Data Technician Apprentice
Data Technician Apprentice
Fixed Term for 2 Years
Full time 37 hours per week
£25,949 per annum
Closing date 24 May 2026
We are recruiting a full-time Data Technician Apprentice at the Marlowe Theatre to support the data processing, analytical reviews and KPI reporting.
The Data Technician Apprentice will complete a Level 3 qualification over two years, developing core data handling skills. This includes sourcing, cleaning, migrating, analysing and securely presenting data using appropriate tools and legal methods.
We want to work with someone who is enthusiastic about their work, solution-focused, and supportive of their colleagues.
Learning will consist of 7 hours of off‑the‑job training per week, consisting of seminars, practical projects, and 1‑to‑1 sessions through our apprenticeship provider Creative Alliance. Further details can be found here: https://creativealliance.org.uk/apprenticeships/data-technician-level-3/
Applicants must have lived in the UK for the past three consecutive years, be aged 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays, not be in full‑time education, and not be enrolled in another overlapping funded qualification.
GCSEs at Level 4 or above in Maths and English are preferred, otherwise a Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy must be completed during the apprenticeship.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete an eligibility check phone call with Creative Alliance. Please note your contact details will be shared with them to arrange this, and your application cannot proceed without completing this call.
The interviews will take place on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 June and we endeavour for the job to begin on Monday 29 June 2026 (subject to availability).
The Marlowe Theatre is an inclusive and disability confident employer. We value difference and recruit by merit based on fair and open competition. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.
You can contact the hiring manager George Mitchell via email for a pre-application discussion or the recruitment team if you have a generic query about the role at recruitment@marlowetheatre.com
About Us
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury is one of the UK’s most successful large-scale regional theatres (UK Theatre of the Year in the Stage Awards 2022). Our mission is to be the engine house for the performing arts in Kent, shaping the spirit of our region.
We bring West End musicals, national companies, a symphony orchestra season and high-profile tours to Kent audiences, in a year-round programme of theatre, dance, opera, music and comedy in our 1,200-seat Main House. This year we begin producing large-scale plays made in Kent and touring nationally. Our 150-seat Studio is dedicated to the development of new ideas, with a mix of R&D with resident and visiting companies, sharings and presented shows.
Our ground-breaking work with young people focuses on skills development and includes co-delivery of a UAL Level 3 Performing Arts course with East Kent Colleges Group; being the national home of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures’ Cygnet School and the RSC’s Associate Theatre in the South East. We launched our Writers’ Room, developing regional talent and supporting our producing aspirations. As the largest performing arts employer in the region, we are committed to developing the workforce of the future, providing apprenticeships and work experience opportunities for over 100 young people every year across all areas of theatre-making.
We are also fast outgrowing our spaces and developing major capital projects as a result, including turning the 800-year-old Poor Priests’ Hospital within the city walls into a Creative Learning Centre and free heritage destination, with support from Levelling Up and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are also looking towards the long-term development of our theatre building, increasing our technical and producing capacity.
Our investment in our loyalty strategy has ensured that we have consistently strong and engaged audiences for our varied programme. We’ve also received recognition from our industry, winning a Stage Award for our innovative approach to supporting the theatre sector and a Workforce Award from UK Theatre for our investment in our People Plan, ensuring our high calibre team are rewarded and supported.
We are a Creative Green organisation and are committed to taking action on climate change and environmental sustainability.