Head of the lighting / video department (f/m/d) for the "Schauburg München"

On 01.09.2026 the Schauburg München is looking for a:n

Head of the Lighting/Video Department (f/m/d)

Munich | Full-time | Collective Agreement NV Stage (Special Area Stage Technology)

Your tasks

Managing the organization of the department

• Professional and organizational management of the lighting/video department with 4 employees

• Coordination of all lighting, video and network technical tasks in rehearsal, performance, event and repertoire operations

• , Video and network technical tasks in rehearsal, performance, event and repertoire operations

• Responsibility for work organization, Operational planning and processes of the department

Production and staging support

• Possibility to develop lighting concepts for productions in collaboration with the directing team

• Development and implementation of lighting solutions

• Documentation of new productions and revivals

• Active participation in rehearsals, Performances and events

Responsibility for operations, safety and quality

• Managing and supervising rehearsals and performances as a responsible foreman* in accordance with § 39 VStättVO

• Supervising quality standards in compliance with the applicable safety regulations

• Planning, performing and managing guest performances & Detours

Technical infrastructure and equipment

• Management, maintenance monitoring and needs-based further development of the in-house equipment

• Responsibility for technical infrastructure tasks of the house, e.g. B. In-house electrics, inventory and technical networks

• Involvement in the technical development of the department and the house 

What we offer you

• Working at an attractive and family-oriented theater

• Independent, autonomous handling of your own area of responsibility

• Employment in accordance with the NV Bühne collective agreement (special area of stage technology)

• An annual special payment as well as an attractive company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits, Munich or Metropolitan area allowance (amount depends on your income or depends on your income or depends on your classification), tax-free subsidy for the IsarCardJob or the DB-

• Job ticket

• Support in finding accommodation in a city council apartment (MiWoMü)

• Reserved childcare places in city crèches, kindergartens and after-school care centers

• A wide range of training and further education opportunities (Individual development opportunities, excellent formats and modern forms of learning)

• A comprehensive company health management

Who we are

The Schauburg is the theater for young audiences in the state capital of Munich, showing plays for the very youngest audiences from the age of two and specifying its offerings according to age up to adulthood. The aesthetically sophisticated productions are based on new plays by contemporary authors, address current social issues or reinterpret material from world literature. The productions cover the entire spectrum of the performing arts, such as music and spoken theater, dance and puppet theater, as well as cross-over formats.

The Schauburg, Theater für junges Publikum, the Münchner Kammerspiele and the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule are part of the Münchner Kammerspiele. Through their creative and committed work, they help to ensure that the city of Munich lives up to its reputation as a cultural capital beyond its borders. Many of the performances at the Schauburg take place during the day.

Framework conditions      

The City of Munich stands for equality, equal opportunities and anti-discrimination, including in recruitment. We therefore expect all applicants to have equality and diversity competence

Your profile

• Leadership and organizational skills

• Completed training as a master craftsman* for event technology, preferably specializing in lighting, Lighting master

• Experience in personnel management

• High level of organizational competence

• Artistic and technical expertise

• In-depth expertise in lighting and video technology

• Ideally experience in theater operations and lighting design 

• Independence, creative drive and willingness to actively participate in artistic-technical processes

• Responsibility and quality orientation

• Ability, to act in a solution-oriented and quality-conscious manner even under time pressure

• Communication and teamwork skills as well as the ability to deal with conflict

• Expressive confidence in German and good knowledge of English

• Technical understanding of systems and resource competence

• Technical understanding of equipment, Maintenance and further development of equipment

Framework conditions / requirements

• Willingness to work at normal theater hours, especially in the evenings and on Sundays and public holidays

• Healthy aptitude for physically strenuous activities, especially heavy lifting and carrying