Your Objectives

By the end of your first year:

• A full activity catalogue and entertainment line-up booked, confirmed and delivered across both Camp Wildfire weekends, Camp Kindling and Winter Wildfire.
• A programme satisfaction score of at least 4.5 out of 5 in the post-event survey, across both activities and the line-up.
• Every activity and performance delivered to our activity safety and quality standards, with activity risk assessments feeding the Event Manager's Event Safety Management Plan.
• A programming budget of around £650k delivered to plan, within the cost-per-credit guardrails and margin targets set by Finance and Operations.
• Programming systems and data maintained in Fibery so a briefed crew member can run a confirmed programme without you onsite.
• New activities and formats trialled each season with keep-or-drop decisions evidenced by post-event data, and Winter Wildfire picked up mid-stream and progressed as a normal part of the portfolio.

Your Responsibilities

As a company we focus on objectives and results, with individuals driving the decisions on how to achieve them. The list below is a starting point; you will shape it.

• Take on the confirmed programme for the coming season, including the mid-stream Winter Wildfire handover.
• Design and curate the activity catalogue and entertainment line-up across the portfolio.
• Source, book and contract activity leaders, performers, musicians, comedians, speakers and suppliers on terms that protect our margins.
• Own the programming budget, tracking spend against the cost-per-credit guardrails and flagging variances before they are incurred.
• Recruit, brief and lead the seasonal programme crew and patrol leaders, and build a bench you can rebook season on season.
• Set activity risk assessments and specify the infrastructure the programme needs (stages, marquees, power) for the Event Manager to deliver.
• Build and maintain programming data and booking systems in Fibery so the programme is repeatable and not person-dependent.
• Run the live programme on the ground across the portfolio, directing the crew and owning the programme schedule and areas.

Your Experience

Must-haves:

• You have designed and curated an activity, entertainment or event programme, and can point to specific choices and the evidence that they landed with the audience.
• You have sourced, booked and contracted performers, activity leaders or suppliers, and rebooked the good ones.
• You have managed people, both a team and third parties, ideally including seasonal or freelance crew.
• You have planned and delivered a sizeable event or programming budget, balancing creative ambition against cost.
• You have run a live event or programme on the ground, and you are up for residential weekends, evening and late working, time outdoors in variable weather and travel to rural sites.

Nice-to-haves:

• You have worked in outdoor, festival or experiential events.
• You have built reusable systems, briefings or data (in Fibery or similar) that let others run what you set up.
• You have set or worked within activity safety and risk-assessment frameworks.
• You have developed new formats with a clear success measure and a keep-or-drop decision.
• You have delivered across multiple events or a portfolio in a season.
• You hold a full driving licence.

We don't require a degree; we care about what you can do.

Research shows that strong candidates, particularly women and people from underrepresented groups, often only apply when they meet every criterion. If you meet the must-haves and the role excites you, we would love you to apply even if you don't tick every nice-to-have.

This Role Is Probably Not For You If...

• You want a desk-only role. This is hands-on and onsite in the event periods, with residential weekends, evening work and time outdoors in all weathers.
• You want to focus purely on the creative side and hand off the rest. You own the booking, the budget, the crew and the live operation too.
• You prefer a permanent team around you. You will build and lead a seasonal freelance crew that you recruit and rebook each season.
• You want to own site, production and the overall run of show. That sits with the Event Manager; you own the programme, and you work cleanly at that seam.
• You are not excited by the full portfolio, including Winter Wildfire.

How to Apply

We read applications as they come in, so it is worth applying early. If you have found this role later, apply anyway: we read every application right up to the deadline.

Submit your CV or portfolio and answer five application questions via our application form.

Please don't send a cover letter. The five application questions are how we assess you; we read them all, and a strong answer beats a polished cover letter.

Using AI to help you draft is acceptable; it won't put you ahead or behind. We score on specific, personal examples, so the best answers come from your own experience either way.

Application Process

1. First Chat: a relaxed 20-minute conversation.
2. Deep Dive: an interview on your most relevant experience and our values.
3. Practical Task: a role-relevant task and a discussion of your approach.
4. References and offer.

We aim to complete the process within 4 weeks of the application deadline.

We use AI to process applications efficiently; a human reviews every one before any decision is made.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

Wildkind is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and we know diverse teams make better decisions. If you need adjustments to the application or interview process, for any reason, tell us when you apply and we will make it work. We review every application personally.