Senior Theatre Technician

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment. This is a fixed-term contract position of 2 years with possibility for renewal subject to organisational needs and individual performance. Responsibilities contributing to the efficient running and maintenance of the Technical and Production Team’s (Audio / Stage / Lighting) work to ensure that all technical requirements are fulfilled in a safe and professional manner in accordance with West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s high standards of delivery to its users; supporting the Technical and Productions Team on the technical operations for Performing Arts venues in the district, and cooperating with various parties in the planning and execution of production; participating in the supervision of teams of technicians and supporting on the compliance with all West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s policies, health and safety procedures and statutory regulations; excelling at your area of specialisation for the delivery of technical elements of productions, events and visiting companies; carrying out risk assessments and creating method statements as required by any tasks or activities you undertake; taking an active role in the planned preventative maintenance, assisting in managing technical storage and stock control of the theatre’s technical equipment and infrastructure; and assisting in delivering staff inductions, training assessments, and keeping up to date with current theatre technology and industry best practice. performing any other duties from time to time as reasonably assigned by the Authority Qualifications possess at least 5 subjects at Level 2 / Grade E or above in the HKDSEE / HKCEE or equivalent academic qualification and have a minimum of 6 years full-time technical experience in theatre with demonstrable experience in production creation, realisation and running productions and performances, operation and maintenance of theatrical equipment and infrastructure; OR possess an accredited advanced diploma in Theatre Technical Arts or equivalent technical qualification from a recognised tertiary education with a minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in theatre; possess experience of working in a professional theatre or performing arts environment, and understanding of modern theatre production techniques, experience of working in stage performance/ events fit-up and set-up, rehearsals and performances; have the ability to work well within the production team and able to remain calm, positive and professional when working under pressure; possess knowledge of safe working practice and legislation in the theatre environment; demonstrate strong knowledge, skills and experience in using ETC Family Consoles for candidate applying for Lighting operation; demonstrate strong knowledge, skills and experience in using DiGiCo consoles and Dante audio networking for candidate applying for Audio operation; demonstrate strong knowledge, skills and experience in automated flying systems and have experience in Theatre Carpentry for candidates applying for stage operation; have computer literate in AutoCAD and MS Office suite including Outlook and Excel; have the language ability of written and spoken Chinese and English. be fluent in both spoken and written English and Chinese. Candidates with less experience will be considered as Theatre Technician For interested parties, please submit your application with a detailed CV on or before . Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until the post is filled. Data will only be used for job application processing and will be destroyed after 24 months. #J-18808-Ljbffr