The Opportunity
Under the direction of the Manager of Broadcast Lighting, the Lighting Assistant supports the efforts of the entire Lighting team to enhance the lighting of every studio and remote broadcast for QVC. This person will perform daily design and technical maintenance under the supervision and guidance of the Lighting Designer & Lighting Engineer, respectively. They also must react quickly to critical situations that occur in live broadcast situations, and support any other lighting activities that involve all live or content studios.
Your Impact
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled checks of set lighting to ensure that all fixtures and gel are in good working condition and focused correctly.
- Program the lighting consoles as necessary. Understand basic operations and functions of the lighting console.
- Under the supervision of the Lighting Designer and Associate Lighting Designer, hang and focus any additional lighting equipment needed for new positions, specialty shows, or TSVs.
- Utilize existing software to track times associated with specialty shows and additional programming or projects.
- Utilize existing software to track the movement or installation of all lighting equipment.
- Support the Lighting Designer or Engineer in project development through research, paperwork, or demonstrations of equipment.
- Provide necessary training to members of the studio production team.
What You Bring
- Degree in television, film, theatre lighting and/or equivalent combination of training and experience required
- One to three years of recent active broadcast lighting experience is required, coupled with a working knowledge of technical elements.
- Must have some experience working in lighting designs and systems, working with multiple fixture types and utilizing existing knowledge to make educated decisions on new or unfamiliar equipment.
- Some experience with on-location or remote productions preferred.
- Some experience with on-location or remote productions required.
- Ability to climb stairs/ladders and stand for a long period of time
- Ability to lift items weighing approximately 70 to 100 lbs.
- Ability to work on elevated surfaces (i.e., lighting rafters, etc.).
If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate a company committed to inclusion and belonging for all, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
For QVC Group, our commitment to inclusion and belonging for all is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at workwithus@qvcgrp.com for assistance.