Digital Media, Performing Arts and Digital Music Production Technician Kingston upon Hull, England
Job description
Fixed term until July 2023 in the first instance, potential for permanent extension
Full time, term time only
Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff scale point 8: £20,771 pro rata
An opportunity has arisen to contribute to a successful and highly ambitious College whose aim is to be the best college in the country. Wyke is an established, popular Sixth Form College with an outstanding reputation in the locality. The college draws students from Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, and North Lincolnshire. The largest and most successful A-level provider in the area, we offer applicants the opportunity to work alongside committed colleagues who have enabled our students to achieve their very best. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests.
We require a Digital Media and Performing Arts Technician to work within our college. The role will include providing support to and liaison with both departmental staff and students. Excellent organisational skills are required and the ability to multitask. Key responsibilities in the Media and Film department will include: To service/maintain equipment, to loan out cameras via the college Digital Media Inventory Database, and to assist students and department staff with the use of the equipment and photo and editing software included the Adobe Creative Suite. The job role will require regular student-facing tasks in which the post-holder will need to be confident to teach and support them on how to use media equipment. Key responsibilities in the Performing Arts department will include leading on the running of all technical equipment in the Theatre for live performances and student assessments, supporting staff and students in the production of music and video assessment work, and teaching students with an interest in this area how to run the technical side of theatre. They will also be required to support in the Digital Music Production suite with programmes such as Cubase and Sibelius, as well as support students in the recording studio.
The successful candidate will have strong technical skills in a range of media-based programmes, including how to solve any errors within software editing programs, sometimes in time-pressured settings. They will be highly organised and versatile, and have the ability to communicate well with staff and students in a classroom environment. A relevant qualification and/or experience of working in a similar role would be desirable and knowledge and experience of digital editing programmes is essential.
We offer a welcoming college with supportive management and a commitment to staff development as well as a modern environment and high standards of student behaviour. Members of staff are initially paid for 24 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and have access to a defined benefit pension scheme (LGPS).
The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check will be required for this post.
For further details and an application form please either visit our website of contact the college on 01482 346347. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM BEFORE WE CAN CONSIDER YOU FOR THE ROLE.
The closing date for received applications is 9a.m. on Thursday 3rdNovember 2022.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: Up to £18,096.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
