Bradford Live is a world class 3,000+ seated and 3,500+ standing capacity music, comedy, events and entertainment venue, together with event spaces, located in the heart of Bradford city centre.

The Head of Operations will ensure the highest standards for all front-of-house, event management and hospitality activities, including all ancillary spaces. bespoke dining events and private functions. The Head of Operations will also oversee the ticketing function and the security operation. Managing, motivating, and developing the staff within the venue is crucial to the role, ensuring clarity of direction and delivery of key priorities through the implementation of the business strategy, developed in collaboration with the Venue Director and Senior Management Team.

The lead for venue health and safety, working in close collaboration with the Technical & Buildings Management Team and wider Venue Leadership Team.

Placing the guest experience at the heart of everything we do to create a destination venue experience for all visitors, artists, promoters and production teams to position Bradford Live as the mid-size venue of choice in the North of England.

Please Note: Interviews will be held on Friday 4th April 2025

You'll be a self-motivated, engaging, and dynamic leader with significant experience in the music, theatre or live entertainment space.

Commercially savvy, enthusiastic, and capable of influencing others (including senior members of the TE team and third-party producer clients), you’ll be energetic, proactive, results-focused, and creative in your approach.

You’ll be resilient, able to communicate clearly and excellent at forming working relationships with others.

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Co-founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is a premium international live entertainment business focussed on new productions, venue ownership, Performing Arts education, theatre ticketing, the distribution of live-streaming innovative content and the provision of great theatres where people can come together to share in the experience of live entertainment. TE is home to Trafalgar Theatres, The Chiswick Cinema, Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Trafalgar Releasing, Trafalgar Tickets, Stagecoach Performing Arts, Drama Kids/Helen O’Grady Drama Academy, ticketing company London Theatre Direct, Stagedoor, Jonathan Church Theatre Productions, and Imagine Theatre.

Trafalgar Theatres is the venue-operating division of Trafalgar Entertainment (TE). We currently operate 21 venues; including the Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End and the Theatre Royal in Sydney. We’re growing fast, we’re confident in what we do, and we’re ambitious about the future. There’s never been a better time to get onboard.

We are passionate about entertainment, audiences, and the live experience and we value Creativity, Collaboration, Excellence and Respect.

Trafalgar Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in groups where we are under-represented, for example people with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, older returners and people who are neurodivergent.

We are curious, courageous and ambitious, empowering people to challenge and innovate in pursuit of excellence.

Trafalgar Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in groups where we are under-represented, for example people with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, older returners and people who are neurodivergent.

We are curious, courageous and ambitious, empowering people to challenge and innovate in pursuit of excellence.

⭐Discounted theatre tickets

⭐Training and development plans

⭐Hundreds of savings across retailers with TE&ME 

⭐Flexible hours

⭐Access to mental health resources

⭐And much more...

Eligibility criteria applies

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