Ready to start your career in a hospitality and events with a company that does things differently?
Quarter is a proudly independent hospitality group based in the heart of Bristol. We operate a unique collection of boutique hotels, award-winning restaurants, serviced suites, a co-working space, a members' club, and a buzzing events business. We also co-produce HowTheLightGetsIn - the world’s largest philosophy and music festival - in Hay-on-Wye and London.
We’re looking for charismatic, energetic and ambitious graduates to join our Hospitality & Events Management Graduate Scheme. This is an immersive, hands-on and incredibly customer-focussed programme, designed to fast-track your career in a dynamic, people-focused industry.
What Makes This Scheme Different
- 💼 Not your average grad job - this isn’t corporate. It’s boutique, personal, and full of energy
- 🎓 Fast-track career development and promotion opportunities
- 💡 Mentoring and training in both front-of-house and back-office operations
- 🎉 Join a lively, creative hospitality team who love what they do
- 🌿 Opportunity to work at our iconic festival in Wales and London
What to Expect
- Full immersion from day one - you’ll spend 2-month rotations within all key front-facing areas of the business including hotels, restaurants and events as well as our members' club and co-working space.
- Customer-facing, hands-on work - think front desk service, restaurant shifts, bar support, event coordination, and more. Most of the scheme is rota-based, as is typical in the world of hospitality!
- Learning and development - while you work through your hands-on, in-venue rotations, you’ll also work on your graduate training plan. This will give training in core business functions - from operations, HR, and marketing to budgeting, forecasting, and team leadership
- Participation in our annual festival – you will head away from Bristol to work on either the May or September version of our bi-annual festival, HowTheLightGetsIn in Hay-on-Wye (May) and London (September)
- Clear training structure with goals, reviews at the end of reach rotation, mentoring, and plenty of promotion opportunities - many senior people in our group were once on the graduate scheme!
- After six months on the scheme you’ll have a longer review and assessment - this will be used to help support any promotion applications you may choose to go for!
Why Join Quarter?
- 🌱 Independently run and proudly local - we do things our own way
- 🚀 Fast-tracked career progression into leadership roles within a growing business
- ✨ A varied, energetic environment - perfect for graduates who love people, service, and creativity
- 🎉 Chance to work at the biggest philosophy and music festival in the UK with our sister company, TVF & the Institute of Art and Ideas
- 🧠Develop real-world skills you can take anywhere: problem-solving, leadership, communication, and commercial awareness
What We’re Offering
- Competitive starting salary + performance-based bonuses
- Structured, rotational training across front-of-house, back-office and events teams
- Mentoring and 1-to-1 reviews with senior managers after each rotation
- Employee Assistance Programme (run by Hospitality Action) - 24/7 support, national discounts and other wellbeing advice
- 20%-50% staff discount across all Quarter restaurants and bars, as well as friends & family discounts within our hotels
- Free meals on shift
- Uniform provided for any rotations that require it
- Cycle-to-work scheme and 10% bus discount
- Discounts at local gyms, spas, salons, and more (including Noah's Ark Zoo Farm and an upcoming discount at B&Q)
- Pension scheme
- 28 days’ holiday per year
- Regular staff parties
- A sociable, fun and supportive work culture
Who We're Looking For
- A charismatic, confident and enthusiastic graduate who loves working with people
- Minimum 2:1 degree in any subject
- Someone happy to work shifts, including evenings and weekends - this is hospitality after all!
- An individual who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
- Hospitality experience is a plus, but not essential
- A head for business and a strategic thinker
- A genuine interest in hospitality, events, and growing with an independent company
Where This Could Lead
Many of our graduates go on to secure management roles within our hotels, restaurants, co-working space, events department or head office. This includes events mangers, hotel and restaurant managers, our revenue manager in head office, our hotels director, the operational head of our restaurants and events division, our membership manager at our members’ club and many more – see our people page on the Quarter website’s careers page for some inspiring stories!
This scheme is designed to give you the foundation, tools, and real-world experience to grow into a leadership role - and shape your own career path within the Quarter group.
How to Apply
Ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into a fast-paced, people-powered industry? We’d love to hear from you. To apply, just send us:
- Your CV
- A cover letter telling us why you're excited about this scheme and what makes you a great fit
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📬 Subject line: Graduate Application – Hospitality & Events Scheme
Not quite ready to hit send?
Head to http://www.qrter.com/careers/graduate-scheme/ for more info, real stories from our grads, and a deeper dive into what makes Quarter different.
We can’t wait to hear from you!