Assistant Visitor Experience Manager

Overview

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Application Deadline: 27 October 2025
Department: Visitor Experience
Location: London
Compensation: £35,000 – £38,700 / year

We are seeking an Assistant Visitor Experience Manager to join our Visitor Experience Team at Somerset House. As the home of cultural innovators, the Trust connects creativity and the arts with the broader society. The Visitor Experience team works across the entire cultural programme at Somerset House, including commercial and live events, exhibitions, performances, talks and installations. We strive to provide a warm and friendly welcome for our visitors in a safe and secure environment.

Please note, interviews will be conducted on Friday, 7th November.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Somerset House’s policies and procedures are maintained, working alongside the Visitor Experience Managers and People Team to resolve any employee issues and complaints.
• Provide excellent organisational and project management skills to successfully lead on allocated projects, working with other departments across the Trust, from planning to delivery and feedback.
• Monitor team rosters, performing regular checks to ensure any staffing or operational issues are resolved efficiently and sympathetically.
• Deal with customer complaints and feedback confidently and calmly, with a solution-based approach to challenges.
• Ensure all areas of the site are well presented and maintained.
• Liaise and work with onsite contractors, including security, medics, catering, and cleaning teams to ensure high standards are maintained throughout. Directly address any issues that may arise with the contractor/s and make recommendations for improvement of service and maintenance as appropriate.
• Ensure that Somerset House is safe and secure for all our visitors, staff and residents, supporting evacuations and invacuations as required, whilst working with the Visitor Experience Managers to ensure all Health & Safety and licensing policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Conduct regular refresher evacuation sessions throughout the year to ensure the Visitor Experience Assistants are confident and able to safely evacuate.
• Ensure all Health and Safety incidents and security issues are dealt with promptly, and that incident reporting procedures are implemented, monitored and carried out.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as required, in line with the obligations of the role.

Experience

• Experience managing or supervising teams in a visitor experience or customer service environment
• Experience overseeing day-to-day operations for a public venue/site/event programme
• Experience of staff rostering
• Demonstrable experience of project management, ensuring agreed activities are delivered timely and effectively
• Supported the delivery of training to large groups
• Experience with ticketing systems (Tessitura preferred), with a good understanding of ticketing and event requirements and the ability to manage, assist and train Ticket Office staff

Skills

• Evident leadership skills – able to motivate teams to achieve excellence and confidently drive performance
• Confidence in communicating with different teams and clients, giving clear and assertive direction where required
• Ability to manage and diffuse difficult situations with a calm and diplomatic approach
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to make quick, informed operational decisions
• Exemplary organisational and delegation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• A commitment and a passion for ensuring an outstanding visitor experience to a diverse audience, including experience of planning and implementing initiatives to enhance accessibility, inclusivity and diversity across our programme
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfort with operational systems
• First Aider and Fire Marshal training
• An enthusiasm for Somerset House Trust and our programme

Benefits

• Mental Health & Wellbeing: Access to our external Employee Assistance Programme (CiC) for free 24/7 confidential advice and support, including up to 6 free counselling sessions per year where needed
• Mental health support and guidance from our in-house trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Hybrid working based on having 3 days in the office per week (pro rata if part-time)
• Contribution towards eye tests and glasses
• Trust life insurance scheme
• We offer winter flu vaccination vouchers
• 8% employer pension contributions, no employee contribution required
• Option for salary sacrifice
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts on Somerset House events and access to other London Heritage sites, cafes and restaurants

For more information, please refer to the attached job description.