Kōawa Commercial Technician

Kōawa Studios

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Fixed-term August 2025 - December 2027

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
As the Kōawa Studios Commercial Technician, you will be the primary technical expert supporting the specialised Sound, Editing, and Production studios—including the Virtual Production Stage—used by both the Bachelor of Digital Screen and commercial partners. You will manage technical resources, provide hands-on support, and ensure the smooth operation of facilities for students, staff, and external clients. Your role includes maintaining equipment, coordinating facility use, liaising with industry professionals, and providing technical training and mentorship to support academic programmes and students as required.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• At least 5 years extensive experience in sound recording, film/TV production, or post-production.
• High-level expertise in filmmaking and sound technologies, especially digital workflows.
• Experience working in the film, television, gaming, or music industries (preferred).
• Strong IT systems management skills (advantageous).
• Solid electrical knowledge, including safe operation of single and three-phase power and basic soldering skills.
• Experience in mentoring or teaching (desirable).
• A Bachelor's degree (NZQA Level 7) and a current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain one).
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
You'll be part of the Kōawa Studios team, collaborating with creative and technical professionals, academics, commercial partners, and IT staff. Your work will directly support innovative teaching, research, and industry engagement.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 20 July 2025 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role.