A unique career ๐ชฉ
Ballie Ballerson is the original, and world-famous, ball pit cocktail bar. Our mission is to host Britainโs best nights out by creating a unique adult playground with immaculate vibes.
Ballie Ballerson is famous for ball pits and slides, but the core of what we do is deliver a festival-like feel of hospitality with our high-energy cocktail bar, world-champion flair bartenders, face painters and DJs.
After receiving investment in 2019 from Imbiba, Ballie Ballerson is growing and we are creating a truly great place for hospitalitarians to develop their careers.
Current job openings
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Floor team member
Front of House · Ballie Ballerson Edinburgh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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Food + Beverage Attendant
Front of House · Ballie Ballerson London ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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Assistant General Manager
Venue management · Ballie Ballerson London ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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General Manager in Edinburgh
Venue management · Ballie Ballerson Edinburgh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Workplace + culture
A workplace is more than a place to work, especially in the hospitality industry.
- ๐ Industry-leading levels of employee retention. 67% of our senior team have been with us for +3 years.
- ๐งฎ In 2022 actual employee turnover was just 65%!
- ๐ชฉ 2 new venue openings in the next 24 months = natural progression and growth opportunities.
- ๐ฅณ A young and energetic team who loves what they do and who they do it with.
- ๐ชด With us for 6 months or 6 years, we believe Ballie can help shape your career positively.
Some of our benefits
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๐ฐ Salary/Remuneration
Competitive pay for each role when compared to market rates.
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โ๏ธ Annual leave
Annual leave allowances as you'd expect depending on the role plus including Christmas Day and your birthday off.
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๐ชด Unlimited coaching + employee assistance
Partnership with Hospitality Action providing an employee assistance programme offering 24/7 access to counsellors and therapists. For our senior team, we also offer unlimited coaching for their own development with our partners @ More Happi.
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๐ Opportunities for progression, growth and development
We ARE growing. We will double in size in the next 12 months and will support you with learning and development opportunities to move you forward in your career using our team L&D fund.
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๐ Relocation packages
Relocation packages if moving from London to cover; flat-hunting, travel, short-term accommodation and moving costs.
What our team say
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I found that working at Ballie Ballerson gave real purpose to my career, I was seen for my potential and I was given the opportunity and tools to grow. Through great mentoring, guidance and hard work I went from cloakroom attendant to Group HR Manager with multiple promotions over the 6 years of working here!
Olaya Martinez
HR Manager
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Ballie has allowed me to develop my skills and experience in hosting and sales, it has also enabled me to immensely grow as a person. Itโs probably one of the most fun places to work in ever! The vibe in general is super fun and welcoming, allowing space for everyone to form great relationships with colleagues here.
Uma Jammeh
VIP Supervisor
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What I really love about working at Ballie is the experience that we can offer to the guests. That amazement when they first walk into the venue, and when they see the ball pit! Receiving amazing feedback from guests is absolutely priceless, and I have very often been told that they've had one of the best parties ever at Ballie!
Karl Selendic
General Manager
We work when the 9-5'ers sleep ๐ฆ๐
It's pretty obvious that working here doesn't fit a usual 9-5 shift pattern, however, we take your rota, working hours and shift patterns super seriously to ensure you have a balanced work + home life โ๏ธ.
An example rota for a general manager in one of our venues would typically look like this:
- Sunday + Monday - generally fixed days off.
- Tuesday - Thursday - 2 management day shifts (9am - 5pm sort of thing) and 1 mid-shift (think 12 pm-9 pm)
- Friday - Saturday - 2 peak shifts as venue manager








About Ballie Ballerson
Ballie Ballerson is the original, and world-famous, ball pit cocktail bar. Starting out as a pop-up concept in 2016 and following unprecedented success, we have since moved to a 600-person venue in Londonโs busiest nightlife scene; Shoreditch, opened an iconic new venue in Edinburgh in 2022 and are planning 2 more UK venue openings by early 2024 ๐.
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