Venue & Zone Supervisor

Salary: £25,481.00 - £27,041.00 (pro rata)

Leeds Film is looking for people to work as part of a pool of Venue & Zone Supervisors at festivals organised by Arts, Events & Venues throughout the year.

The festivals include: the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival Light Night Leeds (14 and 15 October 2021); the Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying Leeds International Film Festival (3-18 November 2021); and the UK’s largest film festival for children and families, Leeds Young Film Festival (Easter 2022).

The role will supervise screening or event activities, audiences and teams across multiple venues or zone areas for festivals: venues include cinemas like Vue at The Light Leeds and Everyman Leeds, and zones include areas of arts activities like Millennium Square and Victoria Leeds. The responsibilities of the role will include: supervising screening or event activities and schedules across multiple venues or zones; supervising teams at multiple venues and zones and looking after their safety and wellbeing; and supervising the safety of the public.

We are looking for candidates who meet criteria including excellent organisational and event management skills, knowledge of the organisation of large-scale events like festivals, and experience of supervising audiences at screenings or events and of crowd management.

Please note the following before applying for this role:

• We will be looking in particular at whether you have provided evidence that you have the experience we require. Please include full details of what you have done in your previous roles on your application form and give examples that relate to the requirements of the role.
• We are recruiting for a casual pool of supervisors and being offered a place following application and interview does not automatically guarantee working on an event.
• This is a casual role and hours of work will vary from event to event and will include some evening and weekend work.
• There may be some preparation work and training required before the events and evaluation and other work afterwards.
• We are also recruiting for a pool of Venue & Zone Coordinators and you can apply for both positions.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is a Stonewall Top 100 employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident employer.

To apply

Please visit the Leeds Film website.

The closing date for this position is 22/07/2021 at 23:30