Onsite Music Office Support
Organisation: Boomtown Festival
Job Title/Role: Onsite Music Office Support (Seasonal Placement – Festival Pathways)
Place of work:
Boomtown Festival, Winchester, SO21 1HW
Hours:
8 hours per day, 10am-6pm
On Site Dates (2026):
Monday 10th - Monday 17th August
(Plus potential extra onsite work offered with Big Team - these dates are yet to be confirmed, and this extra work will be subject to the successful candidate’s availability.)
Rate of Pay:
£107.60 per day (based on 8 hour day)
Working Days:
Monday 10th August-Friday 14th August, Monday 17th August
Employment Type:
Freelance
Employment Term:
8 days onsite
Application Closes:
Monday 16th February, 5pm
Interview Date(s):
Tuesday 24th March
About Boomtown:
Boomtown isn’t just a music festival, it’s a fully immersive, living city of stories, characters, cutting-edge design and radical creativity. Each year, we build a world from scratch: entire districts, political systems, architecture, and narratives - all rooted in bold imagination and a commitment to environmental and social progress.
About the Role
The Onsite Music Office Support role is fully onsite and runs from Monday 10th August to Monday 17th August. Its purpose is to support the smooth day-to-day operation of the onsite office by keeping activities running efficiently. Responsibilities include maintaining a tidy workspace, ensuring supplies are well-stocked, and providing light administrative assistance as needed. You will have Saturday and Sunday off to enjoy the festival, and be back in the office on Monday morning to help pack down the office.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in festivals and events.
Key Responsibilities
The Onsite Music Office Support role helps ensure the office runs smoothly, creating a clean, calm, and well-organised environment.
We’re a tight-knit team that values open communication, and we’re excited to welcome you on board. Each of us has taken a different path to get here, and we believe that transferable skills are just as valuable as direct experience. We look forward to supporting you on your journey.
The role includes (but is not limited to) the following responsibilities:
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Keeping the office clean and tidy
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Assisting the office manager with key administrative tasks as required
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Making sure supplies are topped up (stationery, milk, tea etc)
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Helping to triage and answer artists' queries
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Assisting with light-touch administration
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Checking in with our other teams (Artist Welcome and Artist Accreditation) to make sure everyone is on track
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Manage printing and distribution of resources for the department as required
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Ensure staff briefing packs are printed and ready for their arrival
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Helping with staff ticket/meal changes if needed
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Working with our onsite stage logistics team TORAK, on Saturday and Sunday to assist with stages, admin, and any other tasks that are needed
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Packing down the office on Monday 17th August
Personal Characteristics
We believe that skills and potential matter more than rigid qualifications. While we appreciate relevant experience, we urge candidates to apply if they possess the following:
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Excellent attention to detail and administration skills (familiar with using Google Suite and Microsoft Office would be a great start!)
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Able to communicate effectively in different ways with a wide range of people, showing interest and carefully listening to their needs. This will include artists, booking agents, programmers, external contractors and internal staff
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Have a calm, friendly, and dynamic approach to all situations
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The ability to see how the Music operation fits within and impacts all other operations and departments across the festival
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Self-motivator who works well in a team
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The ability to plan ahead and adapt to changes throughout
Skills and Experience:
Essential
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Experience of using computers, in particular spreadsheets & Google Suite
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Confident, friendly and positive communicator - in-person, on the phone, emails and via messaging services
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Organised & able to plan effectively
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Good attention to detail
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Works well in a team environment
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Flexible thinking and the ability to respond to changes as they arise
Desirable (not essential)
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Event experience in a similar on-site role
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Experience working with multiple contractors and staff
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Previous experience of using OurCrew software
Role Specific Information:
Travel to and from Site - Boomtown will cover travel expenses to and from site. Options to be discussed with the successful candidate.
Onsite Accommodation - You will need to provide your own accommodation. This can either be a tent or live-in vehicle. You are welcome to stay in the music office campsite in the artist field or in the main crew campsite.
Meals Onsite - 3 meals per day will be provided on-site whilst working. This will be in crew catering. All dietary requirements catered for.
Other Information
Organisation EDI Statement - eg; Boomtown is committed to increasing diversity within our workforce, promoting equality and openly challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds - please click here to read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Organisation Access Statement - eg; We are also committed to promoting equality of opportunity for disabled staff. We aim to support disabled staff by making reasonable adjustments wherever possible to prevent any disadvantage. If you would like to discuss this informally and confidentially prior to making an application, please contact our Accessibility Manager - access@boomtownfair.co.uk
Physical Description of Work - this role is an onsite office-based at our festival, with desk work and some physically active work such as bending, lifting, moving around the office and to other areas of site. The festival takes place on a large, greenfield site so the role requires the ability to move around independently and extensively.
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Next Steps
If you think this sounds like the role for you, please apply using this application form.
If you have any questions about the role, or need the application form in an alternative format please contact
Application deadline - Monday 16th February
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24th March at our office in Bristol. Applicants must be available for interview on this date.
Boomtown Festival operates under UK Employment Law and we will require evidence of your right to work in the UK at interview stage.