Sound Engineer
Job Description
Working alongside a fantastic team, we will support you every step of the way to ensure you gain the skills and confidence to truly get stuck in.
Looking for progression? We have bags of opportunities to develop within our Entertainments and Leisure team and across the wider Butlin's business.
As part of our Technical team, you will be supporting the day-to-day events, concerts, activities and production shows that we deliver at Butlin's Minehead. You will be a crucial part of making the magic happen for our guests on stage and our visiting artists and producers that we host behind the scenes.
We have Technician positions available and are looking for a specialisation in Sound, Lighting or Video. Ideally an ability to install and program one discipline and operate the others.
About You
Venue support installing and maintaining sound, lighting and video including the programming of Qlab, using control methods including MIDI/OSC/NDI/DANTE.
Building sets, staging and the upkeep of props and sets for shows and activities
There will be some heavy lifting and moving of stages, staging, sets, scenery, and related equipment
Responsibility for our asset register and the planned/reactive maintenance of our inventory
Upkeep of our back of house team and artist areas
Previous technical experience in an area such as Received Theatre, Live Music, Touring Theatre or Live Events and Conferences is required.
Hands on experience with installation and operation of Yamaha, GrandMA, Qlab, Resolume, Novastar and general familiarity with audio and lighting networks is preferred.
A willingness to learn and share; to build your, and other team members, skills and knowledge, developing and implementing best practices across our teams and venues at Minehead and other Butlin's resorts.
Being a great team player is essential and you should also enjoy the buzz of a busy environment. No day will ever be the same, so you should be happy to try new things and chat to lots of different people.
Our resorts are open seven days a week so you will need some flexibility to work evenings and weekends. Do let us know your availability at the application stage and we can have a chat with you about this in more detail.
About Butlin's
Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they'll say about working at Butlin's is our culture! We're all about providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values.
So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren't afraid to Get Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other - this could be the perfect fit for you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin's!