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Closing date for applications: 7th December 2025Salary: £38,000-£40,000 dependent on experienceDepartment: Theatre operationsResponsible to: Head of estates &amp; servicesContract: Full-time, fixed term – 12 monthsLocation: Flexible mix of home working and from The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB Bring your health and safety expertise to a leading London theatre, guiding best practice, strengthening systems, and supporting a safe working environment for both creative and operational teams.The health &amp; safety advisor sits within the theatre operations team. In their role they will provide guidance and advice, conduct inspections, identify hazards and document management improvements, as well as ensure that we have good contractor management processes and good record keeping in place. They will help to ensure there is a holistic approach to health &amp; safety across the Old Vic. ResponsibilitiesHealth &amp; safety (H&amp;S)<ul><li>Providing support to the head of estates &amp; services in the management of health, safety, and compliance across The Old Vic</li><li>Ensuring that H&amp;S policies, practices, and procedures are adhered to (and documented) across all areas</li><li>Ensuring thorough and appropriate safety records are maintained and anything of concern is promptly reported to the head of estates &amp; services</li><li>Developing strong relationships and influencing behaviours across all areas of the Old Vic to facilitate the promotion of health and safety awareness and drive best practice</li><li>Leading on the management of Blue Lemon [the Old Vic’s H&amp;S management system], including ensuring accuracy of data and facilitating training across the organisation</li><li>Maintaining an overview of the training regime and record keeping for essential life, safety and security critical systems, from a H&amp;S &amp; compliance perspective</li><li>Working with The Old Vic’s external advisors to arrange and facilitate regular health and safety audits and fire risk assessments of all sites, ensuring that any key changes are reviewed and re-assessed between audits</li><li>Carrying out health and safety workplace inspections and audits within all areas of the organisation and prioritising action to be taken to resolve any outstanding issues</li><li>Supporting managers in implementing action plans in response to external audits</li><li>Undertaking Old Vic wide projects as appropriate to enhance our systems and procedures e.g. accident report systems, risk assessment software, etc.</li><li>Challenging accepted views of health and safety within the business regarding to working practice, processes and methodologies</li><li>Seeking to apply a consistent approach to health, safety, and fire across all areas of the business whilst still remaining mindful of the creative process - a flexible approach is important</li><li>Carrying out training as required, including new starter H&amp;S inductions</li><li>Supporting teams in writing up and reviewing risk assessments, prioritising remedial actions and monitoring their implementation to minimise risk to employees, visitors and assets</li><li>Investigating and documenting accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences and providing meaningful statistics and advice to management</li><li>Providing advice, guidance, and assistance to all managers in the implementation of policies and systems in order to ensure the achievement of required standards and working practices. Where possible, introducing initiatives that will enhance health and safety standards and awareness</li><li>Attending the health &amp; safety committee meetings</li><li>Coordinating and minuting the health &amp; safety steering group meetings</li><li>Ensuring that minutes and actions arising from health &amp; safety steering group meetings are circulated to members and risks are escalated to the head of estates &amp; services or operations director as required</li><li>Attending technical H&amp;S meetings</li><li>Developing and promoting a positive culture across the organisation in relation to Health and Safety</li></ul>Compliance<ul><li>Working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that all life safety systems are maintained and inspected regularly in line with relevant guidance to minimise the risk of any business interruption, and ensuring any changes in legislation are met</li><li>Having ownership of the onboarding and record-keeping process for contractors, ensuring that these are kept up to date and that all staff are aware of their responsibilities when engaging contractors to work on site</li><li>Alongside colleagues in the technical department, managing the Theatre’s permit to work procedures</li></ul>Building security<ul><li>Working with the operations administration team to ensure that there are good records for all keys, alarm fobs and security passes issued to staff – and overseeing the upkeep of the key safe log</li><li>Prioritising the safety and security of everyone in the building</li></ul>Capital building projects<ul><li>Supporting the head of estates &amp; services and the operations director, overseeing the planning, development and implementation of all fire, safety, security and compliance elements of capital building projects, ensuring that changes made during works do not compromise the plans and interfaces with the current building and strategies</li><li>Inputting on the site-wide strategies for fire, safety, security, and compliance, liaising with relevant contractors and consultants to review cause and effect and establish a hierarchy of control between the relevant strategies</li><li>Assisting the head of estates &amp; services with operational planning in relation to health, safety &amp; compliance, in preparation for completion of capital building projects</li></ul>This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level. Knowledge, skills &amp; experience<ul><li>Hold an IOSH (or Tech IOSH) qualification</li><li>Demonstrable experience in a similar role with strong awareness of health and safety procedures and practices and a strong understanding of compliance</li><li>Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, colleagues, and contractors</li><li>Ability to work with a diverse range of people in a confident and professional manner</li><li>A flexible attitude with the ability to adapt accordingly to the role</li><li>Demonstrable ability to use initiative to provide options and solutions for a fast-paced, changing, often reactive, service</li><li>Action oriented, with the ability to take the initiative and deliver results</li><li>Sensitivity in dealing with confidential information</li><li>Excellent IT skills</li></ul> We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of the global majority, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled candidates.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The Old Vic Theatre

