Technical Director

Chichester Festival Theatre is excited to announce that we are looking for a new Technical Director.

This role is responsible for the strategic leadership of the Technical department, and together with the CFT Producing team and Production managers will deliver CFT productions from concept through to delivery in Chichester, the West End and on tour. They will also oversee the delivery of presented work in the Winter Season.

The Technical Director provides effective leadership in all areas of Technical Production delivering to CFT’s environmental strategy and facilitating the effective running of the Theatre and its technical operations.

As part of their responsibilities, the Technical Director sits on the Senior Leadership Team and contributes towards shaping the organisational strategy, leading departmental reviews, setting goals, promoting teamwork, managing risk and solving complex challenges.

Please download here or below the Candidate Pack and Job Description for full details of the role.

How to apply

To apply, please send a CV and letter of application or video, detailing your relevant experience and what you believe you could bring to this role and to our organisation, to recruitment@cft.org.uk with reference 2411TD in the subject line. Your letter of application should be no longer than three sides of A4.

We would like to encourage applications from people that have been traditionally under-represented in senior leadership roles.

Deadline for applications:
Friday 29 November 2024, 5pm

First round interviews on:
Thursday 12 December 2024

Final interviews on:
Wednesday 18 December 2024

Please contact Gillian at recruitment@cft.org.uk if you would like to have an informal chat about the role in advance of your application.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, please contact us at recruitment@cft.org.uk.  Please tell us what changes or help you might need e.g. you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re d/Deaf, a BSL interpreter. We are here to support you.