new live performance and event space coming in 2020 and we need a Technical Manager to oversee and coordinate day-to-day operations.
About Belconnen Arts Centre
Belconnen Arts Centre, situated on the shore of Lake Ginninderra in the north of Canberra, is a multi-arts facility with four gallery spaces, a dance studio, two creative arts workshops, three creative studios and large foyer space. From 2020, the venue will be complete with a 400 seat live performance and event space with associated foyer, café, gallery and rehearsal spaces. Belconnen Arts Centre engages with artists, communities and partners through Community Arts and Cultural Development practice, to empower and celebrate our identity, values and stories.
What you’ll be doing
You will oversee and coordinate all technical operations of the venue. You will operate a variety of staging, lighting and sound equipment and ensure the cost-effective, timely and efficient operation, maintenance and development of the building, its assets, technologies and systems.
You will work closely with the Artistic Director, Front of House Coordinator and Marketing Manager to identify and ensure client/user requirements are met and provide leadership to other staff, volunteers, clients and service providers and provide induction, training, supervision, mentoring and support.
The role is a full-time position, for an initial contract period of 12 months with renewal dependent on ongoing funding arrangements. This position will require flexible delivery with regular weekend and after-hours work in line with program activity.
What you’ll need to succeed
Our ideal candidate will have experience working in a technical services role and have the understanding and ability to develop and manage the operations of a successful multi-purpose community arts facility. You must have the ability to operate a variety of staging, lighting and sound equipment and have the technical understanding and knowledge of safe theatrical staging, lighting, audio, and rigging operation and maintenance.
You will have high-level communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills and the capacity to work successfully with program staff, clients and creatives.
A current Driver’s License and a Working with Vulnerable People registration are essential.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs is essential.
Additional experience in live performance production design is desirable
Relevant qualifications are desirable, including:
Applicable Tertiary qualifications
Provide First Aid training
Elevating Work Platform license
Rigging license
Electrical Test & Tag
Work Health and Safety training and certification
What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, prepare a cover letter which addresses the selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) and an up-to-date copy of your CV (no more than 4 pages) and send them to jack.lloyd@belconnenartscentre.com.au by 11:59pm on Sunday 8 September 2019.
