Stage & Event Crew Jobs in Birmingham & the West Midlands
Freelance crew work at theatres, arenas, exhibitions and events across Birmingham and the West Midlands. From £15.50 an hour, paid promptly, and you choose the calls you take.
Listing updated 26 October 2026 · Ref PC-2026-SEC-BHM · Applications reviewed weekly
What the role involves
- Get-ins, get-outs and turnarounds at venues across the region
- Staging, rigging support, set builds and general technical crew work
- Weekend, evening and overnight calls as well as daytime work
- Local and national travel. There's no fixed place of work
- Shifts from half a day up to several days in a row
Working in Birmingham
We're building our crew in Birmingham and across the West Midlands. The work covers theatre, arena shows, exhibitions and conference events, and we're looking for reliable people to grow the regional team with us.
Exhibition and conference builds often mean early starts and long days over several days in a row. Good transport links help, and your own transport opens up more calls around the region.
Areas we cover
Who this suits
Experienced techs
You want regular work closer to home.
Starting out
You want a proper route into the live events industry.
Between contracts
You want to keep working while you wait for the next thing.
Spare capacity
You want flexible day-rate work around what you already do.
What we're looking for
- Safe and effective manual handling technique
- Confident with hand tools and power tools
- Clear communication in English, so briefings and safety calls are understood on a noisy site
- Able to work efficiently alone and take direction from a crew chief
- A positive attitude, good humour under pressure, and courtesy to crew and clients
- Smart presentation and fit to work on every call
- Willing to learn new skills on the job
Useful, not essential
No tickets? Apply anyway. We recruit for attitude and reliability first. Skills can be taught.
How to apply
Send your CV
Apply online, or email recruitment@piratecrew.co.uk with your CV, a short summary of your experience and any tickets you hold. Quote PC-2026-SEC-BHM.
We review weekly
We read every application and get back to you either way.
Get set up
A quick right to work check and onboarding, then you start being offered calls.
What our crew say
Pirate have a positive relationship and communication with the crew, something lacking in the vast majority of other similar companies who show little or no respect to reliable, hardworking crew members.
TomPirate Tech
They'll listen to your strengths and weaknesses and place you on jobs accordingly, occasionally putting you on a job/department which you maybe lack in, helping you learn & progress as an individual.
AaronPirate
Some of the jobs have been tremendously challenging but the people you work with can get you through anything.
JamiePirate and Production Carpenter
Ready to join the crew?
Apply online or email recruitment@piratecrew.co.uk, quoting PC-2026-SEC-BHM.
