Venue Co-ordinator

Rising Sun Arts Centre


Job: Venue Co-ordinator

Job: Venue Co-ordinator

Organisation: Rising Sun Arts Centre

Postcode: RG1 2ST

  • Job Title: Venue Co-ordinator
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Performing arts
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025

  • Location:

    South East

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Job Summary

To provide logistical, operational and administrative support to the Rising Sun Arts Centre arts venue including licensed bar and the running of arts events at our historic former temperance house in the heart of Reading.

Job Description

To co-ordinate the running of events and ensure the building functions as a welcoming arts hub for volunteers and customers and activities including: arts workshops; dance classes; live music nights; community arts events; theatre performances; art exhibitions; arts groups with people with learning disabilities.

To be committed to providing the highest level of customer service and front of house experience for volunteers and customers in the following spaces (main hall, bar area, upstairs lounge, office space, car park).

Overseeing the overhaul of storage areas inside the building and in the carpark.

Please note: this is not a remote working position. All duties are to be carried out at the Rising Sun Arts Centre.

Job Requirements

Technical skills / Professional Qualifications / Education & training

  • Good level of administrative and IT skills inc. MS Word, MS Excel
  • Excellent organisational skills and good telephone manner
  • A genuine interest in the arts

Experience Required

  • Substantial experience of working in artistic environment, preferably at an arts venue in an operational and/or administrative function
  • Front of House experience at an arts venue or public space with a caf or bar
  • Experience of creating and working with operational day-to-day processes and procedures

Other relevant information e.g. working hours

  • Some attendance at events and some weekends

For a full job description, please visit www.risingsunartscentre.org

How to Apply

Please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by Monday 15 December 2025.

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