Immersive Octopus
Job: Immersive Actor – Christmas Postman – Portsmouth
Job: Immersive Actor – Christmas Postman – Portsmouth
Organisation: Immersive Octopus
Postcode: PO1 3TR
- Job Title: Immersive Actor – Christmas Postman – Portsmouth
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Salary: £30k-£40k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Artform: Theatre
- Role: Performer
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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Location:
South East
Job Summary
Job Description
Salary: £18.00/hour
Start Date: Late November (tbc)
Contract Type: Between 24 – 48 hours per week
We are Immersive Octopus and we’ve just launched our Christmasville site in Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.
We’re looking for an actor with great improv skills and an ability to stay in character over long periods to play our Christmas Postman.
This character will be working in our bars and activities area, supervising the Father Christmas letter writing station, where children will collect blank letters and stationary, write their letters to Father Christmas, then the Christmas Postman will help them post them into the Christmas Postbox, so that they are safely shipped off to Santa.
The character will need to embody all of the joy of Christmas, have infectious enthusiasm for harnessing these children’s dreams and a kind an gentle manner.
The experience runs Wednesday – Sunday most weeks, with the shift length being 9.5 hours a day.
The role would start towards the end of November (exact date tbc) and run until December 24th.
Job Requirements
- Experienced in character work and improvisation
- Experience in immersive theatre is desirable
- Experience of working with children is desirable
- Great availability from end of November all the way up to Christmas
- A base in Portsmouth
How to Apply
Please email [email protected] with a copy of your CV and a short cover letter. Please also state your availability from the 24th November – 24th of December when applying.
- Contact name: Joe Mills
- Contact email: [email protected]
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