Closing date - 19 Jan 2025
Salary - up to £35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Please feel free to contact us at recruitment@factoryinternational.org if you require any support in completing your application

MIF25 Technical Production Lead Job Pack - download here
MIF25 Technical Production Lead Application questions - download here

Please note this is a fixed term role until end Aug 2025.

This role will co-ordinate all MIF events & activities including store and inventory management, help facilitate the hiring and scheduling of technical production staff, parking & transport logistics, plant and equipment hire.

This is a single position with multiple coordination responsibilities, and you’ll be directly supporting the Head of Production (MIF25) working from January 2025 through to the festival in July, and beyond, helping with the preparation, build-up, delivery and then, post-festival: financial reconciliation and closedown. The festival runs for 17 days in July 2025.

The key responsibilities for the MIF25 Technical Production Lead include;

• Act as first line point of contact for the technical staff for both internal & external enquiries and in liaison with the Head of Production for MIF25
• Logistical planning for the electric vehicle ground transport service for production staff
• Assisting the Front of House teams with radio hire, management and charging of units
• Assist freelance workers who require wellbeing and / or pastoral support during the weeks prior to and during the festival
• Helping to produce the rotas, from production schedules, event set up forms and additional information, with permanent and fixed term staff under the guidance of Head of Production
• Process timesheets and new starters forms in a timely fashion, log hours & populate rotas as required
• Administer inductions of short-term contract staff within the production department (e.g. stage management)
• Help manage the Stores, collate information about what is required and arrange delivery/collection throughout the festival
• Assist with recruitment of technical staff/gathering information about what each project needs
• Help manage the relationship with MCC around parking suspensions/dispensations
• Booking of any equipment needed for Access performances
• Arrange plant and vehicle hires
• Use the company finance system to raise PO numbers and keep an accurate record of expenditure
• Be on hand to help with Stores drop offs/collections. This will require attendance to the offsite store(s) to supervise crew

The person specification for the MIF25 Technical Production Lead are;

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of working in an administrative role or working in a technical department within any arts, theatre or music environment
• Experience liaising with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent administrative, planning and organisational skills
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working in technical theatre/music/events/visual arts

• Experience of working as a Production Assistant or Administrator
• Experience in a pastoral or wellbeing role/Mental first aid at work qualification

• Broad knowledge of technical systems and equipment

• Payroll and timesheet administration

• Familiarity with AutoCAD

• Knowledge of producing theatre practice

• A good team player with ability to build positive working relationships with others

• Can work autonomously to agreed deadlines

• Ability to manage workload, multitask and prioritise appropriately

• Commitment to achieving high standards in all areas of work

• Enthusiasm for training, mentoring and support of emerging talent

We’re looking for strong organisational and administrative skills from our Technical Production Leads. A Technical background is not necessary; however we are mindful that this is also a pathway for people to move off the tools and into a more office based job. With this in mind we’d encourage you to fill in the questions from your perspective and don’t worry about which way your approaching the role. 

In the weeks leading up to the festival we will need the candidate to be available full time on site but we may be able to consider flexible working requests in the planning months. Please outline any flexible working requests in your application.

Good Luck with your application!