Get to Know Us
SLX is a B Corp production and technical solution provider to the live events, broadcast, sports and theatre sectors. With over 40 years of experience, we have been the driving force behind innovative events and productions. Our success is underpinned by our team renowned for their unwavering passion and expertise, continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s achievable.
With a rich heritage in the West End and a trusted role in award-winning TV productions, SLX is synonymous with delivering exceptional immersive experiences and live events. We thrive on embracing new challenges and transforming creative visions into unforgettable realities, ensuring every event and production reaches its fullest potential.
Why Join SLX?
We’re more than just a technical solutions provider, we’re a passionate team dedicated to excellence. Join us and collaborate closely with experienced creatives and project managers, expanding your technical knowledge and skills. Our supportive work environment fosters personal and professional growth, ensuring you thrive in your career.
We believe in a fairer future for all, valuing respect and embracing diversity. Proudly certified as a B Corp and committed to being a Living Wage employer, we prioritise social and environmental responsibility. We believe in your potential, nurture your creativity, and empower you to make a meaningful impact. Together, we can achieve remarkable things, shape a brighter future, and create unforgettable experiences for our clients.
Job Summary
SLX is a renowned technical services supplier to the Theatre, Events, Sporting and Broadcast industries and is expanding their technical design team, with a particular focus on sport broadcast events. You will join our dynamic team to increase and enhance the excellent technical design and CAD capabilities of the Special Projects team on a variety of projects from tender stage through all phases of project cycle. We expect your day to day tools will be Vectorworks Spotlight, ConnectCAD and Microsoft Office. Working knowledge of Lightwrite and 3d Visualisation software would be preferable. Most work will be in a 3d enviroment. This role will may involve weekend and evening working according to the deadlines of the project, and on occasion international travel.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversight and administration of design change control system and documents for Technical design department, ensuring all designers follow system and process requirements, with responsibility to ensure that all design team drawings are produced and issued in accordance with the defined version control procedure, adhering to all requirements for changes recording, version numbering and all related processes
- Responsibility for final review and check of all technical design team outputs ensuring design accuracy prior to issue
- Production and revision of high quality, detailed, to scale, technical construction drawings and plans for events including lighting, power, network systems, rigging and event structures. Along with 3d models, visualisation and renders as required
- Review, interpret and import all relevant detail of client supplied plans, drawings and technical data.
- Provide technical design solutions for design problems arising, taking ownership of implementation of design process.
- Review and interpret information supplied in various formats including but not limited to dwg, vwx, calculux, dialux, excel, text documents.
- Ensure all drawings, layouts and 3D models produced follow the required templates and meet the required standards. Update and modify templates and procedures as required.
- Review and checking of all design accuracy is ensured prior to issue.
- Review and revision of design produced by others.
- Production of installation and manufacturing documentation.
- Utilise design templates and standards, plugins and other third party software
- Maintain and update a custom SLX Spotlight Symbol Library for specific equipment
- Liaise with internal and external Lighting Designers/ Directors, other Designers, technical project managers, programmers, lighting and rigging teams.
- Participate and note take in technical design team meetings and project programme meetings.
- Make changes to the detailed design in accordance with instructions from members of the technical project management team, technical design team and installation projects team.
- Provision of all relevant project details to the Head of Overlay, technical project management team, technical design team and installation projects team, as required throughout your involvement with a Project
- Answer questions and resolve issues relating to the drawn work or project specification as required
- Plan all tasks to meet project deadlines, and work independently to carry out tasks on time. Actively communicate task progress, including any delays and issues that impact overall project programme. Participate in regular team update meetings and project progress meetings to update on task progress.
Person Specification
Essential
- Supervisory role experience within a technical design team
- Minimum 4 Years Experience in producing detailed technical construction drawings for events including lighting, rigging and event structures.
- Minimum 2 Years Experience in producing 2D and 3D drawings using Vectorworks, including exportation to DWG and other formats
- Proven knowledge and experience of working within design change control systems and processes
- Proven ability to plan and carry out tasks independently within project timelines to meet deadlines
- Experienced user Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Rigging design experience
- Experience in participation in technical design meetings and liaison with project specific stakeholders such as lighting designers, technical managers etc.
- Experience in review and conversion of lighting designs produced in other programmes eg calculux, dialux and accurately import to vectorworks
- Experience of producing paperwork from lightwrite based on the VWX drawings
- Experience of planning design team work according to project timelines and allocation of tasks within design team.
Ready to Apply?
Join SLX and embark on a journey where your skills and expertise will be valued, your ideas will be heard, and together, we will create exceptional experiences for our clients.
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