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The Vacancy
Liverpool Philharmonic presents over 400 concerts and events every year, so there’s always lots going on at our Box Office. We’re currently looking for a Box Office Assistant to help ensure that our ticketing services and sales are as strong as possible.
Principal Role
To provide an efficient ticketing service for all Philharmonic Hall promotions with the objective of maximising ticket sales in association with the Marketing Team.
Selling tickets for upcoming events by phone and in person using the Spektrix ticketing system, asking for donations, upselling ticket insurance, 1840 Lounge, at seat drinks and car parking.
Responsibilities and Duties
Ensuring the ticketing system’s records are maintained and accurate.
Answering customer queries covering a range of topics from ticketing to travel advice.
Resolving customer issues and problems, escalating promptly to a manager when appropriate.
Monitoring Box Office email ensuring queries are dealt with promptly.
Print and preparation of postal tickets for dispatch ensuring they are sent to customers in a timely manner.
Using Jivo Chat to answer customer queries delivered through the website.
Delivering an exceptional level of customer service.
Any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Box Office Management team.
Person Specification
Skills & Experience
Strong numerical skills for sales.
A willingness to learn about building procedures and events.
Ability to work flexibly including weekends, evenings and bank holidays.
Positive communication skills and the ability to solve customer problems or queries efficiently.
Be able to remain calm, positive and professional under pressure in a public-facing role.
An interest in and enthusiasm for music and live performance and the work of the Liverpool Philharmonic.
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We inspire, entertain and engage people of all ages and backgrounds through music. We bring together artists, audiences and communities in shared experiences that uplift the human spirit and transform people’s lives.
We aim to make a valued contribution to the prosperity and wellbeing of the people of Liverpool City Region and to be recognised nationally and internationally as a leading music organisation with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at its heart.
Our Values
Our values inform everything we do every day. Equity and inclusion are embedded within every aspect of this Plan. Our values underpin our culture as a collaborative, caring, supportive and inclusive team in which everyone feels valued, enjoys their work, has opportunities to develop, and is part of a progressive organisation that recognises and celebrates success.
Passionate about Music
It is why we are here. Everything we do enables us to better connect artists, audiences and communities within and beyond the concert hall, maximising the power of music to transform people’s lives.
Excellence
We aspire for the highest quality in everything we do and we are ambitious in being a world class organisation.
Ensemble
We work together as one team focused on the impact we make with artists, audiences and the communities we serve.
Welcoming
We welcome and value everyone in our organisation and the people with whom we come into contact, committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in music and society.
Liverpool Philharmonic is committed to striving to represent modern Britain in all its diversity. Liverpool Philharmonic is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. In seeking to be representative of the Liverpool city region, applications from members of minority ethnic groups are particularly welcome as they are currently underrepresented within the creative industry. The appointment will be made on merit with independent assessment, openness and transparency of process.
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Liverpool Philharmonic Privacy Statement
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At Liverpool Philharmonic, we take your privacy and security seriously and are committed to treating your personal information with respect.
This statement outlines how we collect, store, manage, process and protect your personal information.
We will use your information in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), together with the new The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), and any replacement laws.
If you want to contact us, or have any questions about this statement, please email data@liverpoolphil.com.
You can manage your preferences at any time, by logging into your account or by contacting Box
Office on 0151 709 3789.
WHO WE ARE
Liverpool Philharmonic is one of the UK’s premier music organisations and a registered charity. Our principal funders are Arts Council England and Liverpool City Council. We generate more than two thirds of our income through other sources, including box office sales, orchestral engagements, broadcasts and recordings, hires of our venues and associated secondary spend (on services such as bars and programmes), commercial partnerships, trusts and foundations, sponsorship and individual donations.
We are the UK’s oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra, the award-winning Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1840, and run an extensive learning programme that is a national leader in its field. We present over 400 events each year at our home, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, our Music Room – our specialist space for more intimate performances - and other city venues including St. George’s Hall Concert Room. Our wide- ranging programme includes classical, rock, pop, folk and roots music, comedy, films and spoken word events.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society is a charity registered in England (registered charity number 230538), a company limited by guarantee (registered in England number 88235).
Patron Her Majesty the Queen
President The Rt Hon the Earl of Derby DL
HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You give us your information when you:
Book tickets
Participate in one of our learning programmes
Request to join our mailing list
Update your preferences on our website
Join one of our membership schemes (including Priority Booking/Premium Priority
Booking)
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Apply for a job
Communicate with us – either directly with members of the team, through our customer service channels or direct messages on social media platforms
Participate in a customer survey, feedback or other consultative process
Join our Access Scheme
Apply to join one of our ensembles, such as Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company
We will always make it clear what data we are collecting from you during these transactions. Other ways we may collect information include:
Images and recordings in photography/video at events, which may be held in our archives and/or posted on our website and social media.
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Most of the information is collected directly from you, and may include information you give us, such as:
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Data Protection law recognises that certain categories of personal information are more sensitive. On occasion, we may collect sensitive classes of information but these will only be collected with your explicit consent and when we have a clear reason for doing so.
We may collect information regarding any registered disability in order to ensure you have best experience possible. We have a free Access Scheme and by storing your details as part of this scheme, we are able to offer consistency and support for your attendance here.
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When you book a ticket to an event or make a donation, your data is stored on our central CRM
system. Where possible, this is held within a single record for each customer.
HOW WE USE YOUR DATA
We aim to be as clear as possible when we collect your data and only use it in ways you might reasonably expect.
We may process it because it is necessary for the performance of a contract, for example to manage ticket purchases, administration and fulfilment of membership schemes, when you sign up for an event, or give a donation.
We may process it because it is within our legitimate interests to do so, for example:
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we have your consent to do so (for example to monitor the diversity of visitors to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall). We will also ask for your consent to provide you with information about products and services and fundraising activities which may be of interest to you (apart from where it is appropriate for us to rely on our legitimate interests to do so).
We also use images and video from Liverpool Philharmonic events for promotional activities. We will seek consent for prominent or impactful use (or for any images of children). Group shots, background inclusion or internal use may be processed on a legitimate interest basis where it would not be necessary, appropriate or practicable to obtain your specific consent.
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We value and protect all the information you supply to us, and we do not sell, rent or trade personal information to third parties for any purpose.
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If you have opted out of marketing communications, we may still contact you, but this will only be with information specific to your booking – eg pre and post-concert information, or notification of any changes.
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