Within the world of theatre, it is a well known and generally accepted term that those who work in lighting are electricians, or, for those who prefer to distinguish that from a licensed electrician who wires the building, a theatrical electrician.
This is what they've been called for decades and decades, it's what the union title for the job is, and it's what everybody in the industry knows the job title as. There's no need to change it, and with people working and hiring within the entertainment industry, there should be no confusion.
This is what they've been called for decades and decades, it's what the union title for the job is, and it's what everybody in the industry knows the job title as. There's no need to change it, and with people working and hiring within the entertainment industry, there should be no confusion.