Edinburgh Fringe 2023 - Assembly Festival Box Office Team

You will be part of a well-trained team who have a thorough knowledge of the ticketing system and our Festival programme. As a member of the Box Office team, you will be an important and skilled team member able to resolve customer queries, advise and direct customers. You will have a professional manner, be a people person and happy to gather and organise information for our customers, providing unbeatable customer service at this front-line position.

The Box Office Assistants main goal is to ensure the customer receives the highest quality service and in assisting the smooth operational running of the box office, making sure staff are fulfilling their duties to the best of their ability.

We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles.

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Opportunities

  • Edinburgh 2023 - Assembly Festival Technicians - Lighting, Sound, Stage Management and General Technicians
    Apply before 6:00pm on Monday, 28th August 2023

    We are looking for experienced, Lighting, Sound, Stage Management and General Technicians to join our Edinburgh Team. Our venues range from 50 to 800 seats.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh to build and work in our temporary theatre venues from July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles.

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  • Assembly Festival 2023 - Reception Team

    We're looking for two superstars to join our Reception Team for Fringe 2023. The Reception Team will be key to ensuring the smooth running of the office and supporting the teams within it, they are front line and will meet and great a lot of performing companies, artists and management. The role is based in the George Square Office with the festival management teams.

    The post is payable at £10.90 per hour, paid fortnightly.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2023 - Assembly Festival Bar Managers

    Bars are an essential part of the Assembly Festival experience, they are the social areas where audiences and
    performers gather, adding to the energetic buzz of the site. As a Bar Manager, you’ll be in looking after the
    Bars Team and Supervisors on the front line, serving drinks and making our customers day. This role is vital. We
    expect hard graft and an ability to work in a team with new people, creating a great working environment
    conducive to an amazing experience.

    Our Bar Managers main goal is to ensure the customer receives the highest quality service and in assisting the
    smooth operational running of the bar, making sure staff are fulfilling their duties to the best of their ability.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2023 - Assembly Festival Front of House Team

    Front of House Assistants (ushers) work as part of the Front of House (FOH) team to ensure the smooth operation of the venues before, during and after shows. The role will require an ability to work well within a large team and be aware of expected movements of audiences and performers, facilitating the fast turnaround between shows and be the face of Assembly.


    We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles. Roles are paid at £10.90 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2023 - Front of House Duty Managers

    The Front of House Duty Manager will work as part of the Front of House (FOH) team to manage the smooth operation of the venues and the site before, during and after shows. The role will require an ability to manage a team and be aware of expected movements of audiences and performers, facilitating the fast turnaround between shows and to be the face of Assembly to audience members and performers.

    Front of House Duty Managers should be experienced within a theatre environment and have experiencing seating large venues quickly and with grace, the ability to lead a team and respond in a fast paced environment is required.

    We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles.

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  • Fringe Festival Build Crew

    We're looking for enthusiastic and experienced team members to join our build crews for our Summer Festival Season over July and early August, as well as the get out at the end of August 2023.

    We're interested in hearing from you if you have experience in construction/carpentry/festival or event building/fencing and scaffolding and painting as well as plant operators or build crews. Roles are offered on a contract basis and run between the 26th of June until Early August, as required.

    We are also looking for drivers to join our runner (Driving) team.

    Roles are paid dependent on skill set and experience but are no less than £15 per hour.

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Assembly Festival

Assembly Festival is one of the longest-running and most popular of the multi-space venues that operates at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Starting in 1981 with a programme of just four shows, we now present a programme of more than 200 productions to an audience of over half a million in a typical year. Over this time we have built a reputation for exciting programming and developing creative and sustainable events which provide a platform for artists, makers and creators to share what they have to offer.

 

Please complete the relevant application for a chance to join our team this summer.