Job Title: Lighting Technician – L2

Vision and Statement

We are the premier audio, lighting, and video production company that specializes in full-service production of concerts, tours, music festivals, and special events as well as systems installations, and beginning to end show design. We are dedicated to giving our clients the highest quality production experience.  We do it right the first time, every time by pairing state of the art technology and first class service.

Mission Statement:  Do It Right the First Time

Team Member Values:

• Do It Right the First Time
• Be Dependable, Accountable and Prepared to Perform Your Responsibilities to Meet/Exceed Our Customer Expectations every day.
• Strive to listen, learn and get better every day.
• Make your teammates better every day.
• Give credit and say thank you to your teammates.
• Celebrate the success of your team.
• Admit mistakes and see them as opportunities for improvement.
• Stay positive and make people smile:)
• Consistently follow and produce the Brown Note Experience.

Primary Objective:

Position responsible traveling to  events, set up, work, and tear down and prep events in the warehouse. Lighting design experience is a plus but not necessary, as this job is project based in nature.  L2’s are considered to be in the Intermediate stages of the technician ladder and generally work under minimal supervision from higher level technicians and Department Managers
Essential Role and Responsibilities:

• Under minimal supervision participates and at times leads the pulling of shows, quality control of gear, return of gear, and creates truck packs.
• Navigates Brown Note event paperwork with minimal oversight
• With minimal supervision and direction, repairs lighting/video equipment according to the Brown Note and manufacturer guidelines.
• Work with shop staff on all lighting/video, prepping, rigging and power system capabilities and general usage
• Ability to read and understand detailed lighting design and plotting for pertaining shows.
• Load/ Unload transportation of all related lighting/video equipment.
• Must be able to assist, and at times lead a crew to accomplish successful events.

Prep:

• With minimal oversight prep all assigned projects for lighting/video events
• Work with L1’s and help them to complete cable, rigging, power plots and set up final equipment for them to review.
• Assist Warehouse event prep/sub hires/pick ups/deliveries/returns with shop labor based on rental software and Warehouse scheduling.
• Assist in any Company related event equipment prep where needed.

Event:

• Works festivals, tours, one-offs, weekend, corporate or any applicable Company event as required or assigned.

 Knowledge/Skills:

• Software Knowledge – Should know 1 or more:
  • Grand MA 3d, Build Show Files, Sync with consoles
  • LED Studio: Ability to configure video walls
  • Knowledge of how to edit show files offline
• Console Knowledge – Should know 1 or more
  • MA I: Set up / adapt show files, How to Network Desk, How to Set up Artnet control of media server
  • MA II: Set up / adapt show files, How to Network Desk, How to Set up Artnet control of media server
  • CHAMSYS: Set up / adapt show files, How to Network Desk, How to Set up Artnet control of media server
  • Hog 4: Set up / adapt show files, How to Network Desk, How to Set up Artnet control of media server, Various Older Desks
• Hardware Knowledge
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of:
    • Lighting Fixtures
      • Intelligent: How to address and wire all fixtures, How to do all onboard Functions. How to change lamps
      • Conventional: How to change lamps and lenses
    • Motors, Truss, and Rigging:
      • Understanding of how to use rigging and assist in marking points
      • Ability and Understanding of how to Use Chain Motors
      • Understanding of how different types of truss work and how to maintain
    • Comprehensive Knowledge of how to setup and tie in Feeder, and Meter service
      • To a Local service
    • Comprehensive knowledge of BNP Equipment set up
    • Comprehensive knowledge of Asset Servicing
      • How to Maintain Lighting
        • Intelligent: Replace fuses, Replace broken parts, Bench focus, Clean Fans and Filters, Clean Lenses
        • Conventional: Repair Broken Parts, Bench Focus, Clean Lenses
      • Console Maintenance: Update and Software, Clean Surface and Change Filters
      • Cable Maintenance: BNP Wiring Diagrams, How to Test and Repair all Cable Types
        • How specialty cables are made., Knowledge of BNP Repair / Service Paperwork and procedures
      • Comprehensive knowledge of how to asset protection
    • Event Knowledge: Ability to Run Lights or Video, Ability to Maintain Dimmer world, Ability to interface additional desks into BNP systems, Assist lead in working with Local staff to produce Event

Required Experience:

• Strong knowledge of lighting equipment operation
• Current with the latest lighting/video technology.
• Working knowledge of moving light repair, programming, and operation.
• Actively learning rigging and electricity.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma
• Must know Wysiwig & Vectorworks
• 3+ years in the touring, concert, event industry
• 3+ years in managing multiple technical people
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft, Google products and R2.

 Preferred Skills:

3 years minimum of experience in technical event operations and production.

Other duties as assigned.

For more information, email recruiting@brownnote.com