Theatre Technician

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Job Title: Theatre Technician

Salary: Up to £12,250.00 per annum (£24,500.00 FTE)

Location: Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

Hours: 18.5 hours per week across evenings and weekends

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Description:  Theatre Technician, Forest Arts Centre

Want to be a Technician for a diverse range of events at an exciting arts venue? 

As a Theatre Technician at the Forest Arts Centre, you will provide technical support for live performances across everything from comedy, music, theatre and talks, maintaining consistent, high-quality delivery. You will provide specialist technical support and advice for events & activities, indoors & outdoors, including hires and room bookings. You will maintain the venues technical and electrical equipment, including but not limited to lighting & sound equipment, and manage service contracts where required. You will liaise with visiting artists, companies and bands, ensuring their requirements are adapted to the available facilities and ensuring lighting, sound, AV, staging and electrical needs are met.

A bit about you:

You will hold demonstrable experience in delivering consistent, high-quality technical support for a variety of live performances. You are experienced as a light & sound/theatre venue technician and can demonstrate strong technical skills across a range of relevant equipment. You will have a proactive & positive nature, using your initiative to take action and achieve the best technical results for the venues performers and uphold the professional reputation of the venue.

Flexibility is essential, with evening and weekend work being an integral part of the role.

What it's like to work for us:

At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 20+ attractions across Hampshire and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and a culture that actively values difference. We recognise people from different backgrounds and experiences bring valuable insights to the workplace and enhance the way we perform and work. Our levels of employee engagement are high and our organisational culture positive.

The benefits of working for us:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rated for part time working)
• 7.5% Employer pension contributions
• Life assurance scheme (x3 annual salary)
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• Industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest-free Season ticket loans and travel loans from first day of employment
• Charity Worker Discounts Scheme (savings on retail, leisure, groceries, travel etc.)
• Access to same day GP appointments for employees and their immediate family
• Access to free eye tests and vouchers towards glasses for VDU use
• Free flu vaccination vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan (cashback on dental, optical, medical for monthly subscription cost)
• Opportunities to learn, develop and progress
• Free tea and coffee in all our venues
• Team Card - Free access to our fee paying venues and discounts across café and retail.

To apply please fill in the application form with an up-to-date CV. We do not require covering letters for this position however would be grateful to receive context to your application.

Closing date for applications: 17/10/25 Proposed Interview date: 24/10/25
To find out more about us visit our website www.hampshireculture.org.uk and https://careers.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

• Department
• Operations
• Role
• Visitor Experience (Front of House)
• Locations
• Forest Arts Centre
• Job Level:
• 4A

Need to talk to us?

Use the live chat function to speak directly to the Hiring Manager or drop us a message at: recruitment@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.

Alternatively you can talk to us directly on: 01962 396678

Our employee benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rated for part time working)

• 7.5% Employer pension contribution

• Generous occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay

• Generous occupational sick pay

• Life assurance scheme - 3x annual salary

• Industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme

• Interest-free season ticket loans and travel loans from first day of employment

• Access to 24/7 GP appointments for you and your immediate family

• Free eye tests and vouchers towards glasses

• Charity worker discounts scheme

  (savings on retail, leisure, groceries, travel etc.)

• Health cash plan

  (cashback on dental, optical, medical for monthly subscription cost)

• HCT Team Card

  (free access to our admission charging venues and discounts across café and retail)

• Free Flu vaccination vouchers

• Cycle to work scheme

Our recruitment - what to expect

• Step 1 – Application

  Check out who we are and find the role for you. Applying through our application form we'll find out about you and you an even add a fun flair to your application.

• Step 2 - Catch-up

  Once we've got your application one of our team may reach out to find out more about you, your interest and to tell you about life at HCT. This is an informal catch-up.

• Step 3 - Interview and Assessment

  Depending on the role you may have 1 or 2 stages of interviews. These will often include a task related to the role. We'll send a guidance pack prior to the interview to give you some hints, tips and to help prepare.

• Step 4 - Offer and Onboarding

  Congratulations! We really think you could make your mark at HCT, so you'll receive your verbal offer and we'll start formally welcoming you.

Life at HCT

Not your traditional museum or art gallery

HCT is all about changing lives through culture and it is only through our staff and volunteers that we make that happen. We are selective on those who join us as we expect all of our teams and colleagues to uphold HCT’s values of being confident and creative in all circumstances. To strive for excellence with everything we do whilst taking responsibility and ownership for all aspects of our work as a trust in order to deliver amazing things through teamwork. All of this is underpinned by our keen strives to respect everyone’s individuality and uniqueness.

Forest Arts Centre

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