About the role

The manager will oversee all sound and video operations for stage productions and manage the broadcast engineering support team. They are responsible for delivering high-quality technical standards while ensuring safety and budget compliance.

What they look for

Sound engineering Video production Broadcast engineering Team management Project management Risk management Health and safety Leadership Technical operations Budget management Stakeholder management Performance production

Requirements

Candidates must have extensive experience in sound and video within a performance environment and strong leadership capabilities. A thorough understanding of health and safety regulations and technical equipment is essential.

Full description

Salary: £55,672.9 per annum Full time; 42.5 hours per week average (annualised hours), with evening/weekend flexibility around the RBO tech and production schedule Based in: Covent Garden, London

Prior to commencing your application, please review our application guide here.

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.

The Royal Opera House describes the place we work, not who we are. The whole is always more than the sum of its parts – we may be a House, but three quarters of our audiences experience what we do outside this building. While our Covent Garden theatre is the nerve centre, the impact and influence of the organisation can be felt in every corner of the country, and around the world.

The role:

Our Technical, Production and Costume Department plays a leading part in ensuring our performances are of the highest quality by delivering technical excellence for every performance, rehearsal, and event. We are now seeking to appoint a Sound, Video and Broadcast (Engineering Support) Manager. This role will be responsible for the management and delivery of all Sound and Video operations for the stage, and line managing the Broadcast (Engineering Support) staff for external broadcasts of our productions, and to deliver this safely and effectively within agreed resources and budgets.

What you’ll bring:

Our ideal candidates will have excellent technical skills and be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities. You will also be able to evidence:

Thorough understanding of current equipment and systems and a lively interest in new product developments.

Experience of sound and video in a performance environment, preferably a large producing theatre or organization.

Demonstrable understanding of H&S requirements and experience of risk management and documentation.

Proven experience of managing teams and projects with consistent high production standards.

Positive leadership style, leading by example with a collaborative approach and able to manage conflict and seek resolution.

Demonstrated ability to build good relations with artistic teams.

How to apply:

The Royal Ballet and Opera is one of the UK’s leading arts organisations and our aim is to inspire imagination, ignite emotion and make the extraordinary for everyone. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion underpin all that we do. We want our people to be representative of the diversity in the UK. We understand the creativity and innovation that diversity can bring and strive to create an inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive.

We encourage applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and skills to join our teams. 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.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means that we are actively working to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will endeavour to offer an interview to candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they meet the essential criteria for the role, though sometimes due to the volume of qualified candidates with declarations this is not possible.

The RBO is also committed to safeguarding and protecting all children, young people, and adults and we implement robust safer recruitment practices. Due to our safeguarding promise, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check before commencing employment with us, which will be indicated in the advertising.

A full job description can be found here.

For more information about working with the Royal Ballet and Opera, please review the info pack here.

For a list of potential reasonable adjustments, please review this guidance document. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk

If you are applying as an internal candidate, you might find this guidance document helpful.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, Sunday 6th September 2026.

Interviews will be held in September 2026.

To ensure a fair process, late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.

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