Senior Technician

New Theatre, Oxford is currently seeking a full time, permanent Senior Technician to join the team in our 1800-capacity theatre. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident and skilled technician to work on a diverse and exciting programme, featuring the best names in music, comedy and large scale musicals. Our upcoming programme ranges from Alfie Boe and Robert Plant, to Welsh National Opera, as well as major musicals like The Bodyguard and Pretty Woman. If you enjoy a varied workload, this role is for you.

To succeed in this role you'll need to be a clear communicator. You'll ensure we offer the highest standards of technical support to hundreds of performances and events each year. Establishing great relationships with the touring companies visiting us is a key part of the role. You'll also be responsible for helping to maintain the building to a high standard and establishing a positive safety culture throughout the venue team. You will be responsible with the rest of the technical team to maintain the Risk Management System and to communicate and liaise with external contractors. This is a varied role including a good mixture of both planning, office work, and practical technical work, in a dynamic and fast moving venue, right in the heart of the beautiful city of Oxford.

Interested? Please click on the link to view our full Job Description.

The Ambassador Theatre Group is an extraordinary success story in the live entertainment industry. Founded in 1992 in the UK, we’ve grown into the world’s number one live-theatre company today. We cover every discipline in the theatre industry, from operating venues to ticketing platforms and producing shows. We are passionate about great shows and our ambition is to help them find the largest possible audiences.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a stage for everyone. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture. Find out more about us and our values at atg.co.uk and careers.atg.co.uk

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

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