Eastern Angles & New Wolsey Theatre are looking for a Sound Designer & Composer for Teechers, their upcoming Autumn 2025 touring co-production.
Job Summary
A creative and collaborative Sound Designer with the ability to compose for our 2025 Autumn Tour Teechers by John Godber. We are looking for someone with previous experience as a Sound Designer and Composer with a practical portfolio.
Teechers will be a co-production between New Wolsey Wolsey Theatre and Eastern Angles.
Performances at the New Wolsey Theatre 25th September – 2nd October, then touring the East of England until 25th October.
Fee: £2250
Job Description
The Sound Designer will conceive and oversee the delivery of the sound design for Teechers. Duties include:
- To design and deliver the sound design for the production
- To collaborate with the production team to meet access requirements of the company
- To create any sound effects
- To manage the sound budget, in consultation with the Production Manager
- To attend and contribute to pre-production meetings and production meetings during rehearsals, in person wherever possible
- To meet and liaise with the production’s creative team and the theatre’s staff to ascertain and deliver the sound design; identifying the best use of the theatre’s in-house sound equipment
- To work to the aims of the Theatre Greenbook and provide data as required
- The specification, design and overseeing the fit up of the sound system
- To ensure the design is effectively programmed, operated and maintained
We are looking for a collaborative candidate with proven Sound Designer experience. A strong understanding of QLab is required.
Key Dates
Rehearsals begin on Monday 1st September 2025, with tech week from Monday 22nd September. The first performance is on Thursday 25th September and the final performance is on Saturday 25th October 2025.
Job Requirements
Attendance: the Sound Designer will be required to attend pre-production meetings, attend the first day of rehearsals, attend during rehearsals where appropriate, including runs in the final week, attend fit up and tech week, attend previews and working time up until First Performance.
What will the hiring process be?
Applicants will be invited to submit their CV with a short covering letter (max 300 words) describing why they would like to be considered for the role and an Equal Opportunities form (see link below) to jake@easternangles.co.uk.
We are keen to hear from applicants with a connection to East Anglia. In line with Eastern Angles strategic aim to prioritise the under-representation of those people we work with and serve, we actively invite applications from artists from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as deaf and disabled people, neurodivergent people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form General
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a meeting with members of the production (to be confirmed in advance) in person or via zoom.
Deadline: 12pm noon Friday 6th June