Health and safety advisor

Closing date for applications: 29th December 2025 at 5.00pmSalary: £32,500 per annum Use your marketing expertise to help deliver creative campaigns that connect audiences with a leading London theatre company.&nbsp;The Almeida Theatre is seeking a marketing officer. This post is offered on a permanent, full-time contract. The marketing officer manages the Almeida’s website and email communications, and assists the marketing manager to deliver creative, and results driven marketing campaigns. ResponsibilitiesWebsite<ul><li>Manage the upkeep of our website, ensuring all production or event-specific information is up to-date across production, generic and membership pages, troubleshooting any errors or problems as they arise</li><li>Working closely with the web developers Substrakt (and additional technical providers), manage the continued development and maintenance of the Almeida website to ensure it provides an outstanding user experience</li><li>Work with the Sales and Insights Manager to set up on-sales for new productions.</li><li>Plan, schedule, write copy and adapt text for different audience types (members, young audiences, local audiences)</li><li>Continue to develop the accessibility of the website ensuring it maintains a minimum WCAG AA standard of accessibility</li></ul>Email Communications<ul><li>Work with the Marketing Manager on the development and execution of the Almeida’s email communications strategy</li><li>Deliver email communications, tailoring and editing versions for multiple target audiences, in addition to developing automated email campaigns</li><li>Lead on development of our email system (WordFly)</li><li>Support the Development and Participation teams in their use of WordFly and provide training if required.</li></ul>Campaigns<ul><li>Assist the Marketing Manager in the day-to-day execution of all marketing campaigns</li><li>Assist the Marketing Manager on the creation of season and production-specific artwork and materials</li><li>Be jointly responsible for the accuracy of all marketing communications, maintaining the theatre brand at all times, and advocating for this across the organisation</li><li>Work with the Marketing Manager to brief external suppliers, agencies and designers</li><li>Manage reciprocal marketing swaps with other theatres and organisations in accordance with our data protection and Privacy policies.</li></ul>Programmes<ul><li>Work with the Press Manager to create and manage the production of programmes for every production, compiling content and working with other departments to gather materials</li></ul>Other duties<ul><li>Create the Almeida’s internal monthly staff newsletter</li><li>Write alt text descriptions for all photography, create large print programmes and additional access materials</li><li>Work to achieve the marketing department’s audience development objectives</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experience&nbsp;<ul><li>Enthusiasm for theatre and the work of the Almeida</li><li>Has some proven experience working in marketing; ideally within theatre, arts or entertainment</li><li>Has experience of managing and updating websites and CMS</li><li>Has experience of using email systems</li><li>Is confident writing copy for a range of different audiences</li><li>Strong attention to detail</li><li>A creative thinker, problem solver and confident decision maker</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communications skills</li><li>Ability and confidence in managing relationships with staff across the organisation</li></ul> Additional information&nbsp;Interviews will take place: Wednesday 14 &amp; Thursday 15 January 2026Second Round Interviews will take place: Wednesday 21st January 2026 We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Almeida Theatre

