Lighting, Sound and AV Supervisor

University of Essex - East 15 Acting School

Location: Loughton

Salary: £35,116 to £38,249 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 14th November 2025

Closes: 30th November 2025

Department

For over 60 years, East 15 has produced actors, directors, producers, theatre practitioners and technicians for the international stage, TV, film and radio. In 2000, East 15 merged with the University of Essex, marking an exciting new chapter in the history of both institutions and providing students with more opportunities, including our specialist courses.

East 15 offers an extraordinary, dynamic and unique portfolio of Undergraduate, Master's and PhD courses that span many areas of training for actors, directors, producers, technical theatre specialists and students of theatre practice. A member of the Federation of Drama Schools, it is one of a leading group of UK conservatoires and is now one of the largest specialist drama schools in the UK, with a distinguished international teaching staff and an undergraduate and extensive postgraduate population of over 800 students.

Duties of the Role

We are looking for a technical expert with a Lighting and AV bias to support the school's visual and technical output.

The role is biased in responsibility for supervising, designing and delivering Lighting, with occasional AV/Multi Media integration, with a supportive role in Sound delivery on an ad hoc basis, across a dynamic range of productions, including established texts, devised work, student-led festivals, Christmas shows, and other ancillary projects within the department

The role will be expected to act as a technical lead within the department, demonstrating a bias towards Lighting and AV, supplementing the skills existing within the department.

The role will be expected to work across a range of venues, mentoring students within all the specialisms above, and will help to support learning across East 15’s technical teaching provision.

This full-time role will be based in Loughton (Central Line) and will require travel to other venues/locations as required for project delivery, these are typically Central London but may be in the Greater Essex area.

There may be occasional (infrequent) support required for the Southend Campus on an ad hoc basis.

Skills and qualifications required.

Experience of professional theatre working environments is essential, and previous work within an educational setting is desirable.

The candidate will have relevant professional links and strong organisational skills, as well as technical knowledge to support the maintenance and upkeep of equipment. The right candidate should have a hands-on ability and experience in rigging, electrics, projection, lighting consoles, digital mixers, and other hardware to support the role.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

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