Careers at TAFE NSW

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Technical Officer – Film and Television

St Leonards

Full-time, Permanent

$91,081 - $100,536 salary package - includes base salary ($80,246 - $88,576), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We invest in our people

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

Join TAFE NSW as a Technical Officer and play a hands-on role in shaping student success by preparing, maintaining, and demonstrating industry-standard tools, equipment, and learning environments.

In this role, you’ll provide specialised technical support across the Film and Television discipline, with a particular focus on LED volume technology and virtual production environments. You’ll use your technical expertise to support the safe and proper operation of equipment, track the allocation of assets to staff, students and classes, engage with vendors to keep equipment functioning, and when required, liaise with production industry stakeholders.

About You 

You’re a hands-on and detail-oriented professional who takes pride in providing high-quality technical support to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.

• Certificate IV in relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to the role and particular trade/vocation/skills area.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience of use, care and maintenance of tools, equipment, materials and techniques used in trade/vocation/skills area applicable to the role.
• Proven ability to create, modify or adapt equipment or other resources to meet particular requirements.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to work as a member of a team with minimal supervision in area relating to the role.

Highly Desired: You bring a strong understanding of film and television production technologies, including experience with LED volume technology.

To find out more about the role, click to view the  Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday 17 November 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable, (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Please outline your knowledge and experience in LED Volume technology in film or television production industry. 

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Braidie Stride at braidie.stride1@tafensw.edu.au

Role-specific enquiries: contact Team Leader, Media and Arts Kerry Furlong at Kerry.Furlong2@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.