Studio Technician

Main Duties

• Operating laser cutters to produce work to the client’s specification.
• Packaging projects for transit and handling with care.
• Discussing projects between the workshop team and clients to come up with the best
• solution, and suggest alternative approaches.
• Communicating with workshop managers and front of house team, advising on project
• progress and material stock.
• Organising workflow.
• Painting, sanding, and providing high finishes to projects.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous creative work experience in a similar role and industry practice is crucial.
• Knowledge of different materials, their properties, and processes.
• Ability to multi-task and be time-efficient. Technicians are expected to run multiple jobs
• at once or perform housekeeping duties.
• Experience delivering projects within deadlines, and ability to work at a pace.
• Evidence of problem solving.
• Confidence to work on bespoke projects and handling high-value items. Technicians will
• be expected to speak directly with clients if there are any issues.
• Strong organisational skills to manage several simultaneous projects.
• Adobe Illustrator at intermediate level is essential, and candidates must be able to use
• the software at speed. If applicants are successful in proceeding to a trial day, we will ask to see evidence of the following skills- compound path tools/ deleting double lines/ altering line stroke/ using alignment tools/ pathfinder tools/ image tracing tools/ expand tools/ selecting similar objects/ anchor point selection/ creating outlines/ keyboard shortcuts.
• Knowledge of other Adobe software or 3D CAD is desirable.
• Working at a pace is essential.
• Previous entry-level independent CNC machining experience is desirable but not required.