Deputy Head of Sound at Leeds Playhouse

Salary: £27,106 per year, plus BECTU/UK Theatre commercial get-outs and overtime payments.

We are recruiting for a skilled individual with proven experience working with Sound within the events and entertainment industry, to join us in the role of Deputy Head of Sound.

The Sound department enables delivery of all sound requirements for the wider Playhouse building as well as all activity within the three performance 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, among many others.

You will work collaboratively within our production team, but also with the wider Playhouse community; supporting the work of our producing team, visiting companies, our furnace programme, and our Playhouse Connect team.

You will be line managed by the Head of Sound, and the Sound department also consists of a Senior Sound Technician as well as casuals and freelancers. You will also provide technical support to our Studio Theatre Technicians in the Bramall Rock Void as required.

This is a full-time, permanent contract of 40 hours per week over 6 days. Evening, weekend, and some Public Holiday work will be required. You are entitled to be paid overtime in line with the overtime policy in effect in your department.

Pay for the role is £27,106 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), which 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 go to our website and download the job pack.

The closing date for applications is 10am Friday 28 February 2025.

Interviews will be scheduled for the week commencing 10 March 2025.