Sound & Lighting Technician Kingston upon Hull, England
Job description
Sound and Lighting Technician
Grade W1 £10.52 per hour - Zero hours contract
Are you interested in the operational side of events? Do you want to be part of the backstage action of our club nights and live gigs?
We are seeking an enthusiastic student to join us as a Sound and Lighting Technician to join our entertainments team to help run our event programme in Asylum and Sanctuary Bar.
If you will be a student at University of Hull for the 2023/24 academic year then you are an ideal candidate for this role.
A little bit about us
Hull University Students Union is a Charity, with a large trading subsidiary; our primary purposes are:
- Advancement of education, promoting the interests and welfare of students during study and representing, supporting and advising students.
- Being the recognised representative channel between students and the University of Hull and other representative bodies.
- Providing social, cultural sporting, recreational activities, and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its students.
Our Trading Subsidiary provides a range of services for students including, a Supermarket, a pub, a nightclub, coffee and food outlets.
Our Values:
Inclusive: We actively support Equality and Diversity we adapt our services to reflect and meet the evolving needs of our members.
Innovative We look to the future seeking new opportunities, collaborations and partnerships; we are imaginative, creative and progressive
Positive We continually work to improve your Union, we are confident, optimistic and solution focused.
Fun We focus on making your time at University as enjoyable as possible.
Supportive We listen, look out for your best interests and make sure your voice is heard.
About the Role
The role will involve working closely with the AV/IT Technician in managing the events within the venues and having sole responsibility for the delivery of the sound and lighting for them. Key responsibilities include:
Manage the set-up of technical equipment including responsibility for PA, lighting of all Hull University Student Union events from Bongos Bingo, Live Music, to general club nights like Tower and society performances- Support the management team or subcontractors running the technical elements of a show
- To help cost, book and plan use of technical equipment within the Union.
- Deliver excellent customer service and customer management, at all times
- To keep the stage and backstage are clean and tidy and in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines
- Assisting with room set ups, which may involve some heavy lifting.
Reports to: Entertainments Manager
About You
To excel in this role, you will have the drive and ambition to succeed and have sound knowledge and experience within the vent industry as follows:
- Lighting, sound and power
- Lighting control and systems
- Good IT skills
- Confidence to liaise with production teams and students.
As well as these skills, we also want you to have:
- Enthusiasm
- Outgoing personality
- Confidence
- Ability to work at heights when required
- Ability to lift heavy objects safely when required
- Must be flexible to work weeknights and weekends
This is your chance to be at the heart of the Students' night life!
Benefits
- Enhancement of £1 per hour for time worked after midnight
- All staff event days
- Access to Headspace
- Discount in our SPAR shop, Wetherspoon Sanctuary and The Asylum plus opportunity for free tickets to events.
We are committed to ensuring our workforce accurately reflects the diversity of the world we live in. We positively encourage applications from all individuals irrespective of gender, age, home country, ethnic background, sexuality, religious beliefs or disability.
All candidate will be treated equally and all appointments made on merit.
If you require any further information or wish to discuss this role please email [email protected] or telephone 01482 466755.
To apply please click on the link below:
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Closing date: Friday 30th June 2023
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role therefore if you are interested, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
