INDIE JOBS IN OXFORD: JANUARY 2024
Every month, we round up the latest jobs from awesome indies across Oxfordshire. Working for an indie business gives you so much more than just a job, you’re part of a small, dynamic team where your work has a direct impact on its success and the positive effect that indie business has within its community.
So, if you’re thinking about switching careers, industries, or just need some inspiration, here are the latest indie job opportunities in Oxfordshire this January. >>

Indie Jobs in Oxfordshire
SUMMERTOWN WINE BAR ARE HIRING
Fancy a change in career? Summertown Wine Bar need people who love wine, love working with people and fancy a new challenge. They want to be the best wine bar in Oxfordshire, and to do that, they need you.
The team is growing with deputy manager, floor manager and bar manager positions available.
BECOME PART OF THE MISSING BEAN TEAM
The Missing Bean family is growing, part-time and full-time barista roles available at the Abingdon café.
A career working closely with speciality coffee, in relaxed, friendly yet professional cafes.
To apply, send your CV by email or pop in to see the team
WORK FOR WEGOTTICKETS
WeGotTickets is looking for an ambitious and talented IT Developer with at least 3 years commercial experience using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML and CSS to create high quality code for the web applications, and to help support the server and database infrastructure.
Based in the office at Osney Mead, Oxford, you’ll form a key part of a small, dedicated and enthusiastic team. You’ll have the opportunity to work on both green field and legacy projects and will be responsible for all aspects of ongoing software development, from the initial specification, through to developing, testing, implementation and support.
Find further information and application details here
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES AT THE OXFORD COLLECTION
Oxford’s 17th century Old Parsonage Hotel is looking for a general manager. This exciting, newly created role, will oversee and lead all operational aspects of the Old Parsonage Hotel, Parsonage Grill and 36 St Giles to deliver an exceptional, five-star experience for the guests through quality of service and people.
Quod Restaurant, Old Parsonage Hotel, Parsonage Grill, Old Bank Hotel and Gees is also recruiting hotel, kitchen, and restaurant staff at all levels.
Find details of placement opportunities for university students and more information about the vacancies available here.
DUTY MANAGER AT MODERN ART OXFORD
The role of the Visitor Experience Duty Manager is to support the Visitor Experience Team (VE) with the management of gallery opening hours and the events calendar. Motivating and leading the VE Team, on a day to day basis, providing an inspiring, engaging and inclusive visitor experience for broad and diverse audiences.
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
JOIN THE TAP SOCIAL MOVEMENT TEAM
The White House is looking for an enthusiastic, responsible and creative individual to join them as a senior chef and a reliable, and ambitious hospitality star to join the front of house team as a Supervisor.
Also, Proof Social Bakehouse is looking for an experienced baker to work alongside the head baker and baking team to meet demand for wholesale baked goods across Oxfordshire as well as in the Tap Social venues.
Tap Social Movement is a social enterprise craft brewery, bakery, and hospitality organisation that creates training and employment for people in prison and prison leavers.
WORK WITH THE NORTH WALL ARTS CENTRE
The North Wall Arts Centre is seeking a marketing & box office manager for maternity cover. An experienced marketing professional to play a key role leading on marketing activity and box office management.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the marketing, PR and promotion of all incoming shows and exhibitions as well as the box office and online ticketing system and controlling and managing content for The North Wall’s website.
FLO’S – THE PLACE IN THE PARK IS RECRUITING
Would you like to be part of an exciting new project? Flo’s is hiring nursery practitioners for the new Forest School Nursery.
Flo’s is recruiting child-care workers to support the early lives equal start programme and a maternity advocate community organiser to provide support for pregnant women and those with new babies living in OX4, through individual case work, and organising a network of community support services to meet needs.
BE PART OF THE OXFORD CBT JOURNEY
Are you a Clinical Psychologist or CBT Therapist seeking a new opportunity?
Oxford CBT is thriving and expanding its services. It is in a period of growth and is looking to enhance the team, welcoming both trainee and experienced CBT Therapists. Ideally, seeking candidates based near Oxford who can provide both face-to-face and online sessions.
Oxford CBT is the leading private therapy service in Oxford, supporting individuals and organisations to overcome a range of difficulties to enhance well-being by providing effective high-quality CBT-based interventions for adults, children and their families.
Find out more here or email your CV
VACANCIES AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
Join the Old Fire Station team as a theatre technician. Support the digital and technical manager in providing a high level of technical service for the Old Fire Station’s received performance programme and hires, as well as the in-house productions and events.
Once a year, the Old Fire Station and Oxford Hub host the Marmalade Festival, with four days filled with a diverse set of sessions, activities, and an engaging art programme.
During the next edition of the festival (9-12 April 2024), the Marmalade Festival is seeking an artist or collective to contribute to the exhibition and gallery space which will support many of the events during the festival. They would like a mural on the tall back wall of the lower gallery to be filled with colour; inspiring and captivating visitors, and getting them excited about the festival. The work will remain in the gallery until 25 May.
JOIN THE TEAM AT PAYNE & SON
Would you like to be part of a friendly, family run independent jewellers.
Payne & Son are looking for a highly motivated sales consultant to join our friendly team. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking, and thrive on going the extra mile to provide outstanding customer service.
Payne & Son, ‘Oxford’s oldest jewellers’, was founded in 1790 and is run by the 8th generation of the Payne family. Our ethos is based on learning and training in order to provide our customers with great knowledge and service.
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