Job Description

Closing date - 18 October 2026

Interview date - w/c 26 October 2026

Salary - £ 32,000 per annum

Please feel free to contact us at recruitment@factoryinternational.org if you require any support in completing your application.

Venue Duty Manager Job Pack - download here

Venue Duty Manger Application questions - download here

This is a 12-month fixed term role.

The key responsibilities for the Venue Duty Manager include;

• Fulfil the role of Duty Manager in the operational structure of Aviva Studios, working with Supervisors, and other teams in the day-to-day delivery of outstanding and inclusive customer service to all visitors
• Play a leading delivery and decision-making role in the day-to-day operation of Aviva Studios, this may include leading evacuations, completing risk assessments, managing crowd-flow, responding to first aid incidents, monitoring and maintaining the safety and visitors, colleagues and artworks, as well as incident response and management
• Oversee complex visitor operations – often including multiple events of scale taking place simultaneously
• Manage the visitor-facing teams at Aviva Studios. Depending on the day and type of event this may include directly briefing and managing hosts and volunteers, or leading a team who in turn manage hosts and volunteers
• Oversight and on the day management of key visitor-facing functions such as: retail, reception, security, cloakroom, ticket scanning, etc
• Work with Producers and Event Managers to scope and plan operational needs for commercial and creative programming and events
• Work with the wider Duty Management team to embed a positive and proactive team culture
• Play a key role in developing, training and equipping Supervisors, Hosts and Volunteers to contribute to the visitor experience offer at Aviva Studios
• Contribute to our management, rota-ing and communications with our host team
• Champion Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, ensuring Aviva Studios provides a consistent experience to all visitors

The person specification for the Venue Duty Manager are;

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of motivating and leading teams of people through the operational delivery of range of large-scale live events
• Effective communication skills with the ability to communicate with a broad range of people from different backgrounds
• Ability to take a collaborative approach to multiple workloads; including attending multi-departmental planning meetings, project scoping and live event delivery
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, retaining an open and approachable manner
• Excellent organisational and administration skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Familiarity with Health & Safety best practice, and implementation of policies and procedures
• Willingness to undergo relevant statutory checks e.g. DBS (Factory International will process and pay for this)
• Willingness to undertake First Aid, Safeguarding and Health and Safety Training
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Willing to complete relevant statutory checks e.g. DBS (Factory International can support with processing and payment)

DESIRABLE

• Previous experience of working within an arts/cultural venue, large events venue or a customer-focused organization
• Previous experience of working at a silver or bronze level on large events.
• Understanding/knowledge of accessibility and previous experience of working with access customers
• Good IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft office programs and the ability to work with project management tools
• Enthusiasm for training, mentoring and support of emerging talent

When applying please do not rely solely on ChatGPT/AI software for your answers as it may not fully reflect your skills and experience and how they align with this role and we may decide to discount your answer if we believe it is solely generated by AI.