Head of Sound
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Weekly rate as per SOLT/BECTU Agreement. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Location: | WC2N 4HG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ATG Entertainment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 277312JCP |
Summary
HEAD OF SOUND - STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW
Sonia Friedman Productions is seeking applications for a full-time, experienced Head of Sound to work on the London production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW; written by Kate Trefry, an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry, co-directed by Justin Martin for the Phoenix Theatre and produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions.
Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to run a busy department. Candidates should be able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure as well as having strong organisational and time management qualities to ensure that the production runs efficiently and smoothly. They should also have experience in a similar Head of Sound role.
Experience on a large-scale production is essential. Candidates should have experience of mixing multiple mics alongside busy sound effects sequences, and of running a sound department with considerable rolling rehearsal and maintenance requirements.
Start Date: 27th July 2025
Please Note: All applicants must be able to commit to the full contract and must have the right to work in the UK.
Job Location: West End London
Contract Type: Fixed term for a year from start date, then the contract will be rolling.
Weekly Hours: 6 day working weeks (Tuesday to Sunday); 8 shows per week plus maintenance and understudy calls.
We are committed to a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.
Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP) is an international production company responsible for some of the most successful theatre productions around the world. Since it was established in 2002, SFP has developed, initiated and produced over 220 new productions and has won 63 Olivier Awards, 48 Tonys and 3 BAFTAs. Last year, Sonia Friedman CBE was featured in The Standard 100, a celebratory feature of the key power players shaping London in 2024. In 2019, Sonia was awarded ‘Producer of the Year’ at the Stage Awards for a record-breaking fourth time. In 2018, Friedman was also featured in TIME 100, a list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Current productions include: The Book of Mormon (West End, UK and International tour 2024); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (West End, Broadway, Hamburg, Tokyo and North American tour); Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a co-production with Netflix (West End); Mean Girls (West End); Funny Girl (US tour); Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a co-production with Netflix (Broadway).
Forthcoming productions include: Paddington - The Musical (UK); The Years (West End); Stereophonic (West End, US tour); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (West End); The Shark is Broken (UK and Ireland tour); Manhunt (Royal Court); Dead Outlaw (Broadway); 42 Balloons (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Bust (Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre); Millions (Alliance Theatre).
Sonia Friedman Productions is seeking applications for a full-time, experienced Head of Sound to work on the London production of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW; written by Kate Trefry, an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, directed by Stephen Daldry, co-directed by Justin Martin for the Phoenix Theatre and produced by Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions.
Candidates should demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to run a busy department. Candidates should be able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure as well as having strong organisational and time management qualities to ensure that the production runs efficiently and smoothly. They should also have experience in a similar Head of Sound role.
Experience on a large-scale production is essential. Candidates should have experience of mixing multiple mics alongside busy sound effects sequences, and of running a sound department with considerable rolling rehearsal and maintenance requirements.
Start Date: 27th July 2025
Please Note: All applicants must be able to commit to the full contract and must have the right to work in the UK.
Job Location: West End London
Contract Type: Fixed term for a year from start date, then the contract will be rolling.
Weekly Hours: 6 day working weeks (Tuesday to Sunday); 8 shows per week plus maintenance and understudy calls.
We are committed to a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.
Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP) is an international production company responsible for some of the most successful theatre productions around the world. Since it was established in 2002, SFP has developed, initiated and produced over 220 new productions and has won 63 Olivier Awards, 48 Tonys and 3 BAFTAs. Last year, Sonia Friedman CBE was featured in The Standard 100, a celebratory feature of the key power players shaping London in 2024. In 2019, Sonia was awarded ‘Producer of the Year’ at the Stage Awards for a record-breaking fourth time. In 2018, Friedman was also featured in TIME 100, a list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Current productions include: The Book of Mormon (West End, UK and International tour 2024); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (West End, Broadway, Hamburg, Tokyo and North American tour); Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a co-production with Netflix (West End); Mean Girls (West End); Funny Girl (US tour); Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a co-production with Netflix (Broadway).
Forthcoming productions include: Paddington - The Musical (UK); The Years (West End); Stereophonic (West End, US tour); Mrs. Warren’s Profession (West End); The Shark is Broken (UK and Ireland tour); Manhunt (Royal Court); Dead Outlaw (Broadway); 42 Balloons (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Bust (Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre); Millions (Alliance Theatre).