Purpose of Job:
To ensure the highest possible technical standards are achieved and maintained focusing on productions and events within our Upstairs venue, every evening. To ensure that all Health & Safety requirements are met for all activities and in all venues, but also throughout the theatre building.
Duties & responsibilities
Upstairs Venue
- Provide a professional and friendly point of contact for visiting companies, artists and their representatives to ensure the smooth running and efficient realisation of their productions in our busy Upstairs venue
- Create / sign off risk assessments for shows, ensuring control measures are adequate, achievable and adhered to at all times
- Lead get-ins, fit-ups, technical rehearsals and get outs, act as duty technician and supervise technical crews and casual workers
- Lead regular and proper maintenance, inspection and, where appropriate, testing of production and building technical equipment, ensuring it meets industry and manufacturer standards
Duty Technician
- Oversee the venue’s first performances, and assist with the nightly show turnarounds into second and third shows. Assist venue technicians with trouble-shooting any issues that arise, keeping to the building schedule for the evening as far as possible.
- Maintain consistent communication with all three performance venues, foyer and our busy bar
- Complete a building walkaround at the start of each shift, ensure public and backstage areas are safe and clear, and venues are ready for audiences
- Assist with rigging and de-rigging of lighting / sound, AV and captioning equipment ensuring kit is maintained and tested regularly
- Ensure that the venue and associated areas are made safe, powered down and secured after the completion of the performance or event, taking responsibility for the deactivation and reactivation of detection devices as deemed necessary by the performance schedule
- Complete a building sweep at the beginning of each shift, complete and disseminate a report at the end, ensuring all public areas of the building are kept clear and comply with Soho’s building & entertainment licence and Health & Safety Policy
Technical & Building Maintenance
- Support the Technical & Production Manager with their regular maintenance regime, utilising down time in the evenings to complete tasks as required
- Assist the Building & Office Manager with building maintenance when available
- Assist in keeping the venues, workshops, production office, technical and storage areas as clean and tidy as practicable
Health & Safety
- Read and actively implement Soho Theatre’s Health & Safety Policy in all areasEnsure all work is carried out in a safe and secure manner and inform the Technical & Production Manager in the case of any uncertainty
- Sign off risk assessments for shows, ensuring control measures are adequate, achievable and adhered to at all times
- Lead the building evacuation in the event of an emergency situation, and liaise with the emergency services as required
- Act as appointed first aider, fire marshal and key holder for the building, including responding to alarm call outs as and when required
General
- Support the aims and objectives of Soho Theatre, both internally and externally
- Attend programming and diary meetings and other internal meetings as required
- Uphold the company’s equal opportunities, access and diversity policies
- Be fully aware of the theatre’s activities and programme of events at all times
- Undertaking any other duties as may be appropriate to the nature of the post, as agreed with the Technical & Production Manager
This is a guide to the nature of the work required of the Senior Technician (Upstairs). It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive and may be reviewed with the post-holder and the line manager from time to time.