Job opportunities open up at 3,500-capacity arena
THE Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has announced a number of key full-time roles following the recent appointment of Lisa Mart as general manager at Swansea’s state-of-the-art arena.
The senior roles of head of marketing and sales, operations manager, technical and building manager and conference and events manager at the new 3,500-capacity indoor arena are now open for applications via careers. atg.co.uk, with more jobs to be announced over the coming weeks.
Successful applicants will be part of a team that is expected to host 160 performances across music, comedy, esports, sport and conference events for an estimated 230,000 visitors each year.
The newly assembled team will be spearheaded by the venue’s experienced general manager, Lisa Mart as she comes to Swansea’a arena with nine years within ATG behind her.
Initially based at New Wimbledon Theatre in 2012, working in customer experience management, Lisa worked her way up through the company to the role of theatre director before moving to her most recent position at The Alexandra in Birmingham in 2016 where she managed the refurbishment and re-launch of the prominent 1,400-seat venue.
Ms Mart said: “Opening recruitment for these senior positions is a key step in the process of getting our doors open. It is an incredibly exciting opportunity to shape the venue for years to come; establishing our operational processes and developing our offer to a variety of audiences, in particular, the local community and visitors to Swansea.
“We are looking for individuals who are experts in their field and who will be committed to working together with myself to create something incredibly valuable to Swansea.”
Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart welcomed the announcement. He added: “It’s great to see further key roles within Swansea’s new Arena being advertised. It’s a brilliant opportunity for people to be part of the new ATG team running our arena.
“We are on track to complete the arena and Copr Bay development by the autumn of this year.”