Competitive salary + service charge
Great hotels aren't built by one person—but they are shaped by an exceptional leader.
Artist Residence Penzance is a characterful coastal hotel in the heart of historic Chapel Street, home to beautiful bedrooms, the Cornish Barn restaurant, welcoming bar and festival garden.
We're looking for an exceptional hospitality leader to become our next House Ambassador.
At Artist Residence, we call our General Managers House Ambassadors because we believe the role is about far more than running a hotel. It's about creating a place where guests feel genuinely at home, your team feels inspired to do their best work and the local community is proud to call you one of their own.
If you love hospitality, enjoy leading from the floor and believe the smallest details often make the biggest difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About the role
This is a hands-on leadership role.
You'll lead our hotel, restaurant, bar and festival garden, creating memorable guest experiences while building a positive culture for your team. You'll be just as comfortable welcoming guests and leading service as you are developing managers, reviewing performance or helping shape the future of the business.
Working closely with our central team in Bristol, you'll lead with confidence, take ownership of your hotel and be supported to develop your team, continually improve the guest experience and help shape the future of Artist Residence.
What you'll be doing
- Leading and inspiring your team through visible, hands-on leadership.
- Creating exceptional guest experiences every single day.
- Leading service and spending time on the floor with both guests and your team.
- Building a positive, supportive culture where people enjoy coming to work.
- Coaching and developing your management team.
- Driving commercial performance through thoughtful decision-making and cost control.
- Working closely with our Head Chef to continually evolve the guest experience.
- Building strong relationships within the local community.
- Monitoring guest feedback and continually improving standards across the hotel.
- Working collaboratively with our Operations, Marketing, Finance and Reservations teams.
About you
You might already be a General Manager, or perhaps you're an experienced Restaurant Manager, Hotel Manager, Operations Manager or Deputy General Manager who's ready to take the next step.
Whatever your current title, what matters most is the leader you are.
We're looking for someone who genuinely loves hospitality.
Someone who enjoys building relationships with guests, takes pride in the little things and naturally creates a positive atmosphere wherever they go.
You'll be highly organised, calm under pressure and happiest when you're out on the floor supporting your team and leading by example.
You'll bring positive energy, inspire confidence and create an environment where guests feel genuinely welcome, your team enjoys coming to work and the local community feels proud to have you as part of it.
We're less interested in how many General Manager roles you've held and more interested in the leader you are. If you bring warmth, curiosity, commercial awareness and a genuine passion for hospitality, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Artist Residence?
We're proudly independent, and we like it that way.
Every one of our hotels has its own personality, but they're all united by the same belief: great hospitality comes from thoughtful people who genuinely care.
We trust our teams, celebrate individuality and encourage everyone to bring their own personality to work.
As House Ambassador, you'll have the opportunity to lead one of Cornwall's most distinctive boutique hotels, shape the culture of your team and make a lasting impact on the guest experience, your colleagues and the local community.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Bonus scheme
- Service charge
- Staff discounts across all Artist Residence hotels
- Company pension
- Training and development opportunities
- Opportunities to grow your career within our independent hotel collection
- A supportive, collaborative central team
- The chance to genuinely shape your hotel and its future
To Apply
Please send us your CV along with a short covering letter telling us:
- Why you'd like to join Artist Residence
- Why this role appeals to you
- What great hospitality means to you
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
Application question(s):
- Why does this role at Artist Residence appeal to you?
- Describe a guest experience you're particularly proud of creating.
- What does great hospitality mean to you?
- Describe your leadership style.
- Are you happy leading service and being a visible presence on the floor every day?
- Are you able to relocate to, or already based near, Penzance?
Work Location: In person
