Writing a Good CV – Tips for a Killer First Contact

On Stage Lighting looks at the workhorse of gaining employment as a lighting professional, the Curriculum Vitae, and considers how you can create a killer CV.  But first, how does your CV actually fit into the recruitment process?

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Chasing the Lion – Getting To The Top In Lighting

Many On Stage Lighting readers are young aspiring lighting designers, keen to get into the industry and begin their journey to the top of their chosen profession. In this guest article, Lighting Designer, Author and all round stage lighting guru Richard Cadena tells it like it is.

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Getting Work

On Stage Lighting considers the process of securing work as a freelance Lighting Designer. We unravel the mysteries of “getting the gig” and find out that it isn’t all about portfolios, CV’s and qualifications.

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Boom and Bust in the Lighting Business

On Stage Lighting looks into a current hot industry topic – the immediate and and long term future of jobs in live events .

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Stage Lighting Technician – The Inside Story

The modern stage lighting industry is extremely changeable. The call for lighting techs goes up and down like a truss rigged on elastic, it’s what they call a flexible labour market. So, production companies rely on freelance technicians ( freelancers, freeloaders [insert term of abuse here]). Becoming a freelance lighting tech seems like a good deal from the outside and this article takes a look at what it takes to be a freelancer and the ups and downs of the self employed lighting technician.

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