Sound, Video and Broadcast - Senior Systems Engineer - Covent Garden

Sound, Video and Broadcast - Senior Systems Engineer - Covent Garden

Permanent position
Full-time; 42.5 hours per week
£44,714.88 per annum
Based in: Covent Garden, London

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

Our Technical, Production and Costume Department represent the largest portion of our workforce and cover specialisms from Lighting to Metalwork, Tailoring to Draughting. We are now seeking to recruit a Sound, Video and Broadcast Senior Technician who will hold a systems bias and be responsible for the administration, servicing and maintenance of building-wide Sound Video and Broadcast (SVB) systems and infrastructure.

In this role, you will collaborate with SVB managers and the other teams across the RBO to ensure that the operational needs of the department are scheduled and carried out efficiently and safely while maintaining the highest standards. Working alongside the SVB Manager, you will assist and provide input for long-term department strategic planning to manage the development and improvement of the department`s technical systems.

This role will suit a candidate with strong communication skills, who has a collaborative approach to working as well as the ability to work unsupervised and show initiative. You will be a subject matter expert in the team with the desire to upskill and train others in the department.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• An excellent track record in Sound and Video systems management for professional Entertainment venues
• Experience of asset and maintenance management
• Thorough understanding and experiences of administrating media-based IP Networks
• Accredited training to current standards in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, in line with BS7909/7671
• Thorough understanding of current SVB equipment and systems
• Ability to assess production needs for SVB requirements and identify and recommend any developments to existing systems or equipment

Please note this job is known internally as Sound, Video and Broadcast Senior Technician - Systems Bias

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we`d love to hear from you. A full job description is attached below, along with the RBO information pack which includes details on what benefits we offer. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on [email protected]

The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Closing date for applications: 8am, Friday 31st October 2025.

Interviews will be held the week of 10th November 2025.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.