Entertainment Sound Technician

Your Purpose

The Entertainment Sound Technician is an integral part of the entertainment technical team in delivering entertainment and enrichment for our guests and crew, while creating a transformative luxury ocean travel experience.

Your Impact

• Manage all lounge areas, including the stage, wings, house, backstage, and other storage areas.

• Maintain the highest production standards for all sound checks, rehearsals and performances to ensure events are executed in a professional, safe and timely manner.

• Communicate effectively with all Team members and hosts to ensure that all pertinent stage setups, requirements, and cues are clearly understood, executed and documented if needed.

• A thorough understanding of all technical systems in the lounges, including but not limited to sound, lighting, and video systems.

• The ability to perform inspections, troubleshooting and repairs.

• Ensure fulfilment of all technical requirements for all daily scheduled and special events in the lounges, and additional ship wide venues if applicable.

• Have an active role and assist in Departmental Crew Events, this could be on a weekly, monthly, or as required basis.

• Execute and Deliver DJ Sets as required.

• Assist Technical Entertainment and Broadcast Manager with broadcast duties or maintenance.

• Must be willing to engage authentically with guests, while being a genuine brand ambassador for Explora Journeys throughout the Journey, striving to help guests reach the Ocean State of Mind.

• Prepare updated and accurate handover notes for the incoming Entertainment Sound Technician. Raise any handover issues or concerns with the Technical Manager prior to signing off the vessel.

• Perform all additional responsibilities as assigned by the Technical Entertainment and Broadcast Manager.

Your Journey So Far

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally.

• A minimum of 3 years experience in the technical entertainment industry.

• A minimum of 2 years of cruise ship experience, in a sound technician position in a live performance environment.

• Highly experienced with digital audio consoles and live show operation.

• A general knowledge of lighting console and video recording operation.

• Physically and medically fit as per Explora Journeys Company policy.

• Possess a valid Passport and Seaman Book.

• DJ Equipment and Software.

• Computer and network literacy required. DANTE, QLAB, Q-SYS, Yamaha mixing boards. Basic Windows based programs knowledge.

• Fluent English, oral and written. Additional European languages are advantageous.

Your Essentials

• Passport, visas, certificates as specified by the company and as required for exit from the port of origin and entry into the destination cruising area.