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Sat in the shadow of Windsor Castle, the iconic Theatre Royal Windsor has centuries of history as a producing theatre house, staging world-premieres, musicals, thrillers, nights of live music and comedy, and of course, our infamous yearly panto.
As part of Bill Kenwright Ltd, we are nationally significant as the only unsubsidised commercial producing theatre outside London, blazing the trail for regional creative organisations.
Current Vacancies
Deputy Technical Manager / Head of Sound
(Full Time)
Theatre Royal Windsor is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic head of sound as part of the technical department to facilitate the stage sound and AV required by all in-house and visiting productions, Sound designers and directors, within the budgetary constraints set by the Technical Manager. To maintain a high level of technical support to all productions and ensure the smooth and safe running of all department operations. The key elements of the role include:
– Under the direction of the Technical Manager, to achieve the Sound requirements of the Creative team for each production as far as possible, within the parameters of the production budget and Health & Safety considerations.
– To undertake and lead on (where required) Get-ins, Fit-ups, technical rehearsals, performances, and Get-outs as required, including general stage and LX duties as required.
– To deputise for the technical manager, supporting on the administration of technical staff rotas, timesheets in addition to liaising with visiting companies on riders and technical requirements.
– To act as the duty technician for performances and events, overseeing the smooth running and suitable evacuation and safety procedures as required.
– Under the direction of the Technical Manager, to be responsible for the safe and tidy storage, use of stage sound equipment and cabling.
– Reporting to the Technical Manager on the suitable maintenance, inspection, and record-keeping of all stage sound equipment, including PAT testing, liaising with visiting companies, general upkeep of stage sound equipment and purchasing of new stage sound equipment and consumables as needed.
– There is potential opportunity for the candidate to undertake sound design work on Windsor home productions subject to a separate additional annual fee.
Base Salary: £27,500 – £34,000 per annum (please see Job Description for additional pay information.)
Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 29th August. Interviews will be offered throughout the application period, therefore please do not wait to apply.
Click here to read the full job description.
For any questions or to apply for the role, please send your up-to-date CV and cover letter to:
Work Experience
Work experience at Theatre Royal Windsor offers students and graduates the chance to learn about the inner workings of the professional theatre industry. We aim to tailor our experiences to suit the needs of each individual applicant, so when completing your application please express which department interests you most from the list below and we will look to see if a suitable experience can be assigned to you:
Back of House* / Box Office / Development / Education and Outreach / Front of House and Operations / Marketing / Producing and Administration / Technical and Production*
*Please be advised that all applicants for Back of House, or Technical and Production work experience positions must be at least 16 years of age.
If there is a specific role within one of our departments that you would like to learn more about, then please include this information as part of your preferences.
Placements within our industry can be highly competitive, and due to a high volume of applications we cannot take on every work experience request, as much as we would love to be able to. However, we will get back to you as soon as possible if we think that an appropriate placement can be arranged.
If you would like to be considered, then please complete the application form below and return it to our Education and Outreach Facilitator, Hannah Bennett:
outreach@theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk
We recommend submitting your application as far in advance as possible of your preferred start date.