Box Office and Customer Service Assistant
To deliver excellent customer service to audiences and ticket buyers in the lead up to and during their Tattoo experience.
- Job type
- Seasonal
- Location
- 1-3 Cockburn Street and Satellite Venue in Edinburgh City Centre
- Reports to
- Box Office Executives
- Salary
- £13.45 per hour
Training:
- Secutix Training
- Pre-Event All Staff Brief
- Action Counters Terrorism Training
Duration:
This is a temporary position from 2 June 2026 to 29 August 2026 (with the possibility of an extension depending on our business needs and your availability).
You will work a minimum of 25 hours, usually between 11:30- 16:30 Monday to Friday until 5 August. From 6 August, you will work a minimum of 39 hours per week, 11:30-22:00 Monday to Saturday. Hours from 6 August will be allocated on a rota basis.
In addition, there will be one evening of mandatory training which will take place in July and attendance at the Preview Performance on Thursday 6 August at 21:30.
Job Purpose Summary:
To deliver excellent customer service to audiences and ticket buyers in the lead up to and during their Tattoo experience.
Key Duties:
As a first-class ambassador for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, you will be required to:
- Provide excellent customer service and communication through our Box Office by email, telephone and face to face with members of the public and travel trade from around the world.
- Assist in the processing of orders for Tattoo tickets, hospitality packages, memberships and merchandise.
- Carry out administrative ticket sales tasks, including data logging.
- Help customers with online bookings, accessing their mobile tickets, offering their tickets for resale and other ticketing enquiries.
- Prepare and despatch Tattoo tickets and passes.
- Aid customers with queries at the Tattoo venue.
Essential Criteria:
- Previous experience of, and a genuine desire to work in a customer service environment.
- Welcoming and friendly.
- Hardworking and reliable with a flexible approach.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Excellent administrative and IT skills including use of Microsoft Office.
- Attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures.
- Can work under pressure both as part of a team and without supervision.
Desirable Criteria:
- A second language would be advantageous but not essential.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 29 March 2026