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We are looking for a passionate, collaborative and hard-working person to join our supervisor team, with responsibility for box office and stage door.

You need experience of using a ticketing and CRM system, such as Tessitura or similar. You’ll be a confident sales person in a cross-counter and/or telephone sales environment and have the ability to supervise a diverse and creative team.

Download the Audience Experience Supervisor application pack here and complete the application form here.

For more information visit https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/audience-experience-supervisor-box-office-stage-door-august-2022

We’re looking for an experienced Stage Manager for this year’s rock ‘n’ roll panto, Red Riding Hood directed by Suba Das.

RATE OF PAY: MSRL Grade 1 £572.28 per week plus relevant overtime (subsistence for those that qualify: £188.15 per week)

DATES:

Rehearses: w/c Monday 24th October 2022

Tech: w/c Monday 21st November 2022

Preview: Friday 25th November 2022

Press: Tuesday 29th November 2022

Ends: Saturday 14th January 2023

LOCATION: Rehearsals and performances will take place at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool

DESCRIPTION: To Stage Manage the Everyman’s rock ‘n’ roll pantomime as part of a team of 3 (SM, DSM, ASM). This is an actor muso show with a busy backstage track. The show will include live music, automation (although this is not operated by the SM), and circus elements so we are looking for a Stage Manager with experience. As well as supporting the rehearsal room, the Stage Manager will be responsible for and will co-ordinate the sourcing of props during the rehearsal process alongside the ASM. The Stage Manager will run the tech and will co-ordinate backstage to ensure the performances run smoothly and safely.

Rehearsal hours are usually between 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday, but will occasionally include some evenings and Saturdays. The tech week schedule will include daytimes, evenings, and Saturday. The performance schedule can be found here: https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/whats-on/the-rock-n-roll-panto-red-riding-hood

TO APPLY: Please email your CV to Sarah Lewis, Company Manager, s.lewis@everymanplayhouse.com before Tuesday 30th August 30 2022.

The Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse are recruiting a Head of Production and Technical.

Please read all the information in this job pack and then submit a CV with a covering letter / email to tell us about yourself and your experience; to share with us your reasons for applying for the post and any other information you believe is relevant.

We will shortlist based on how each candidate meets the person specification and shows us how they would fulfil the job description, but we believe that even if someone doesn’t have all the experience we’re looking for, they might still have the values, enthusiasm and qualities that would make them a great asset to the team, so please don’t be put off from applying because you don’t feel you have all the experience. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role in advance of application, this can be arranged via the email address below.

The deadline for applications is Monday 5th September at 9.00am.

Download the application pack at https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/head-of-production-august-2022

The HR & Payroll partner will support the HR Lead with all day to day aspects of the employee life cycle from onboarding new employees through to processing leavers.

Apply through their website here.

Contact: Michelle Hickman, recruitment@royalexchange.co.uk

Closing date: 11 September

Are you brilliant at telling stories through press and social media or a creative marketer with a passion for engaging new audiences?

The team are looking for two people with relevant professional experience, or their own lived experience to join the Marketing & Communications team.

There’s a Communications Officer and a Marketing Officer role, each playing a vital part in delivering multi channel campaigns for all the brilliant things that happen on and off stage at the Everyman & Playhouse Theatres.

They encourage you to apply for one role, that most suits your talents and experience.

For more information, please visit: https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/jobs

The team are looking for a reliable and forward-thinking Office Administrator to join the XTRAX team in Hulme, Manchester. 

You should be a hands-on person with great attention to detail and be comfortable working at a fast pace.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with excellent administration skills wanting to build experience in the field of festivals and events. The post also offers an insight into the exciting world of outdoor festivals.

They particularly welcome receiving applications from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people, and Deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent people. If you identify as being from one of these groups and there is access support that will help your application, please let them know by contacting adam@xtrax.org.uk.

XTRAX is one of the UK’s leading development agencies for the outdoor arts sector, supporting artists and festivals to develop, programme and advocate for high-quality, UK-made outdoor performance. They also manage outdoor arts consortium Without Walls, who create and tour innovative work.

Responsibilities:

• Project administration and logistics
• General office management
• Data management and evaluation
• HR
• Full-time: designing printed and online materials

Details:

• Hours: part-time, 24 hours per week / 3 days. They may offer a full-time role for an exceptional candidate who brings additional HR or design skills.
• Duration: 1 year fixed-term. Extension subject to funding.
• Start date: ASAP
• Deadline: Monday 12 September 2022, 10am
• Interviews: Tuesday 20 September 2022

To apply, please send a CV, cover letter and optional Equal Opps form to adam@xtrax.org.uk with the subject ‘Office Administrator’.

