London Opportunities
Join Our Team
The Pleasance team are based year-round at our London venue, please see below for all current opportunities.
We are looking for team members with:
- A positive attitude
- A willingness to work as a team
- An ability to remain motivated, particularly in a fast paced environment
- A commitment to sharing their experience with others
- Relevant skills that would support you in the role (see 'Role Description' for more detail)
Salary: £32,000 (£40,000 pro rata) per annum
Contract: Permanent (0.8 FT)
Deadline: Friday 13th June at 5pm
The Head of Technical is the driving force behind all technical and production services at the Pleasance’s multi-site operation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
From pre-production through to event delivery, the Head of Technical is responsible for ensuring the Festival operation runs smoothly, safely and on-budget. They lead on the development of health & safety and event management procedures, working closely with site partners and key stakeholders. They manage relationships with external contractors so that the Pleasance continues to receive the best possible service at competitive rates.
They will embody the Pleasance’s ethos of going above and beyond to give the best possible experience to all participants at the Fringe. As a manager, they will recruit and lead a small production team during pre-production, working closely with producers and artists to understand their technical ambitions during the programming phase. At the festival the technical team expands to some 130 staff and volunteers.
The ideal candidate will have a well rounded knowledge of technical theatre and proven experience delivering large-scale live projects - preferably within a festival context. Most importantly their experience will be matched by their ambition, with a drive to create a technical operation that is the gold standard for Fringe theatre both in Edinburgh and worldwide.
Work Experience & Internships
We offer work experience and internship placements throughout the year to anyone who thinks they might be interested in a career in the arts. The placements will including shadowing our Front of House, Box Office and Technical teams, as well as working with the administration staff.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people based in Islington and from under represented groups.
We are currently only able to offer work experience placements or internships of between one and two weeks to people in full-time education.
It's also worth noting that because of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we are not able to host placements in July and August.
To enquire about work experience or internship placements, please email a paragraph about yourself and why you'd like to do a placement with the Pleasance, along with the dates you are available, to [email protected].
Equal Opportunities
At the Pleasance Theatre Trust we want our team to reflect wider society and welcome applications from all sections of the community - particularly anyone currently underrepresented in the creative industries.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of backgrounds or social group. If you would like to have an informal discussion about any role available or anything in this pack before you submit your application, please contact [email protected].
You can also email or phone to talk to us about your access needs. Our access menu on the website details what we can provide, but it is not exhaustive. We discuss access with candidates at each step of the application process, so first we would discuss access for the application, then go from there.
Help
If you require help with your application you may contact us by:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0)207 619 6868
We aim to reply to all enquiries within 7 days.