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)
The Pleasance Theatre Trust is looking for a new Finance Coordinator to join our team and provide essential support to the busy finance department.
The Finance Coordinator works with the Head of Finance and is responsible for a number of key book keeping and finance functions, including managing the purchase ledger; entering purchase and sales invoices, credit control; reconciliations, month end completion, raising settlements and general finance administration and communication.
With a strong focus on financial management, the ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a career in finance and have previous experience working within a finance department. General skills that will be essential within the role include excellent numerical skills, a working knowledge of programmes such as Excel and Word, book keeping – previous experience of book keeping software and the ability to manage a varied workload whilst maintaining a keen eye for detail.
Applications close at 12pm (midday) on Friday 5 June.
Please email [email protected] to apply - include the Job Title and your name in the subject line.
Work Experience
We offer work experience 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