Marketing officer

Closing date for applications: 8th December 2025 at 12.00pm midday&nbsp;Salary: circa £34,700 per annum&nbsp;Contract: Full-time, 38 hours per week over 5 days, Monday to Saturday, based on operational needs&nbsp; Use your leadership skills and hospitality expertise to oversee operations, guide a team, and deliver outstanding service that creates unforgettable visitor experiences.Hampstead Theatre is one of London’s leading producing theatres, dedicated to creating bold, original, and thought-provoking work. We are looking for a hands-on, dynamic catering manager to lead our café bar team and deliver an exceptional experience for our audiences and daytime visitors.&nbsp;This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with proven experience in catering or hospitality management who thrives in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. You’ll oversee day-to-day operations, ensure high standards of food hygiene and service and inspire a motivated team. If you have strong leadership and interpersonal skills, previous experience managing catering or hospitality teams and are committed to delivering a welcoming experience for every visitor, we'd love to hear from you.&nbsp; ResponsibilitiesOperations<ul><li>Manage daily opening/closing procedures and stock control</li><li>Ensure food hygiene, cleanliness, and safety standards are consistently met</li><li>Deliver hospitality for press nights, hires, and special events</li><li>Act as bar duty manager for performances and events</li><li>Support building maintenance in all catering areas and report issues promptly</li><li>Assist theatre manager in identifying hazards and completing suitable risk assessments for all bar related activities</li><li>Assist theatre manager in investigating accidents/incidents/near misses relating to the bar team</li></ul>Product &amp; service<ul><li>Develop and maintain a high-quality, profitable product range</li><li>Ensure the café bar team delivers excellent customer service aligned with theatre-wide standards</li></ul>Team leadership<ul><li>Line manage café bar team members and café bar managers ensuring effective recruitment, induction, training, and performance management</li><li>Schedule staff to meet operational needs while maintaining cost efficiency</li><li>Foster a collaborative and motivated team culture</li></ul>Financial<ul><li>Monitor sales, wastage, and profitability</li><li>Generate regular reports and propose adjustments to improve performance</li></ul>Collaboration<ul><li>Work closely with the theatre manager, front of house (FOH) manager and FOH team to ensure a seamless customer experience</li><li>Support marketing initiatives to promote catering offerings</li></ul>Commercial support<ul><li>Support the delivery of hospitality and fundraising events</li><li>Oversee bar sales and reconciliation, working with the theatre manager to maximise revenue opportunities</li><li>Ensure bar staff are briefed on current shows, promotions, and customer-facing initiatives</li></ul>Administration&nbsp;<ul><li>Maintain accurate records for payroll, rotas</li><li>Assist with reporting and analysis of customer service performance and commercial activity</li><li>Ensure that daily, weekly &amp; monthly records adhering to food &amp; safety requirements are checked and uploaded into the compliance system</li><li>Oversee bar staff training records, ensure all certificates required are up to date</li><li>Deputise for theatre manager during annual leave/sickness</li><li>Ensure adequate stock levels of bar range &amp; bar equipment</li></ul> Knowledge, skills &amp; experienceEssential<ul><li>Commitment to delivering a high-quality, welcoming experience for all customers</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills</li><li>Proven experience in managing or supervising a catering or hospitality team, including recruitment, training, and performance management</li><li>Ability to motivate and lead a team to deliver excellent customer service</li><li>Good knowledge of food hygiene, health &amp; safety regulations, and compliance standards</li><li>Experience in stock control, cash handling, and daily operational procedures</li><li>Ability to monitor sales, control costs, and improve profitability</li><li>Highly organised, with strong attention to detail</li><li>Flexible and adaptable to work evenings and weekends as required</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively across departments</li><li>Food Hygiene Level 2 (minimum) or willingness to obtain</li><li>Desirable</li><li>Previous experience in a theatre, arts venue, or similar cultural environment</li></ul>To apply, please visit our website and download a job pack.&nbsp; We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Hampstead Theatre

Catering manager

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