Lighting Technician
Join us in one of the worlds top concert halls surrounded by a blooming cultural scene and stunning nature. You really can have it all in Bodø!
Looking for an exciting job in a beautiful and tranquil setting?
Get the best of both worlds working in the European Capital of Culture in 2024, Bodø. An urban city in the arctic with a world class concert hall and a thriving cultural scene. With five big festivals a year, three concert venues and our new and modern concert hall, we promise you will not be bored! Stormen Concert Hall offers top of the line equipment and a highly competent technical team for you to be a part of.
Come join us!
The grand and modern Stormen Concert Hall opened in 2014 and is famous for its outstanding acoustics and technical facilities, renowned by some of the world’s leading artists. The building consists of four halls, all with state of the art technology. At Stormen you will be working in an exciting cultural city in one of Norways greatest cultural buildings.
About the city
Bodø is situated in Northern Norway and is a booming cultural city. With five large yearly festivals, multiple venues and a great night life it is no wonder Bodø is the European Capital of Culture in 2024. It is also a city where it is easy to live the good life. Tranquility and nature surrounds the peninsula and the people of Northern Norway are friendly, free-speaking and down to earth.
In the summer we have the lovely midnight sun, a sun that never sets, and in the winter we are frequently blessed with the beautiful northern lights.
The position
As a lighting technician you will be working with traveling and in-house productions where the latter will challenge your creativity. The position is in the Production Department and the work hours are shift based. The position is full time, 35,5 hour week.
We are looking for a creative, problemsolver who can deliver high quality productions together with your team. Your workday will consist of:
Planning of lighting technical production
Designing lights for our productions and installations
Operating lights and AV for all kinds of productions
Providing lighting technical production for visiting technicians
Maintenance of technical equipment and other related tasks
Qualifications and experience
Relevant education or experience in similar work
Experience with GrandMA2 lighting consoles and various types of moving fixtures
Experience with visualization tools such as Cast WYSIWYG
Knowledge in networked devices and systems
Experience in live productions
An understanding of a broad range of aesthetical expressions
Good artistic understanding
Good communication skills, and proficiency in both written and spoken Norwegian and English
Flexibility and preparedness to handle a variety of tasks
Required personal skills
Since the position is part of a well-oiled team, co-operative skills are especially important for this job.
The ability to take initiative and seeings things through are also essential to the position. As you will meet with artists and managements and other visitors at the concert hall, we expect you to be able to communicate well and have a service minded approach.
Compensation
The salary is set by the collective pay rate standards of Norway.
Our hiring practices
The hiring practice in the Municipality of Bodø is that we value diversity and our employees should represent the population. We encourage everyone qualified to apply regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background.
Empolyment comes with a six month probation period.
Questions about the positions or about Bodø?
Please call us. We are happy to supply further Information and help you to get to know us.
Technical Director Håvard Christensen: +47 91 66 46 63, email: havard.christensen@stormen.no
