• Role

    Technical Theatre

  • Salary

    £44,000

  • Hours

    40 hours per week, annualised hours contract (160 premium hours), includes evenings and weekends.

  • Type

    Permanent - Full Time

  • Closing Date

    21-02-2025 at 23:59

  • Location

    Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place
    Edinburgh
    Midlothian
    EH1 3AA

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Deputy Technical Manager

ATG Entertainment is proud to stand at the forefront of the live entertainment industry.  

Our expertise and capabilities enable producers and other creatives to bring their visions to life and create unforgettable performances for audiences, presented in our landmark venues and delivered with exceptional hospitality. It is the passion of our teams, that cover every discipline across the live entertainment industry, that underpins our continuing strategic growth and success.  

This is a very exciting opportunity for the right individual to join and assist in leading the Technical Team at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Reporting to the Technical Manager you will play a key role in ensuring our standards of presentation, both on stage and in the rest of the building, are exemplary. You will assist in the leadership and delivery of the technical, maintenance, stage door and backstage operations and teams. You will be expected to have extensive management experience to lead, develop and grow a technical team with many years of experience, you will work closely with colleagues in lighting, stage management, building maintenance and FOH operations.

The role is offered on an annualised hours contract, meaning that working hours may vary throughout the year and payment for any premium hours, such as get outs, are all included in the annual salary. On average this will be 40 hours per week. The role will be subject to a 6 month satisfactory probation period. The role also involves regular evening and weekend work as well as get-ins and get-outs as appropriate. 

Firmly established in the cultural landscape of Edinburgh and Scotland, with over 3000 seats, The Edinburgh Playhouse is the largest all seated theatre in the UK. We present major musical theatre productions, live music and the biggest names in comedy. Edinburgh itself is routinely voted the most attractive city in the UK to work and live combining all the benefits of a capital city with beautiful surroundings and vast green spaces.

Interested? Please click on the link to view our full Job Description!

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please review our job description where you will see a contact e mail address to request a confidential discussion. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a stage for everyone. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture. Find out more about us and our values at atg.co.uk and careers.atg.co.uk 


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