Job description

Leeds Playhouse are looking for a technician with experience of sound within the events and entertainment industry to join us in the role of Senior Sound Technician within our Sound team.

You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of Sound support for productions in our three venues, community driven projects across our city, and creative projects as part of our digital development programme.

You will be working in collaboration with colleagues across our production department in support of external creative teams, visiting companies, and offering technical expertise to our digital development programme.

The Sound team enables delivery of all sound requirements for the wider Playhouse building as well as all activity within the three performances venues, Quarry Theatre, Courtyard Theatre and Bramall Rock Void. This can be a wide range of activity from full-scale musicals with live orchestras; theatre productions with pre-recorded composed music; community bands and choirs; conferences and events; stand up comedians amongst many others.

This is a full time contract of 40 hours per week over 6 days. Evening and weekend work will be required. You will be expected to work overtime as required.

Leeds Playhouse operates under an in-house agreement. You are entitled to be paid overtime in line with the overtime policy in effect in your department.

Pay for the role is £26,062 per year, plus BECTU/UK Theatre commercial get-outs and overtime payments. Benefits at Leeds Playhouse include 5 weeks holiday entitlement (plus 1.6 weeks of bank holidays), that increases with length of continuous employment; 2 wellbeing days a year; and discounts across our food and drinks, free show tickets and a local gym and swimming discount. Please see our job pack for more benefits we offer.

To find out more about this role, please download our job pack on the Leeds Playhouse Vacancies website.

To apply, please fill in both forms on our website before the application deadline.

The closing date for applications is 10am Monday 14 July 2025.
Interviews are currently to be scheduled for the week commencing 28 July 2025.

Apply via www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk