Sound and Light Technician for the New Cultural Center Mimer

Sigtuna kommun · plný úvazek

Kulturlänken, Märsta Centrum, Märsta, Švédsko

Sigtuna Municipality is a place of great diversity. Here you'll find vibrant countryside, small-town charm, and an international airport. A rich cultural heritage and cultural diversity. A proud history and ambitious future plans. Perhaps that's why the drive to grow, change, and develop is so strong. It's also why working here is so exciting. With us, you'll be part of an unpretentious and innovative culture where we help each other and leverage each other's knowledge, differences, and experiences. The work is often varied, sometimes challenging, but always meaningful. Welcome! The Culture and Recreation Department works to promote cultural and recreational activities in the municipality. We are a politically governed service organization where residents are our clients. Together, we find new ideas and solutions that contribute to residents' quality of life, sustainability, health, integration, and reduced social exclusion. The department consists of five operational areas: the library unit, recreation activities, culture and youth activities, the cultural school, and library operations. Right now, something big is happening in Valsta in Sigtuna Municipality. In the middle of the town square, a brand new cultural center—Mimer—is rising. The building is designed so that both residents and activities can meet and develop in new ways. Behind the large windows, dynamic content is emerging. Here, a library, media studio, creative workshop, stage, café, meeting rooms, and community services come together under one roof. Together, these activities will form a living cultural center that contributes to a safe and sustainable Valsta. Valsta is a fantastic area where people with different linguistic, cultural, and personal backgrounds meet. As the center's sound and light technician, it's an advantage if you speak multiple languages and have experience with different cultures. You'll be an important person for our visitors and staff, and take pride in together creating this welcoming environment where people can gather, develop, and feel included. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As sound and light technician in the new Cultural Center Mimer, you'll have significant social responsibility for the center and play a key role in collaboration with the center's visitors and activities. You work closely with our visitors in a welcoming and inclusive manner. You're a pedagogical, warm person who shares your passion for music, podcasts, film, digital creation, and stage production. At Mimer, children, youth, and adults will be invited into creative processes and co-creation around events, and will learn about stage technology and cultural production. Several of our open meeting places for young people already offer music production, and we see that Mimer will create new opportunities in technology and events. Your responsibilities include: • responsibility for sound, lighting, and stage technology for performing arts productions—everything from professional performances in music, theater, dance, and circus to amateur performances, cultural school student performances, and the varied activities of community organizations at Mimer. • Collaboration with the Mimer coordinator and responding to booking requests from private renters, following up on their needs, and providing practical assistance to private renters before and during events. • Contributing ideas for cultural production and programming and maintaining a broad professional network. • Varied tasks in sound and lighting, video, stage, and events in collaboration with your nearest colleagues who are sound and light technicians and cultural producers at our venues such as Kulturumteatern, Kulturlänken, and Biokällan, and certain outdoor events in the municipality. • Setup and breakdown, technical planning for events, preparation, and inventory and maintenance of the facility. • Communication with production companies, organizations, or activities renting spaces, and also periodic custodial duties such as introducing renters to how the technology works and ensuring rooms are left in proper condition. • Responsibility for certain workplace environment matters such as safety rounds and annual inspections of performance rooms and technology in the center, and responsibility for lending and renting out equipment. • Responsibility for certain educational activities and sharing knowledge and teaching others in music, podcasts, film, digital creation, and stage production. QUALIFICATIONS We're looking for you with a Sound and Light Technician degree from a folk high school or equivalent higher education in performing arts and event management, or equivalent knowledge acquired in other ways. You have several years of work experience as a live sound technician and can operate both digital and analog mixing consoles at an advanced level. You're experienced in handling backline and various instruments. You have good computer skills on both Mac and PC, as well as knowledge of network technology. You should be handy and innovative with strong technical interest and able to perform basic repairs. You have a B driver's license and can express yourself well orally and in writing in both Swedish and English. We consider it meriting if you have: • musical background and play an instrument • sound technical work experience within music genres • training in rigging technology and work at heights, and have worked with concert streaming. We'd like to see that you're pedagogical and enjoy teaching others, and are passionate about children and youth's own creative processes, which is a major part of our activities. You enjoy collaborating with others for the best results and create engagement and participation. You find solutions and have a communicative work style. You should be able to document your work in a structured way so others can easily understand and share in your planning. You work according to a clear process, organize and plan your work well, complete what you start, and meet deadlines. You're a reliable person others can trust, stand up for your opinions, have the courage to speak up, and can distinguish between the issue and the person. We warmly welcome your application. Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Start date: Start November 1. You can easily submit your application by attaching your CV and answering a few selection questions related to this position. We ask that you do not submit a cover letter. As an employee of Sigtuna Municipality, you'll receive a range of benefits, including automatic membership in the Staff Club where you can participate in various activities. Feel free to read more about our other benefits and what it's like to work for Sigtuna Municipality! https://www.sigtuna.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss.html We decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.