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Festival bar manager

Runs bars at festivals and outdoor events: stock, temporary staff, licensing, cash and contactless, all in a field.

A real shift

Pre-event build and stock, then very long trading days with a casual workforce, followed by stock counts and teardown.

Skills that matter

  • Temporary bar operations
  • Stock control
  • Managing casual staff
  • Licensing compliance
  • Problem solving in the mud

Qualifications

  • Personal licence
  • Event licensing awareness
  • First aid

Where it leads

  1. Festival bar manager
  2. Event bar operations manager
  3. Festival operations director

What we'd ask on the show

  • Pulling pints in a field
  • Festival staff conditions
  • Plastic, reusable cups and waste

Work as a festival bar manager? Come on the show

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