Interfacio

14/10/2026

New Role: International Sales Manager, Professional Lighting – Español

Our client is a high-end European manufacturer of professional lighting products, well regarded and established across the events and film lighting markets. To strengthen its business across Southern Europe and Latin America, they are now looking to appoint an International Sales Manager who is bilingual in English and Spanish and brings a strong background in professional event lighting sales.

📍 Location: Remote, Spain/Southern Europe
💡 Industry: Professional Lighting
🗣️ Languages: Fluent Spanish + English
✈️ Around 40% travel across Europe and Latin America

We're looking for someone with a solid background in the event lighting industry, experience managing distribution partners and a good balance of commercial drive and product understanding. Fluent Spanish and English are essential.

If this sounds like your next career step, we'd love to hear from you!

👉 Apply now: https://interfacio.com/international-sales-manager-pro-lighting/

01/10/2026

The Last Day of Summer by The Cure has been on repeat in the office this week, but with another heatwave on the way, summer isn't quite done with us yet.

Before the autumn and winter events season kicks off, we've rounded up the stories that caught our eye in our end-of-summer digest, including:

🤖 Bill Gates calls for "human-reserved" jobs as AI threatens entry- and mid-level roles

💻 Jobseekers are turning down AI interviews, and employers warn AI hiring tools are deepening the UK's skills gap

📄 New research suggests that live events face a retention crisis rather than a skills shortage

🎤 The four themes that defined IBC 2026

🎥 How Christopher Nolan shot The Odyssey entirely on IMAX film

Should some jobs be reserved for humans? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Read the full digest here: https://interfacio.com/end-of-summer-digest-ai-and-talent-shooting-the-odyssey-and-more/

29/09/2026

Now Placed: A Technical Lead, Loudspeakers role in Berlin is now filled.

Our client, a well-known and respected name in the professional audio and music production market, was looking for a confident, hands-on technical leader with at least 5 years' experience running engineering teams in consumer or professional audio electronics, to own and drive hardware development of their loudspeaker product line.

We successfully placed a candidate from the film production technology sector with the necessary technical and leadership expertise across electronic system design, embedded firmware and QA, ready to lead the team through new product introduction, system architecture and regulatory compliance, while collaborating closely with production teams in Germany and Asia.

Great roles. Great talent. Delivered.

24/09/2026

New Role: Sales Manager Central Region, Pro Audio - USA

Our client is an established and well-regarded manufacturer in the pro audio and sound reinforcement space, known for high-quality products used across live events, installed sound, and touring applications. As they continue to grow their presence across the central United States, they are seeking a driven, hunter-minded Sales Manager to lead new business development across a substantial multi-state territory.

📍 Location: Flexible – preferred incl. Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta or Miami
💡 Industry: Pro Audio / Fixed Install/ Live Sound
🚗 Field-based role with extensive travel across the territory

In this field-based role, you will be fully focused on sales: proactively identifying and closing new deals and integrator accounts, pursuing end-user project opportunities, and closely driving and supporting the region’s independent sales representatives. You’ll build relationships across a mix of states spanning the Midwest and South, representing the brand at trade shows and industry events.

We’re looking for a natural sales talent with a proven track record of hunting and closing new business. Candidates from pro audio, sound reinforcement, AV or Integration/Installation backgrounds are all welcome to apply. You should be based in a practical hub within the region and ready to travel extensively across your territory.

👉 Apply now: https://interfacio.com/sales-manager-central-region-pro-audio-usa/

18/09/2026

IBC felt a little quieter this year, fewer visitors, an odd feeling that Sunday was already the last day. But don't let that fool you; there was plenty of good stuff going on.

The team clocked up 46,000 steps between the halls, the Beach bar and, most importantly, the bitterballen. AI-powered everything filled Hall 14, with companies showing off production, localisation and dubbing tools promising professional results in a fraction of the time. Some of these will be the next big thing. Plenty won't be back next year.

Our full roundup of the trip, the trends and the people, is live now. Take a look and let us know what caught your eye at IBC this year.

🔗 https://interfacio.com/ibc-2026-round-up-reflections/

With - Sonifex Ltd, Ross Video, Profoto, Fourier Audio, 3Play Media, DHD audio GmbH, RED Digital Cinema, Calrec Audio and Wheatstone Corporation.

10/09/2026

Tilly Norwood, the AI-generated "actor" that had the industry up in arms this year, is opening IBC 2026 🤖

She features in the opening keynote, "Disrupt, Innovate, Create: How to Embrace AI," as the broadcast and media industry gathers in Amsterdam from 11–14 September at the RAI. It's a fitting start: this year's conference leans hard into AI (surprise!), alongside sessions on live sport at scale, the creator economy, and the increasingly important question of trust and authenticity in content.

