Elf Performer - Edinburgh's Christmas 2025 (Unique Assembly) - 18463
Contract: Temporary, Salary: starting from £12.60 per hour depending on experience, Closing Date: 6pm Friday 7 November
Employer:
Unique Assembly have presented Edinburgh's Christmas and Hogmanay activations since 2022, and Edinburgh’s Christmas welcomed over 2.8m visitors in 2024 to enjoy a spectacular programme of festive fun in the city.
This year Edinburgh's Christmas will include seven weeks (49-days) of seasonal fun across Edinburgh’s city centre, including Traditional Christmas Markets, Funfair Rides, Big Wheel & Around the World Starflyer, Ice Rink, Santa’s Stories, Polar Ice Bar and more.
Roles are available in Edinburgh from 21st November until 24th December 2025 and applicants MUST have availability over the festive period.
Environment:
Unique Assembly are looking for friendly, Christmas-loving Elves to assist Santa to welcome children and families to the grotto at Edinburgh’s Christmas. You'll entertain children of all ages and help them to experience the joy of Christmas by creating a magical atmosphere at their Santa’s Stories attraction.
What might a day in this role look like?
Key Responsibilities include:
- welcoming families into Santa’s Stories
- engaging with children and helping them to meet Santa
- restocking presents
- creating a magical, safe, and Christmassy atmosphere
- working alongside fellow performers to create memorable experience
- working alongside FoH staff to ensure customer safety in any emergency situations including evacuations of the space/site.
- attend team meetings and training where appropriate.
What will I learn?
If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who has a passion for customer service, enjoys building relationships, this is a fantastic role to expand on your existing skill set by meeting a variety of different customers from all over the world.
What qualifications/skills are required?
Required
- Experience of customer care
- Performance background and passion
- Confident with dealing with customers and audiences face to face
- Positive, approachable and friendly
Desirable
- Experience working events including outdoor or festive focused events.
Front of House Team Payment:
Roles are paid at £12.60 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
Staff are entitled to discount at Unique Assembly run bars on site and have discounted access to selected rides and attractions.
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