GrandMA3 Programmer

Elevation Audiovisual

Employment Type: Full-Time Seasonal Contract

Contract Period: Approximately June 2027 – Mid-September 2027

Location: Belleville, Ontario

Service Area: Eastern Ontario, primarily between Toronto and Kingston

Compensation: Negotiable based on experience and qualifications

Position Overview

Elevation Audiovisual is seeking an experienced grandMA3 Lighting Programmer / Technician for the 2027 summer event season.

The successful candidate will be responsible for programming, configuring, and operating professional lighting systems for outdoor music festivals, corporate events, municipal events, and community productions throughout Eastern Ontario.

Working with lighting plots, production requirements, and touring lighting technicians, the candidate will prepare and program grandMA3 show files, configure lighting fixtures, create custom macros and console layouts, and operate lighting consoles during live events.

This position also involves hands-on lighting system installation and rigging, directing stagehands during system construction, troubleshooting equipment, and assisting touring lighting technicians with their production requirements.

The ideal candidate is technically proficient, organized, adaptable, and comfortable working independently in fast-paced live production environments.

Duties and ResponsibilitiesGrandMA3 Programming and Operation

• Build, configure, and maintain grandMA3 show files for a variety of productions.
• Import, patch, and configure moving lights, LED fixtures, conventional fixtures, and other lighting equipment.
• Create and organize fixture groups, presets, palettes, effects, phasers, sequences, cues, and executors.
• Develop custom macros and console layouts to improve programming efficiency and show operation.
• Adapt existing show files and programming to accommodate different lighting rigs and production requirements.
• Program lighting shows based on supplied lighting plots, creative direction, and production requirements.
• Operate grandMA3 consoles during rehearsals, performances, and live events.
• Maintain organized and reliable show files, ensuring programming is appropriately backed up and prepared for production.

Lighting System Installation and Rigging

• Interpret lighting plots, equipment lists, and technical documentation.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of lighting system configurations.
• Participate in the installation, rigging, addressing, focusing, and removal of lighting fixtures.
• Direct and coordinate stagehands during lighting system construction and teardown.
• Assist with truss installation, overhead fixture installation, and other production rigging requirements.
• Operate lifts and elevated work platforms where required and appropriately trained.
• Oversee fixture patching, DMX addressing, network configuration, and signal distribution.
• Troubleshoot lighting fixtures, console programming, DMX networks, and associated equipment.
• Assist with equipment preparation, loading, unloading, setup, teardown, and maintenance.

Festival and Touring Production Support

• Work directly with touring lighting technicians and lighting directors to accommodate their production requirements.
• Assist visiting technicians with integrating touring lighting equipment and show files into existing lighting systems.
• Facilitate show file transfers, fixture patching, console configuration, and production changeovers.
• Provide technical support during rehearsals, soundchecks, and live performances.
• Adapt to changing production schedules, technical requirements, and show configurations.

General Event Production

• Provide lighting programming and technical support for corporate, municipal, community, and other live events.
• Work collaboratively with audio, video, staging, and production personnel.
• Maintain professional communication with clients, touring personnel, contractors, and fellow crew members.
• Ensure lighting systems are installed and operated safely and efficiently.
• Assist with other event production duties as required.

Qualifications and ExperiencePreferred Experience

• Approximately three or more years of hands-on experience operating and programming grandMA3 consoles.
• Experience programming and operating lighting systems in outdoor music festival environments.
• Experience programming lighting rigs containing 24 or more moving-head fixtures, in addition to other intelligent and conventional lighting fixtures.
• Experience working alongside touring lighting technicians and accommodating visiting productions.
• Experience building show files, creating macros, developing custom layouts, and configuring complex lighting systems.

Technical Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of grandMA3 programming and console operation.
• Ability to build show files from scratch and modify existing show files.
• Proficiency with fixture imports, patching, addressing, groups, presets, palettes, effects, phasers, cues, sequences, macros, and layouts.
• Ability to interpret lighting plots, fixture schedules, and technical documentation.
• Understanding of DMX, Art-Net, sACN, networking, and lighting signal distribution.
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot lighting equipment and system issues.
• Comfortable directing stagehands and coordinating technical installations.
• Experience with entertainment rigging, overhead fixture installation, and working at heights.
• Experience with small audio and video systems a bonus

Additional Requirements

• Valid Ontario G-class driver's licence.
• Reliable personal transportation and ability to travel independently to the Elevation Audiovisual shop and various event sites.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours as required by event schedules.
• Willingness to travel throughout Eastern Ontario, primarily between Toronto and Kingston.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physical duties associated with event production, including equipment handling, setup, rigging, and teardown.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a larger production team.
• Appropriate working-at-heights and lift-operation training, or willingness to obtain required training.

Equipment and Compensation

• GrandMA3 consoles and associated programming equipment will be supplied by Elevation Audiovisual.
• Compensation is negotiable based on experience, technical abilities, and qualifications.
• Position includes regional travel to event sites throughout Eastern Ontario.

Employment Conditions

• Full-time seasonal contract position.
• Anticipated start: June 2027.
• Anticipated end: Mid-September 2027.
• Primary operating area: Eastern Ontario, between Toronto and Kingston.
• Home base: Belleville, Ontario.
• Some regional travel and overnight work may be required depending on event schedules.

About Elevation Audiovisual

Elevation Audiovisual provides professional audiovisual technology and production services for live events, partnering with community organizations and event organizers to enhance their productions.