Customer Experience Manager

Nottingham Playhouse


Job Summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Customer Experience Manager to lead our Front of House and commercial operations, ensuring every visitor to Nottingham Playhouse receives an inclusive, welcoming and outstanding experience — while also driving income generation and commercial performance.

Job Description

The Customer Experience Manager is responsible for delivering an inclusive, welcoming and high-quality experience for all visitors to Nottingham Playhouse, while driving income generation and commercial performance.

Leading our Front of House and Commercial operations this role shapes the end-to-end customer journey across all public facing touchpoints. As a key member of the joint Operations and Commercial team, the Customer Experience Manager is responsible for translating objectives into effective day-to-day delivery, develops the Customer Experience team, optimises Food & Beverage operations, and achieves agreed financial targets through the embedding of strong systems, procedures and performance management.

Acting as a Duty Manager for performances and events the Customer Experience Manager ensures the safety of staff, customers, and artists, while upholding the highest standards of service.

They lead the Customer Experience Team overseeing recruitment, training, scheduling, reporting, and financial management. Through continuous improvement and collaborative working, the role champions a culture of excellence across all customer-facing and commercial activity at Nottingham Playhouse.

Job Requirements

The Customer Experience Manager is responsible for delivering an inclusive, welcoming and high-quality experience for all visitors to Nottingham Playhouse, while driving income generation and commercial performance.

This role shapes and oversees the end-to-end customer journey across Front of House, show operations and commercial activity, translating strategic objectives into effective day-to-day delivery. You’ll embed strong systems, procedures and performance management, ensuring a smooth, professional operation for audiences, artists and visiting companies alike.

You will act as a Duty Manager for performances and events, ensuring the safety of staff, customers and artists, maintaining legal compliance, and upholding the highest standards of customer service. You will also take on responsibility as Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS), ensuring licensing compliance and best practice.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Customer Experience Manager
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Performing arts
  • Role: Customer Service
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026

  • Location:

    East Midlands

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Job: Customer Experience Manager

Job: Customer Experience Manager

Organisation: Nottingham Playhouse

Postcode: NG1 5AF

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