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Venue Co-ordinator, Rising Sun Arts Centre

  •  South East
  •  Â£25k-30k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes December 15, 2025
  •  Amy Gibb
  •  trustees@risingsunartscentre.org
  • #Performing arts

Description

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

Job Responsibilities

1. Planning and back of house

  • Maintaining music licenses and PRS payments, alcohol premises licenses
  • Paying bills, sending metre readings, utilities, rates, wifi, insurance
  • Liaising with volunteers and volunteer groups (marketing; programming; operations; bar team)

2. Financial administration

  • Record keeping / financial monitoring of bar takings, room hire revenue
  • Working with book-keeper to ensure accounts are up to date
  • Ensuring payment of artists, workshop leaders, volunteer expenses

3. Events and bar duties

  • Central point of contact for all events at the centre
  • Co-ordinating room bookings, overseeing an online calendar
  • Updating website with event details where necessary
  • Ensuring bar is well stocked with drinks and snacks, including annual stock take on 1 May, carrying out stock runs

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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