We are looking for a Lighting Placement to join our production team for our Spring 2026 tour. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is eager to learn and gain practical skills in lighting, stage electrical work, and touring productions. You’ll work closely with our Head of Lighting, Production Electricians, and wider production team, gaining first-hand experience in a professional touring environment.

Key dates:

• 23rd February – 23rd May 2026

Salary:

• London Living Wage hourly rate (£14.80 per hour)

About English Touring Opera:

For over 40 years, English Touring Opera (ETO) has held a unique place in the opera industry as the only mid-scale touring company offering regional venues and thousands of audience members outstanding live productions and impactful learning and participation projects, with the largest geographical reach of any UK company, from Devon to Durham and Canterbury to Chester.

At the heart of our ethos is making exceptional artistic experiences available and accessible to everyone, through a commitment to touring ambitious programmes of high-quality, innovative opera productions that engage and inspire over 33,000 people every year. Central to ETO’s programming is our award-winning Learning and Participation Programme, which annually works with over 8,000 children and adults nationwide in schools, workshops, and community projects.

To apply:

• Please submit a CV or, if preferred, a letter outlining your current experience. If you have images of previous work, or stories that demonstrate your skills and enthusiasm, please feel free to include these. The deadline for applications is 5 January 2026. Please send your application to production@etopera.org.uk.
• If your application is successful, you will be invited to an initial
  online interview. There will then be a second round interview that will take place in-person and your expenses will be covered by English Touring Opera.
• If offered the role, you will be required to attend initial induction and training days prior to 23rd February 2026.

Please also fill in the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be anonymised, stored separately from your application, and will not be considered as part of it.

If you have any questions or would like an informal conversation regarding the roles, please contact Ryan Watson, Head of Production via email:
ryan.watson@etopera.org.uk.