Events Production Assistant

**Title** Event Production Assistant
**Reporting** Head of Events and Weddings
**Salary ** £20,000 - £22,500
**Location **The Estate Office, Powderham Castle

**Role Objective**The primary objective of the Event Production Assistant is to support the bookings and delivery of events at Powderham. You will be joining our growing Events team, working closely with the Events Manager and Head of Events and occasionally providing support to our functions team.

This role is an operational one, working on outdoor event sites through the year. From supervising and supporting safe working practices at our largest festivals, to site management and build/break of our own in-house productions. You will be assisting the team ensuring all of our events are safe and enjoyable for visitors. The role will require evening and weekend working through all the seasons of the year - therefore a hardy can do approach and attitude is essential to success

Your main contribution will be to take part in organising event logistics, planning entertainment schedules, liaising with traders and suppliers, and monitoring ticket sales. We want to ensure the grounds and buildings at Powderham are well cared for, and so the pack down of an event and tidy-up is just as crucial as the set up and launch. Between events and activities, you will be working within the office to support event administration, making arrangements with clients and ensuring great communication with the rest of the Powderham team.

Powderham hosts a variety of events throughout the year, from festivals and concerts, theatre productions, physical endurance, wellbeing retreats and many more. No event is the same and we are proud to run an accessible and inclusive events venue. In recent years, we have developed several in-house events, coordinated, and managed by our events team - you will be a crucial part of this success and help grow what we can do in-house.

We keep our values of Community, Inclusivity, Sustainability, Adventure and Authenticity at the core of everything we do, we’re looking for someone who shares these, and can find the opportunities to incorporate all of them in their work.

**Desirable Attributes**
- A passion for live entertainment and enjoyment of a well-produced show.
- Plenty of ideas for creating lasting memories and confident in sharing those ideas freely in collaboration with the team.
- Demonstrable ambition and organisational skills.
- Confidence and professionalism, you’d also be personable and out-going. This role is both back-of-house production and client focused.
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weathers (Uniform and PPE provided; t-shirts, coats, waterproof trousers, work boots and hi-vis)
- The ability to work and travel for variable shift patterns including evenings and weekends. Public transport is available to Powderham, but given the size of the site a driving licence is beneficial.
- Able to work under pressure and multi-task effectively and calmly, and able to sustain variable working patterns.
- Other experience in hospitality roles such as bar work or wait-staff is beneficial.

**Responsibilities**
- Support the Events Managers in production and delivery of events
- Take a lead role in build and break for events
- Work with the wider events and castle teams to facilitate events
- Take a core role with; Community Open Days, Open Air Cinemas, Heritage Open Days, Powderham Food Festival & Christmas at the Castle
- Work with suppliers and service providers to produce safe and successful events
- Assist the Events Manager with their responsibilities during Events
- Provide admin support to the Head of Department
- Supervise the casual events team that work at weddings and events
- Periodically act as duty manager for overnight guests at events, weddings and functions

**TRAVEL, PERKS & OTHER INFO**
- Powderham is a LGBTQ+ friendly workplace
- Accessible by train from Plymouth to Exeter (closest train station is Starcross)
- Number 2 Stagecoach bus stop outside castle gates
- On site parking
- Staff discount for Courtyard Café & Powderham Farm Shop
- Casual office environment

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£22,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Exeter, EX6 8JQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Event Management: 1 year (preferred)
- Event site build: 1 year (preferred)
- Site crew (any industry): 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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