Wētā Cave Host - Casual & Fixed-Term Part-Time roles available

Wētā Workshop in Wellington is home to an entire community of creative artisans who have brought life to films, tv series, immersive experiences, collectables - and more. 

Our Wellington Wētā Cave team offer tour experiences, creative workshops, and events that are our chance to share our creativity with the world, providing visitors up-close experiences into the craftsmanship that happens within our workshop every day. 

At our Wētā Cave retail store guests can purchase props, merchandise and collectibles. The coolest thing about the items we sell? They are designed and made by the same artists who make the epic stuff you see in films.

We are looking for more Hosts to join us in time for the busy summer season. We have both casual and fixed-term, part-time roles available. 

Here's the deal

As the awesomely approachable face of Wētā Workshop, you'll be rubbing shoulders with not only the most passionate and dedicated fan base on the planet, but families, film fans, and guests from all over the world.

You'll be energetic and charismatic and have a love for creativity in all its forms, representing and showcase Wētā Workshop to our beloved guests.

Ideally you'll have previous customer service experience and a passion for our industry.

You can find out more about the role in our job description here.

The details

We have the following hours available:

• Casual 
• Fixed Term Part Time through to the end of summer for either:
  • 14 hours per week
  • 20 hours per week
  • 24 hours per week

The hourly rate for this role is $27.80 (training is fully paid)

We have training dates starting throughout October.

The Cave is open from 8.00am to 6.00pm, 7 days a week so we’re looking for people with good availability across the week and weekend.

We'd love to hear from you

If this sounds like you, please apply today. 

You can reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.

Please note - due to the nature of this role, we aren't able to consider anyone who does not already have the right to work in New Zealand in place (eg Citizenship, Residency or a valid work visa)

Successful applicants require a satisfactory Ministry of Justice Criminal Convictions check