1. Careersat the National Theatre: Admin roles
Archivist-
The job isto document,preserve andmake materialsonthe historyof the National Theatre
accessible forwhenanybodymayneed tosee the particulardocuments.The archivisthastolook
afterdocumentsthathave beenkeptandpreservedsince 1963. Theymustkeepanysavedmaterials
frompast showssafe,e.g.props,costumes,iconicpressreviews.
Anotheraspectof the role is thatit isincrediblyimportantforthe Archivisttomake some of these
iconicarchivesavailableandaccessible toschool/Universitystudentsorgeneral membersof the
publicthatwishto see the documentsforeitherpersonal interestorresearchpurposes.
In orderto become an archivistand getintothe career,one must take a master’sdegree in archive
adminand studyinformationscience orstudysimilardegreesthatmayhelpyourjobapplication.
Work experience isincrediblyhelpful inordertoobtaina jobas an archivist. The candidate must
have great attentiontodetail,andaninterestinadminmaterial,asthisisa keyaspectof the job.
Pressassistant-
The job requiresthe persontomonitorall coverage;thismaybe online,national orregional.The
role isalsoto organise thingslike interviews,arrangingcoverage features.The PressAssistantmust
collectnewspapersfromthe stage door,scan throughthe papersand searchfor anymentionsor
coverage of the National Theatre
Whenit comesto pressnight,the PressAssistantwill have the bigjobof workingtoorganise press
invitesandorganisingthe salesof tickets,whenitcomesclosertothe night,the role requiresthem
to alsocollectthe ticketsandmake sure everythingisrunningsmoothlyforboththe audience and
the team workingonthe production.Afterpressnight,itisthe responsibilityof the PressAssistant
to lookforany mentionsandcoverage followingthe mainevent.Reportingonwhatreviewsthey
have received.
In orderto obtainthisrole, the personmusthave an interestintheatre and press, due tothe
amountthat thiswill consume the job.Englishliteratureisagood qualificationtohave inorderto be
takenon forthe role.
Marketing Manager-
The job verymuchconsistsof writingemailsandcreatingpostersinordertoentice audiencesinto
watchingthe incredibleplaysthatare puton at the National Theatre.Sometimesthe role will mean
that itcan become theirjobtocontact venuesandfindoutwhatit istheymightneedtosupplyand
keepingtheminformedonwhateverishappeningattheirside of things. The marketingdirector’s
jobcan varyfrom suchthingsas interviewinganactor all the way to doingfinances,reviewingsurvey
resultsorhelpingouta colleague.Multi-taskingiskeyforthisrole.
In orderto be consideredforthe role of marketingmanagerone wouldhave to gointoadvertising
or somethingsimilarinordertoget intomarketingmanagementata great theatre.The role requires
somebodythatreallyhasa drive forperforming artsandlive theatre.
