Casual Duty Manager

UK Theatre Association, Digbeth, Birmingham

Casual Duty Manager

£28142-£31022

UK Theatre Association, Digbeth, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 8 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 1940b7e1e9cc405da6949e453aee074f

Location ref: Digbeth, Birmingham

Full Job Description

You'll report to the Customer Experience Manager and be responsible for leading the onsite customer experience team to deliver a strong and profitable Front of House operation, ensuring the cost effective and customer focused range of services are consistently provided to the highest standards., You'll report to the Customer Experience Manager and be responsible for leading the onsite customer experience team to deliver a strong and profitable Front of House operation, ensuring the cost effective and customer focused range of services are consistently provided to the highest standards.

  • Costs - To help lead a team that will deliver and exceed targets, and proactively contribute to the venues profitability by initiating ideas, systems and projects which will maximise sales and minimise costs
  • Culture- To help build a positive, forward thinking, innovative and customer-focused culture within the team and to develop and nurture a strong multi-skilled and adaptable workforce.
  • Customer - To ensure the customer is at the centre of everything we do, that the wider team have continuous awareness of this and will strive to deliver and exceed all customer's expectations.
  • Ambassador - To help build and protect key relationships with customers, promotors, external suppliers and internal colleagues, Retail Operation
  • To lead the Customer Experience Team on a show-to-show basis to deliver a seamless Front of House
  • operation across the areas of bar, auditorium and merchandise.
  • Contribute to the review of systems and processes so the operation can be flexed to help achieve
  • greater profits.
  • Ensure all Front of House areas are presented to the highest standard and fully comply with Health
  • and Safety, Licensing and Hygiene Rules and Regulations. Customer
  • Proactively seek opportunities to enhance the customer experience before and during
  • performances, in consultation with CE Management team.
  • Positively communicate with customers on all feedback received during their visit.
  • Lead the team in creating a strong customer centric culture.
  • Assist in maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction at all times.
  • Effectively manage customer queries and complaints received on the night.
  • Staffing
  • Work with the supervisor team of the performance in managing staffing levels.
  • Manage and motivate supervisors, monitoring and appraising their performance and ensuring they are appropriately trained and developed through specific staff training plans across all roles.
  • Be the first point of contact for supervisors on a performance for incidents.
  • To ensure supervisors and team members adhere to licensing and hygiene regulations and a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in all front of house and sales areas.
  • To lead the security team during performances.
  • To be a point of contact for the Customer Experience assistants on a performance if they wish to raise a grievance, worry or feedback and assist in filling training gaps where possible.
  • Sales/Finance
  • Maximise Sales and ensure all Key Performance Indicators are achieved through delivering ongoing staff training and development on shift.
  • Liaise with the management team to share ideas and ensure all visitors receive an excellent customer experience with maximised sales opportunities.
  • General Front of House Operation
  • To be the nominated Duty Manager responsible for the building and its occupants in the absence of more senior personnel
  • Maintain good working relationships with other departments involved in performance delivery i.e. technical, marketing.
  • Act as a first aider for customers and staff during performances.
  • Other Duties
  • To adhere to all Risk Management procedures to minimise the risk of injury and accidents
  • Any other duties as reasonably requested
  • Your skills, qualities, and experience. We welcome transferable skills from other industries. If you can demonstrate many of the essential skills, qualities and experience we encourage you to apply. We are able to provide training where necessary., Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to play their part in achieving our goals and upholding our Corporate Social Responsibility priorities:
  • Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
  • Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
  • Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.
  • Our culture You'll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures. We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone Our stages are a platform for compelling stories - stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone. We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible., Part of the Customer Experience team, your line manager is the Customer Experience Manager. You are responsible for the supervision of the Customer Experience Team., You'll report to the Technical & Building Manager and be responsible for the Maintenance Technician, and casual maintenance staff. You'll also work alongside the wider technical and Back of House team., This role reports to the Theatre Director and is responsible for the Maintenance Assistant at the New Victoria Theatre, Rhoda McGaw Cinema and Nova Cinema in Woking. The Building & Maintenance Manager will be a part of the venue management team, providing leadership to the team and building expertise., We are looking for an Administrator & Venue Assistant to join our team. Responsible to the General Manager, this role oversees all day-to-day administration at our venue.

  • Experience of leading a team to maximise sales and consistently achieve targets
  • Experience of managerial role in the hospitality or tourism sector
  • Ability and confidence in managing a diverse team, treating different views with discretion and diplomacy.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills.
  • Creative problem solver and confident decision maker
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks at once.
  • Proactive and flexible attitude, particularly in approach to working hours.
  • Ability to effectively prioritise
  • Positive and solution focused, with ability to think creatively to drive revenue and reduce costs.
  • Enthusiasm for/interest in theatre and the work of ATGE, and ability to positively and pro-actively engage with all staff at all levels.
  • Absolute attention to detail
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Desirable
  • First Aid qualification
  • Experience of delivering training

    ATG Entertainment's values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.

    Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford, UK | £28,142.00 - £31,022.00 Per Annum | Closing: 31st July 2026
  • Bradford Theatres are looking to recruit a permanent Deputy Box Office Manager to join a vibrant and busy team. This is an exciting time at Bradford Theatres working with large scale visiting production companies, a wide range of medium and small scale shows, including the best of British music, top stand-up comedians and classical music season., Birmingham, B5 4DS | Hourly paid: £14.02 | Closing: 25th July 2026 You'll report to the Customer Experience Manager and be responsible for leading the onsite customer experience team to deliver a strong and profitable Front of House operation, ensuring the cost effective and customer focused range of services are consistently provided to the highest standards., London, E1 8JB | £27,500 per annum | Closing: 22nd July 2026

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