Festival Retail Assistant
Are you organised, great with customers and love events? This could be the freelance opportunity for you!
As one of the Event Retail Assistants, you will be responsible for supporting the smooth-running of our festival-based retail operations. You will play a crucial role in creating a friendly and efficiently run retail environment (Wildkind Stores) across our 3 festival weekends for Camp Kindling & Camp Wildfire.
Key Information
- Rate: £12 per hour
Dates:
Ideally available for all 3 of our live event weekends, to work Fri, Sat & Sundays during live days, with some extra shifts available for setup & restocking on Mondays.
- Setup: Wed 19 & Thur 20 Aug
- Camp Kindling: Fri 21 – Sun 23 Aug
- Camp Wildfire #1: Fri 28 – Sun 30 Aug
- Camp Wildfire #2: Fri 4 – Sun 6 Sept 2026
20–30 working hours per weekend. Exact working hours to be discussed. Some extra shifts available for setup & stock take.
- Location: A beautiful heritage pine forest near Sevenoaks, Kent
- Application Deadline: Midnight on 26 May 2026
- Food/Accom: 1 meal provided from crew catering per onsite working day. If staying onsite, you will need to bring your own tent / live-in vehicle.
Your responsibilities
- Wildkind Stores Assistant during live event weekends, dealing with and serving customers, re-stocking, keeping things tidy, ensuring things are running smoothly
- Helping with daily opening of Wildkind Stores and secure closing and lock up
- Support with stock splitting and stock management
- Sharing customer feedback on products, product range, pricing, new product ideas etc.
- Note: There is a fair amount of physical lifting involved with this role
Your skills & experience
- Experience working in face-to-face roles with customers inc. dealing with difficult customers
- Some experience of working within a festival, event, hospitality or retail environment
- Highly organised
- Comfortable working with numbers
- Flexible, adaptable and calm under pressure
Desirable skills & experience
- Experience working with children or families
- Some experience working in a retail / shop environment
- Driving Licence and comfortable driving
- Experience of working with Square / POS software
How to apply
Apply via the form on this page, with an overview of why you'd enjoy this role and some of your relevant experience based on the above requirements, accompanied by a CV.
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