There's also a strong focus on skills and the next generation coming through. IBC's free-to-attend Talent Programme and Student Programme both open on 11 September, covering career pathways, education and routes into the industry, alongside a new Future Tech Ignite track for students and early-career technologists covering AI, the creator economy, sustainability and cybersecurity. Well worth a look if you're early in your career or thinking about what's next.

Richard will be there across the show, catching up with clients and collaborators old and new. If you're heading over and fancy a coffee, a catch-up, or a chat about the current talent challenges you are seeing, drop us a line at [email protected], or come find him on the floor.

See you in Amsterdam 🇳🇱🌷

03/09/2026

We're excited to be heading back to Olympia London for PLASA this weekend.

This year's seminar programme looks great, with sessions from the audio team behind Eurovision 2026, the tech secrets behind The Traitors' live experience, and Celestial's record-breaking drone shows.

There's also a strong thread running through this year's event on skills, training and the next generation entering the industry, with hands-on ChamSys training sessions and input from organisations like Bectu, The ALPD and Women In Lighting. Well worth a look if you're early in your career or thinking about breaking into the industry.

Richard will be there, catching up with existing clients, industry friends and making new connections. If you're going to be there and want to get our take on a current recruiting challenge, or if you just fancy a coffee, a catch-up or a chat, drop us a line at [email protected] or DM Richard directly.

See you at Olympia.

01/09/2026

Hire wrong, and you'll pay for it long after they've gone. In more ways than one.

It's hard to see which way is up in business right now. But whether you're growing, or working hard just to stand still, you still need the best people delivering against clear plans and adding real value.

The financial cost is the easy part to measure. The real damage shows up in disruption, in customers and investors who notice, in a team whose morale takes the hit. But cost is usually the first thing businesses think about when hiring, so the proper steps get skipped. It gets delegated, rushed or done without ever really testing whether the best-looking candidate can actually do the job.

And AI hasn't changed that equation. It makes sourcing and screening faster, but on its own it doesn't produce better hiring decisions, only more (and better-looking) data.

At Interfacio, we work with businesses across AV, broadcast, music and entertainment technology. If you're weighing up speed against process on a senior hire, or want a second opinion on whether your criteria are properly defined before you go to market, we'd welcome the conversation.

Read Richard Wear's full article here: https://interfacio.com/recruiting-top-talent-which-way-is-up/

If you own or run a business it is hard to see which way is up right now. People matter more than ever, even the ones you haven’t hired yet…. If you are growing, or even working hard to stand still at the moment, you continue to need the

18/08/2026

Three job titles, eight years and one company. That's the shorthand version of this story, but the interesting part sits underneath it.

In 2018, we were asked to find a specialised Global Marketing Manager to focus on public sector projects for a leading global audio technology business. Our client was keen that we didn't limit the search to people already working in AV. They wanted proven technology marketing leadership experience and skills, honed in a demanding blue-chip enterprise sector, believing that a strong professional marketing toolkit was more valuable than the short-term appeal of knowledge of their customers and products. We agreed with them, and were very happy to direct our research and market mapping beyond the usual AV industry boundaries.

The geographic scope of the search was wide, and the hiring team that we worked with was open-minded. The successful candidate that we found and pitched the role to was running global cybersecurity marketing and communications inside a major IT services firm in France. She joined, and the fit was immediate.

By 2022, she'd been promoted to Senior Global Marketing Director. This year, she stepped up again to Associate Vice President of Global Growth Marketing, now sitting inside the senior leadership of the business.

None of that happened because the candidate was an obvious fit, applied for the role or even knew the company. It happened because the business thought carefully about the quality and skills they really wanted, and worked openly and constructively with us as we explored people and sectors beyond the obvious industry comfort zones. Performance and progression followed and they kept backing her as the business continued to develop and grow.

Contact our expert team today: [email protected]

11/08/2026

We’re hiring: Sales Manager, Professional Lighting – Madrid, Spain

An exciting new chapter is opening for our client - a globally recognised innovator in professional lighting – as they expand into Spain with new offices and a fresh regional sales team.

We’re looking for a driven Spanish Sales Manager to lead their growth. Based in Madrid, this role requires regular travel and attendance at the head office and across the country as needed. The Sales Manager will manage key accounts, build new business across the retail, installed and rental markets, and lead, support and develop an established and ambitious team.

If you’re a hands-on sales leader with strong industry networks, experience across lighting, AV or systems integration, and a passion for people development, this is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark as part of a leading global lighting brand’s next chapter in Europe.

📍 Location: Madrid, Spain
💡 Industry: Lighting, AV, Systems Integration
🗣️ Languages: Fluent Spanish + English
✈️ Travel required

Apply now: https://interfacio.com/sales-manager-madrid-pro-lighting/