Job Summary
Company: Festival Republic
Department: Ticketing
Location: Farringdon, London and onsite at festivals
Reports to: Senior Staffing Coordinator
Working Hours: Full time plus onsite working at festivals
Contract Type: Fixed term contract until Sept 2026
Role Description
To assist the Staffing Coordinators with the recruitment of casual staff for on-site events across the Festival Republic calendar for multiple festival teams.
You will be working on events such as Reading, Leeds, Electric Picnic and various other high profile day festivals and events over the summer.
Who You Are
Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
- Role entails dealing with casual staff, and others so interpersonal skills must be excellent
- Candidate must be empathetic, confident, and outgoing
- Organised and methodical approach to work with proven record-keeping / file management abilities
- Good working knowledge of Excel, Word and MS Office is essential
- Good general computer literacy and proven ability to learn new software when necessary
- To abide by and contribute to the Festival Republic’s Equal Opportunities policy
- Strong numeracy skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent literacy skills with proven ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, clearly and effectively
- On site festival experience preferred
- Full clean Driving License preferred
You may have experience in the following roles: Recruitment Coordinator, Staff Management, Office Administration, Database Manager, Festival Crew, Digital Content Assistant
Behaviours
The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success
- Proactive and demonstrates initiative, drive and commitment to achieve objectives
- Uses interpersonal skills to establish excellent rapport and working relationships
- Self-motivated and takes ownership for personal and technical skills development
- Well organised, deadline focused and adept at prioritising workloads
- Combines analytical thought with creativity to excel at problem-solving
- Maintains good commercial awareness
What The Role Includes
- Assist with large scale staff recruitment for festival events
- Coordination of casual staffing requirements from multiple festival teams within Festival Republic
- Performing administrative duties to maintain staff records and databases
- Managing responses from candidates via e-mail, telephone and social media platforms
- Maintaining contact with crew members to share information and gather required documentation
- Keeping accurate and secure records within files which can be shared for PNC / HMRC / FR Accounts requirements
- Tracking candidate applications throughout the season of shows, working closely with staffing coordinators to ensure communications are accurate and succinct
- Helping to create and distribute arrivals information and training packs specific to each event
- Work on-site at outdoor events (potentially including venues) as required (including weekends and evenings); either assisting with onsite staffing provision where needed or helping support the Event Ticketing Lead in a range of capacities
Equal Opportunities
We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
The Company
Festival Republic is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 30th March 2026. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.
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