£25,949

Canterbury CT1 2AS

18 Months

Level 3 Creative Venue Technician

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£25,949

Canterbury, CT1 2AS

18 months

Summary

Job Overview

The Technical Apprentice will work as part of the technical team across all disciplines, to deliver an excellent service for all areas of the Marlowe Trust programmes. The Technical Apprentice will complete a Level 3 Creative Industries Production Technician Apprenticeship – Creative Venue Technician pathway which will give them a broad range of technical skills and knowledge related to the entertainment industry.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Creatively support the theatre’s technical team in the installation and delivery of the Marlowe Theatre’s programmes.
As required, support the effective maintenance, replacement and renewal of the Marlowe Theatre’s stage areas, production equipment and tools.
Work in a safe and legal way to comply with regulatory and legislative requirements and industry best practice.
To develop effective working relationships both internally and externally.
To drive your own career and skills development, making the most of the opportunities made available to you.
To live and represent the Marlowe Theatre’s values.

Summary

Job Overview

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Creatively support the theatre’s technical team in the installation and delivery of the Marlowe Theatre’s programmes.
As required, support the effective maintenance, replacement and renewal of the Marlowe Theatre’s stage areas, production equipment and tools.
Work in a safe and legal way to comply with regulatory and legislative requirements and industry best practice.
To develop effective working relationships both internally and externally.
To drive your own career and skills development, making the most of the opportunities made available to you.
To live and represent the Marlowe Theatre’s values

To apply you need:

Please send a CV and covering letter to express your interest in this vacancy.

Apply now

To apply you need:

Please send a CV and covering letter to express your interest in this vacancy.

Apply now

REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES

Required Qualities

The Marlowe Theatre’s core values are to be Supportive & Collaborative, Authentic & Inclusive, Creative & Ambitious in everything we do. We actively seek to represent the diversity of our society   In order to live our values, our Technical Apprentice needs to be: 

Outgoing and approachable
Collaborative and highly organised
Passionate about theatre

Knowledge

Some knowledge of the theatre industry • Some awareness of health and safety

Skills

A good level of interpersonal skills
A basic level of written and verbal communication skills
A basic level of IT skills
A basic level of practical problem-solving skills
A basic level of numeracy and literacy skills
A basic level of general theatre production skills

Experience

Some experience of working on productions or events (inc. school, college, university or amateur dramatics productions)

Qualifications

GCSE (or equivalent) in Math’s and English (language) to level 4 or above or willingness to undertake functional skills training as part of the apprenticeship

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The Marlowe Trust is open to flexible working so talk to us about how you think you can best deliver this job and about your flexible working needs. The Marlowe Theatre’s performances happen mostly in the evenings and at weekends. In order to deliver the best service to our customers, all of our posts, whether frontline, strategic, planning or support roles, require some evening and weekend working.

Some manual handling
Some working at height
Some working in confined spaces
Some working outdoors
Some working in high-noise environments
Some work with controlled substances
Regular evening and weekend working
Some overnight working

REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES

Required Qualities

Outgoing and approachable
Collaborative and highly organised
Passionate about theatre

Knowledge

Some knowledge of the theatre industry
Some awareness of health and safety

Skills

A good level of interpersonal skills
A basic level of written and verbal communication skills
A basic level of IT skills
A basic level of practical problem-solving skills
A basic level of numeracy and literacy skills
A basic level of general theatre production skills,

Experience

Some experience of working on productions or events (inc. school, college, university or amateur dramatics productions)

Qualifications

GCSE (or equivalent) in Math’s and English (language) to level 4 or above or willingness to undertake functional skills training as part of the apprenticeship