Event Crew

We have an exciting opportunity for Event Crew working in our Event Production team, who provide event crewing support to over 400 events per year.

Working on the ground you will work on the delivery of event set up and event breakdown of across Kew including weddings and private hire, visitor programming, fundraising events, official visits and large-scale outdoor events including Christmas at Kew and Halloween at Kew.

Hours of work

Annualised

Part-time hours per week

Annualised hours - full time (you will work 37.5 hours on average per week)

Contract Type

Permanent

Salary

£26,817 - £30,353, depending on skills and experience [Grade 2]

Directorate

Marketing & Commercial Enterprise

Location

Kew Gardens, Richmond

Closing Date

25/10/2026

Documents

• Employee benefits - RBG Kew Enterprises (Commercial) 2026.pdf

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• Job Profile .pdf

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Working mainly outdoors, on and with evenings and weekend work included, you will have experience of working in a team and successfully rigging and de-rigging events and be a solution-focused person who understands what it takes to work to tight timescales.

This is a hands-on physical role managing and moving stocks of furniture, barriers, temporary structures and AV equipment and will include driving and loading of equipment in and out of multiple venues as well and outdoors.

The event crew ensure that crew tasks are completed on time and to a good standard and that appropriate feedback is provided to clients.

An awareness of best practice in the events sector, including health and safety requirement and competent handling of Audio visual and tech equipment is desirable.

Good communication skills will enable you to build an effective working relationship with internal colleagues, internal clients and external suppliers.

Interviews are due to take place on 17 November.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

The salary for this position is £26,817 - £30,353, depending on skills and experience [Grade 2]

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.