English National Opera
Lighting Programmer
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Salary: £882.79 per week
Location: London Coliseum & other locations as required
We're looking for a skilled and collaborative Lighting Programmer to help bring ambitious productions to life. Working closely with visiting Lighting Designers, you'll programme and realise creative lighting designs for productions at the London Coliseum and other venues, ensuring artistic vision is delivered with technical excellence.
This pivotal role involves:
- Programming lighting systems
- Supporting rehearsals and performances
- Integrating visiting companies' lighting control systems with ENO's infrastructure
- Ensuring smooth operation throughout productions
You'll combine technical expertise with creative insight, helping to deliver exceptional experiences for audiences and performers alike.
If you're passionate about live performance and collaborating with world-class creative teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Requirements:
- An established background in the core skills relevant to this position including extensive experience of high level programming of shows on an ETC Apex, quickly and accurately, in a repertory environment.
- Understanding of the particular needs of the Repertory environment and programme accordingly
- Knowledge of operating and programming other common lighting control systems– MA, Hog etc.
- Thorough understanding of Lighting System protocols– DMX512-A, sACN, Art-Net, RDM MIDI Timecode etc.
- Excellent knowledge of data networks and dimmer management systems.
- Ability to carry out fault-finding assessments of the control and dimming systems and advising on plan of action following diagnosis.
- Ability to complete tasks to deadline with minimal supervision
- Ability to rig lighting elements appropriately
- Familiarity with both current and legacy lighting accessories, including scrollers, low voltage equipment, shutter units, LED drivers.
- Confidence in working safely at height
- Technical proficiency, a positive and professional attitude, and a ‘hands on’ approach to the job
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Application deadline: 5pm, Sunday 26 July 2026
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Interviews: w/c 3 August 2026
Reasonable adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process, please contact workwithus@eno.org
Feedback: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide individual feedback to those candidates who reach the interview stage
English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, we particularly encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.
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