Download the full job specification from their website: https://xtrax.org.uk/jobs-opportunities/office-administrator/

Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way they work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)

Salary: £27,668 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester. (The role will be based at their Manchester office; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

As an Officer of Research, you will support research programmes and develop an evidence base concerning the cultural sector and the impact of public investment. You will also assist in managing ongoing research programmes and ensure Arts Council strategy and policy are informed by high-quality evidence.

To give you an idea of how this Officer, Research role would look and feel, these are some things you could expect to do:

• Help in commissioning research and managing research contracts
• Conduct primary and secondary research
• Provide analysis of research findings and share these with colleagues across the organisation

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to their employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan – a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.

They believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our application guidance and more about our commitment to diversity on their website here.

To Apply for this role please click here

To view the job description please click here

To view the recruitment pack please click here

Job ref: FCS90

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 31 August

The Tung Auditorium is a state-of-the-art, high specification concert hall which delivers an outstanding live music performance experience.

Situated within the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre with world-class teaching and learning at its heart, the Tung Auditorium celebrates the University’s cultural contribution to the city and seeks to offer an open and inclusive programme, enhancing engagement with the arts locally, regionally and nationally.

They are seeking an experienced Box Office Manager to join the team at this recently opened venue. Reporting to the Artistic Director, the role holder will play a key role in setting up and running an in-house Box Office service, delivering excellent customer service to both audiences and visiting artists. If you meet the essential requirements of the person specification they would encourage you to apply.

This role is 17.5 hours per week (0.5)

Salary range £26,396 – £30,503 pa (pro rata)

To apply, contact: Richard Hartwell, richard.hartwell@liverpool.ac.uk

Port Sunlight Village Trust (PSVT) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and suitably experienced professional to join their Senior Leadership Team on a temporary basis.

They are looking to appoint a Director of Heritage to cover Parental Leave for up to 12 months. You will work with the CEO, other Directors, and Board of trustees to realise a new 5-year plan for the organisation and a longer-term masterplan for Port Sunlight.

About the post

As Director of Heritage, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Heritage Directorate, which is responsible for the care and protection of Port Sunlight’s heritage and collections and making their stories and legacies accessible and relevant to everyone through research and public programming.

As well as people management and overseeing the day-to-day operational management of the Directorate, you will also lead the following projects over the next 12 months:

• Review of the 10-year Conservation Management Plan
• Development and implementation of a new Monuments Strategy
• Phase 1 National Lottery Heritage Fund bid for a new Museum concept and interpretive strategy for the site
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Manchester working with communities to explore William Lever’s colonialist business practices in our museum and public spaces.
• Equity Diversity & Inclusion improvement plan
• Research into a new model for community involvement
• Development of a new Volunteer Strategy
• Bid for World Heritage Site Inscription, pending the outcome of an application to the UK’s Tentative List (due January 2023).

The successful candidate will ideally be able to commence the role in October 2022 and the contract will run until October 2023.

More information

More information about the post, including job description, can be found on the Jobs & Volunteering page on the PSVT website. You can also request an informal conversation with the CEO Paul Harris and Director of Heritage Katherine Lynch.

The closing date for completed application is 10.00am on Monday 5^th September. Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing 12^th September.

Diversifying their workforce

At present, diverse social groups are underrepresented at PSVT, and this is something they want to change. Therefore, they particularly encourage applications from people who are of the Global Majority, Disabled, Neurodiverse, D/deaf, LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit), and/or from working-class backgrounds.

They are also keen to hear from candidates under 30 years old who are passionate about representing a younger perspective.

 

Contact are a theatre and performing arts venue on Manchester’s Oxford Road.

They create and produce their own shows, host tours from some of the best theatre companies in the world and develop the next generation of artists, performers and community leaders.

When on shift, the Duty Manager will be the public face of Contact, delivering excellent customer service and ensuring the welfare of all building occupants, as well as overseeing the smooth running of the building.

At Contact they pride themselves on creating a safe, comfortable and happy experience for any visitor and the Duty Manager will be at the heart of this welcoming environment.

Please note, the Duty Manager must be available to work evenings & weekends.

ROLE INFORMATION  

Job Title: Duty Manager

Salary: £11 per hour

Hours: Zero-hour

Contract: Casual

HOW TO APPLY

Please use the following link to access Contact’s website and follow the listed instructions on how to apply – https://contactmcr.com/about-us/jobs-2/duty-manager/

Please note, that only a completed application form will be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 22nd August