Exhibition Technician

Avesta kommun · plný úvazek

Avesta, Švédsko

There's something special about Avesta! Here you'll find not just Dala horses and roaring rapids. Here you'll also find determination and courage, decisiveness and faith in the future. It's the power of the people that makes Avesta unique. Together we build Avesta's future – do you want to be part of it? 1 position(s). Exhibition Technician at Verket, Avesta Art and Avesta Football Museum We are now recruiting an exhibition technician to Verket in Avesta with a particular focus on lighting, sound, AV and digital technology. You'll work with everything from contemporary art and industrial history to events and the development of our upcoming football museum. Verket is a unique industrial historical environment and home to the international contemporary art initiative Avesta Art. In 2027, a new football museum will also open in Koppardalen. This means new exhibitions, new technology and new public experiences, and we're looking for you to help make it all work. About the Job As an exhibition technician, you'll work with technical production, installation, operation and maintenance at Verket, Avesta Art and the football museum. Your particular area of expertise is lighting, sound, AV and digital technology. You'll work alongside Verket's head technician, who has overall responsibility for technical exhibition production. You'll participate in production, assembly, installation and minor construction work, while also working independently within your technical field. The work is practical, varied and sometimes quite far from a traditional workplace. Verket is a large-scale industrial environment from the 1880s where installations may need to be solved under unusual conditions. The football museum is currently being built in old industrial premises. The work may therefore involve both physical labor and working at heights. You will, among other things: install, configure, commission and troubleshoot installations with lighting, sound, AV and digital technology be responsible for ongoing operation and maintenance of technical equipment adapt and develop technical solutions for exhibitions, artworks, public spaces and events participate in assembly and installation of exhibitions and artworks work with lighting, rigging and technical support for programs and events perform minor construction and material processing handle equipment and exhibition materials and contribute to documentation, storage and logistics together with others in the team contribute to safe installations and risk assessments. You'll work closely with artists, curators, project managers, producers and colleagues in the organization. This means you need to combine technical knowledge with collaboration and a solution-oriented approach. Who We're Looking For We're looking for you with relevant vocational training in, for example, stage and event technology, sound, lighting, AV technology or media technology. You may also have acquired equivalent competence through work experience. You have several years of practical experience with lighting, sound and/or AV technology, for example from stage, events, exhibitions, museums or other public activities. To succeed in this role, you need to: independently be able to install, configure, commission and troubleshoot technical equipment and technical systems have experience with digital technology and control systems and quickly grasp new technical solutions be practically minded and familiar with relevant tools and machinery be able to participate in assembly, installation and minor construction work have a B-class driver's license. It's an advantage if you have experience with projects or productions with fixed deadlines and many different professional groups. It's also beneficial if you can read technical drawings and wiring diagrams or have experience in art and artifact handling. Certification for mobile work platforms, lifts and fall protection is desirable. As a Person You enjoy solving problems and take responsibility for getting work done. You can work independently within your field, but are also a team player who works well with people with different skills and perspectives. You're thorough and quality-conscious and understand that a technical solution in a public environment needs to both work well and be safe. When conditions change, you can reassess, prioritize and find a practical way forward. What We Offer With us, you'll get technical work in environments that aren't like many other workplaces. One day might involve troubleshooting AV technology, the next day lighting an artwork, rigging for an event or finding a technical solution in an old industrial building. You'll become part of the development of Verket and Avesta Art and at the same time be involved as an entirely new football museum takes shape. Employment Type: Permanent. Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-11-02 Or by agreement.