Join the Melbourne Recital Centre Operations team!

About Melbourne Recital Centre

Melbourne Recital Centre is an award-winning live music venue; where artists and audiences build a lifetime of experiences. We strive to create wonder for everyone, in and beyond the Centre and inspire our community through music.

With a unique focus on music, the Centre presents and hosts hundreds of concerts each year, representing the pinnacle of the art form as practiced by local and international performers traversing all genres of music from Baroque to post-rock. And our impactful learning and access activities provide opportunities for Victorians of all ages and backgrounds to experience and engage with music and the Centre in new and exciting ways.

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the traditional custodians of the unceded land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and to all aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

About the position
Melbourne Recital Centre is looking for Technicians (Casual) to join the Operations Department with the delivery of its concerts and event program. We are particularly interested in technicians with experience/certification in rigging, staging or SX, LX and A/V operation.

Primary Purpose
The Technician contributes to the delivery of concerts and events; set-up and operation of technical production equipment and systems, in accordance with qualifications and competencies. The role supports the Operations department with the provision of specialist technical services and knowledge. Core responsibilities include rigging and operation of lighting, sound, audio-visual, projection, staging a* nd furniture equipment and maintaining the upkeep and safety of the Centres equipment.

Main Accountabilities;

• Set-up and operate production equipment according to qualifications/competencies (including audio, lighting, audio-visual, projection, staging, furniture, and instruments) for a variety or concerts and events within the Centre to the highest international standard.
• Assist with the bump-in and bump-out of event equipment and instruments.
• Carry out preventative maintenance, repairs and statutory tests on the Centres equipment as required.
• Prepare the backstage and Front of House areas for events.
• Attend production and operational meetings and complete reports and administrative tasks as required.
  Support the Technical Manager with the provision of training to colleagues.
• The Technician will be required to use initiative and judgement to facilitate technical and production activities within the Centre.

Salary

Melbourne Recital Centre EA 2021 – 2024 2.1.8 + superannuation guarantee, (hourly rate $40.09 inc. 25% Casual loading)

How to apply

Please read the position description (located in the Downloads section of this page) for more detailed information about the position and key selection criteria.

Then, upload your letter of interest in this role here. We will be looking at applications on a rolling basis.

We are an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, religions, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LGBTQIA+ people, those with disability, women, and people with cultural or linguistically diverse background. We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia.

Employment at Melbourne Recital Centre is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, and on holding and maintaining a valid Working with Children Check.

Any queastions?

If you have any queries about the recruitment process or this position, please contact Jess Frost (Technical Coordinator) on jess.frost@melbournerecital.com.au or Jasja van Andel (Head of Operations) on 0417 116 981.