Event Technician – Apprenticeship

EC have an opportunity for our next round of Live Event Technician Apprentices to join our team. Are you interested in delivering high quality events in interesting venues? Ever gone to a Music event and been curious about how the lights flash or how the speakers work? If so, we want to hear from you.

At EC, we blend creative event agency thinking and production company doing to deliver extraordinary events and everlasting experiences.

Enabling our clients to deliver lasting experiences that matter, for the people that matter to them.

Our partnerships with our clients underpin everything, because when they dream big, so can we… but it’s our amazing team that turn those dreams, into reality.

Our client promise is to make the extraordinary, everlasting. We want to make your time with us extraordinary and everlasting too!

Who are you?

• First and foremost, you are passionate about live events
• You’re a team player with a flexible, enthusiastic approach
• You’re a strong communicator, both in person and in written content
• You don’t get phased under pressure, you’re the consummate professional.
• Even when something isn’t going quite according to plan, you remain calm and get the situation sorted
• You are a fast learner looking to build your knowledge
• You are able to think on the spot, and find solutions to challenges as they come up
• You understand the importance of self-evaluation and self-awareness and open and willing to learn from those around you.

Responsibilities:

• Day to day, you will be delivering events in one of our many accredited venues around London. You will be working in places such as the Iconic Natural History Museum, Sky Garden with its amazing views and the beautiful grounds of Kensington Palace. You will be installing events into these spaces in times as small as an hour. You will work closely with our Event Technician team learning different disciplines within technical production.

Lighting

• Setting up a full lighting rig with both generic and intelligent fixtures
• Operating a lighting console to a professional level
• Maintaining and repairing lighting equipment to ensure they are working effectively onsite
• Preparing equipment to ensure that the event is set up in the quickest time possible.

Video

• Setting up various different display’s such as screens, projectors and LED Wall
• Operating different control surfaces such as switchers and media servers
• Managing digital signals and how to design and implement them effectively
• Capturing content using equipment such as PTZ and manned cameras to ensure every angle is covered

Audio

• Setting up complex analog and digital audio systems to ensure top-quality sound for any event
• Mixing live audio, balancing microphones and instruments, while applying EQ to achieve the perfect sound
• Reading and interpreting technical documents like patch lists and band riders, making sure you’re prepared for any audio need
• Selecting and positioning the right microphones for each situation, guaranteeing crystal-clear sound across the venue.
• Alongside all of this you will also learn about the bigger picture of an event and what goes into making one happen:
• The logistics of an event such as warehousing, trucking and crewing with our production and operation managers
• How to manage client relationships onsite with our Client Services department
• The planning and designing of an event with our inhouse team of Creative and Project managers

Why EC?

We create experiences that matter for the people that matter to our clients, but nothing we do is possible without our people.

When we ask our people ‘what is it you love about working at EC?’ the top answer is always the same “the people!”

We teach each other, we learn from each other and there will always be someone who has your back.

We make the extraordinary, everlasting.

Your voice. Your growth. Your experience. #YourEC