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Senior Lighting Technicians, Chichester Festival Theatre

  •  South East
  •  Â£30k-40k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes January 10, 2026
  •  Recruitment Team
  •  recruitment@cft.org.uk
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

Supporting Festival 2026 at CFT this is a senior role in the Lighting department, taking responsibility for leading teams and programming. You will need excellent professional experience of programming on ETC Eos systems.

Job Description

Senior Lighting Technicians

(£690 per week + subs where applicable - average 48 hour week)

Fixed term contracts available February to October

Details of the roles, including the full job descriptions and what it's like working at CFT can be found on our website https://www.cft.org.uk/jobs/seasonal-backstage-f26-lighting

In February we'll announce our Festival 2026 programme which runs from March to October, and we're looking for a brilliant backstage team to join us, with contracts of various lengths and start dates which can be discussed at interview.

The 2026 Festival season promises a fantastic mix of plays and musicals, including world premieres and new writing. We work with some of the UK's most prominent theatrical creative teams in our two world class theatres, as well as a variety of other spaces across the Festival Season. We bring people - artists and those who support artistic work - together, in an environment where creatively they can flourish and where everyone is valued.

Job Requirements

Full details can be found on our website https://www.cft.org.uk/jobs/seasonal-backstage-f26-lighting

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How to Apply

Please apply by submitting your CV and covering letter to [email protected]. In the subject line let us know which role/s you are applying for. In your covering letter, please let us know how your experience matches the requirements of the person specification (found in the Job Description for the role). Don’t forget to tell us why you would like to work at CFT.

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