Lead Music and Events Technician

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The post of full-time Lead Music/Events Technician is an essential role within the Events Team. It offers an opportunity for an experienced technician to lead a small team (initially themselves and another technician) in providing support for the numerous events and concerts within the school, as well as providing support for the music technology aspects of the curriculum.

Responsibilities:

 

 

• Leading, managing and delegating workloads of the team of ‘Technical Staff’ including stage management
• Liaising with internal staff, external clients, etc, in order to provide comprehensive technical support for all events
• Maintaining the safest possible environment for students, colleagues, visiting staff and customers and ensuring that all H&S requirements and good practice are observed at all times.
• Assessing each event’s requirements to achieve the highest standards of technical quality
• Operation of AV, lighting and sound control equipment for recordings and live events
• Fulfilling events briefs, often with little supervision or assistance
• Liaison with suppliers and subcontractors
• Managing the technical workflow of individual events
• Maintaining specialist equipment within the various venues
• Leading of studio and live recording sessions (external clients)
• Installation and management of technical production equipment for events, including additional equipment from external clients as appropriate
• Training students as appropriate in the operation of AV, lighting and sound control equipment
• Facilitating the recording and production of audio and video for staff and students (eg, auditions, scholarships, portfolios etc)
• Facilitating the production of audiovisual media for Creative Arts productions
• Setup, configure and check network control systems e.g. audio over Ethernet
• Ensuring adequate technical support and supervision is provided to students and staff for the delivery of the technical aspects of the GCSE and A-level Music and Music Technology courses in conjunction with the Head of Music Technology.
• Managing the recording and cataloguing of all school concerts and events, and ensuring adequate access to this catalogue for those that need it
• Undertake any other duties as commensurate with the responsibilities of the post or as required by the Events Co-ordinator, Head of Music Tech or Bursar

 

Band D (Point 25- Point 29) £23,653p.a to £27,089p.a)