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Immersive Actor - Live Snowman - Portsmouth, Immersive Octopus

  •  South East
  •  Â£30k-40k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes November 21, 2025
  •  Joe Mills
  •  recruitment@immersiveoctopus.com
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

Looking for an actor with to play a Live Snowman, moving around site, interacting with families and posing for pictures at our Christmasville site in Portsmouth.

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 an ability to stay in role over long periods to play our Live Snowman.

This character will be working all over site, moving around in costume, interacting with families, entertaining them and posing for photos.

This will be a non-speaking role, so the ability to keep yourself entertained whilst focusing on the role will be essential - there is a lot of fun to be had by blending the boundaries of live statue and then roaming character.

The character will need to embody all of the joy of Christmas, entertaining children and bringing joy over the festive period.

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 January 4th.

Job Requirements

  • Experienced in character work and improv
  • 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

Job Responsibilities

  • Stay in character as the Live Snowman throughout the live sessions
  • Roam around the site entertaining the families and posing for photos
  • Embody the spirit of Christmas
  • Provide an excellent level of customer experience and immersion for every customer

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 - 4th of January when applying.

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