Backstage careers

Escape This creates theatre-standard escape rooms and sends players on a journey to another world.

We pride ourselves on our theatrical sets and the realistic quality of our props and puzzles. Our escape rooms are ‘immersive theatre’ and we are continually striving to develop bigger and better experiences.

Position Type: Full Time or Causal

Salary: $60 to $80k dependant upon experience.

Job Role:

Set Builder, Scenic Artistry, building props and the installation of puzzles and special effects all fall within the props department. You will be handy, creative and have appropriate experience within the theatre, film or live performance sector.

Working with our props team and Creative Director you will be at the very heart of our set builds and customer experience.

• Fabrication and assembly of props and scenery for a diverse set of escape rooms.
• Maintain, upgrade and replace worn props puzzles and scenic sets post-launch.
• Contribute ideas, concepts and puzzle lines for new rooms or individual props and scenic elements. Work with Puzzle Technician/s to produce novel and exciting themed puzzles. Maintain, repair and improve on existing props and scenic sets.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• You will have worked on theatre or film productions.
• A level of creativity is required.
• Experience with a range of hand and power tools.
• Woodworking skills essential
• A high degree of fitness and flexibility is required - escape rooms feature secret passageways and hard to reach places. Heavy lifting is involved.

Qualifications:

An appropriate WAAPA or equivalent qualification.

Please send your resume and an explanation of why you fit the above criteria to careers@escapethis.com.au 

The game is on – will you be a part of it?

Are you a Production & Design student seeking a secondment position, or even just some hands-on work experience with one of Perth's leading immersive entertainment providers? We want to hear from you!

At Escape This, we pride ourselves on our theatrical sets and the realistic quality of our props and puzzles. Our escape rooms are ‘immersive theatre’ and we are continually striving to develop bigger and better experiences - all imagined and constructed by our amazing backstage team based out of our Highgate workshop.

Position Type: Secondment or Work Experience

What You'll Be Doing...

• Set building, scenic artistry, building props and the installation of puzzles and special effects under the guidance of our Workshop, Design, and Props Department Managers.
• Fabrication and assembly of props and scenery for a diverse set of escape rooms.
• Assist in maintaining, upgrading and replacing worn props puzzles and scenic sets.
• Contributing ideas, concepts and puzzle lines for new rooms or individual props and scenic elements.
• Work with Puzzle Technician/s to produce novel and exciting themed puzzles.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• A level of creativity is required.
• Experience with a range of hand and power tools.
• Woodworking skills.
• A high degree of fitness and flexibility is required - escape rooms feature secret passageways and hard to reach places. Heavy lifting is involved.

Interested in undertaking your secondment at Escape This?! Please send your resume and an explanation of why you fit the above criteria to tahlia.cole@escapethis.com.au 

The game is on – will you be a part of it?

Position Type: Part Time or Full Time

Salary: Competitive dependent upon experience.

At Escape This, we blur the lines between magic, tech and adrenaline-pumping adventure to create extraordinary escape room experiences that reveal totally immersive Worlds of Adventure! This approach AND the passion of our people is what has earned Escape This the reputation of being Australia’s leading escape rooms operator. We are dedicated to the creation, development, operation and management of totally immersive entertainment concepts.

Would you like to join us as we create new worlds?

We are very excited to welcome a Production Assistant / Game Designer to our ever-growing ‘Backstage’ (HQ) team! We’re seeking a long-term recruit to join our dynamic team – based in Perth but critical to the expansion of Escape This in Perth… in Sydney… in Melbourne… and beyond!

You will be working closely with our Backstage and Production Team assisting with some or, possibly, all of the following :

• Room concept
• Storyboarding
• Puzzle flow design
• Clue design
• Story and Narrative
• Scripts for our voiceover artists
• Soundscape design and editing
• Sound effect production

Essential Skills:

1. You will have at least 2 years experience in a creative industry.
2. Fully computer literate and able to navigate a variety of computer software packages and able to pick up new systems quickly.
3. Be self motivated with an ability to work independently and as part of a team.
4. Strong organisational skills will be highly valued.
5. You will enjoy writing - both stories and scripts - with eloquence, drama and awesome grammar!

Advantageous but not essential:

• You read science fiction and fantasy in your spare time.
• You enjoy board and/or role playing games.
• You might have tried your hand at board game or puzzle design.
• You love escape rooms.
• You are musically minded and might well be in a band.
• You have experience with audio editing software such as Adobe Audition, Garageband, Logic Pro, Sound Forge, Audacity or similar.
• Experience in the theatre or performing arts would definitely be an asset.
• Copywriting skills also advantageous.

We Offer:

• A central Perth HQ location
• Ongoing guidance, learning, training and personal career development
• Friendly, fun work environment with a collaborative team

If the above sounds like you – WE WANT TO KNOW YOU!

Please send your resume, with a cover letter and any other relevant information about yourself to careers@escapethis.com.au