Bar Manager

Holy Water; Stroud; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Bar Manager, where your passion for sustainability and creativity will shape a unique bar experience. This role offers the chance to lead a new concept focused on ethical sourcing and community engagement, all set in the vibrant town of Stroud. Collaborate with award-winning bartenders and local artisans to craft an exceptional drinks menu that reflects the seasons and the spirit of the region. If you’re ready to co-create something meaningful in the hospitality industry, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Profit-sharing

Equity options

Collaboration with local artisans

Access to creative networks

Unique bar concept

Community engagement events

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bar management and drinks development.
• A deep commitment to sustainability and local sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Designing a unique drinks program with seasonal ingredients.
• Building relationships with local producers and organizing events.

Skills

Bar Management

Mixology

Sustainability Practices

Leadership

Community Engagement

Creativity

Job description

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Founder & Creative Director at Holy Water, Environmentalist, Entrepreneur & Lover of the Underdog

Job Advertisement: Bar Manager

Are you passionate about sustainability, seasonality, and locality in the food and beverage industry? Do you dream of co-creating a bar that champions ethical sourcing, supports local artisans, and delivers an exceptional drinking experience? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Bar Manager to help shape and lead a new bar concept dedicated to sustainability, community, and creativity. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of a venue that values hyper-local ingredients, innovative mixology, natural wine, and environmental responsibility.

We’re not just opening a bar—we’re building Holy Water Stroud, a Balearic-inspired listening bar and so much more. The venue will include a herb garden, a three-bedroom hotel and members’ bar, and a deep-rooted commitment to craft, music, and local connection. A slow-drinking, slow-living haven shaped by the seasons, where fermentation, foraging, and collaboration with local artisans form the heart of our drinks philosophy.

You’ll be working alongside award-winning bartender Adam McVay, founder of the acclaimed events company We Are Holy Water—a globally recognised leader in creative, sustainable drinks for events and weddings.

And where better to bring this vision to life than Stroud, twice voted the Best Place to Live in the UK by The Guardian and The Times. Known for its progressive spirit, creative scene, and stunning natural surroundings, Stroud is the ideal place to build something truly special.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Sustainable Menu Development: Designing a unique drinks program that showcases seasonal, foraged, fermented, and locally sourced ingredients.
• Canned & Bottled Range Development: Leading the creation of a distinctive range of seasonal, foraged, fermented, and locally sourced drinks—translating our existing bar menu and drinks portfolio into beautifully crafted canned and bottled offerings, including non-alcoholic options, sipping drinks, spritzes, and low-intervention collaborations.
• Leadership & Team Building: Creating an inspiring and inclusive culture, mentoring staff, and fostering collaboration.
• Operational Excellence: Overseeing inventory, cost management, and ethical sourcing with a focus on minimising waste and maximising impact.
• Community & Event Engagement: Building strong relationships with local producers, organising tastings, workshops, and music-led gatherings.
• Events & Product Development: Collaborating on our wider events company and contributing to the development of our seasonal drinks portfolio—including carbonated cans, bottles, sipping drinks, and non-alcoholic offerings.
• Hotel & Members’ Experience: Contributing to the guest experience across the accommodation and exclusive members' space, offering a seamless, elevated hospitality experience.

What We’re Looking For:

• A deep commitment to sustainability, low-intervention methods, and local sourcing within hospitality.
• Proven experience in bar management, mixology, wine service and drinks development—ideally within innovative or independent venues.
• Strong leadership skills, with a collaborative and nurturing approach to building and inspiring teams.
• Creativity and vision to craft an ethical, forward-thinking drinks program that reflects the rhythm of the seasons and the stories of the land.
• A passion for fermentation, foraging, wild ingredients, and the potential of drinks to be both nourishing and expressive.
• A love for music culture, soundscapes, and a thoughtful understanding of what creates an unforgettable listening bar experience.
• Entrepreneurial energy, curiosity, and a desire to co-create something meaningful and radically different in the drinks space.
• An interest in product development—especially in translating a bar experience into a range of bottled and canned drinks.
• Confidence in working across both guest-facing and behind-the-scenes roles, including events, workshops, and tastings.
• A genuine excitement to relocate to Stroud—to contribute to its rich creative community and build lasting relationships with local growers, makers, and neighbours.

What We Offer:

• A unique opportunity to co-found and shape a purpose-driven bar at the cutting edge of sustainability, sound, and slow drinking in the heart of Stroud.
• The chance to work intimately with local artisans, foragers, growers, winemakers, and cider makers, building meaningful relationships and championing the best of the region.
• A venue that includes a herb garden, three-bedroom boutique hotel, and members’ bar—all built around values of hospitality, intention, and creativity.
• Collaboration with award-winning bartender Adam McVay and access to an international network of creative collaborators through We Are Holy Water, a leading voice in sustainable drinks for events.
• Active involvement in our events company, with opportunities to contribute to pop-ups, tastings, weddings, and destination activations across the UK and beyond.
• A key role in the development of a canned and bottled drinks range based on our seasonal bar menu, including non-alcoholic, fermented, and low-intervention options.
• A music-led, design-conscious workplace that values sound, aesthetics, and mood just as much as flavour—where playlists matter, light matters, and how people feel matters.
• An open, inclusive, and forward-thinking culture that values curiosity, growth, and doing things differently.
• Competitive remuneration, with profit-sharing and the potential for equity—because we believe in shared ownership and long-term commitment.
• The chance to be part of a movement: shaping the future of hospitality, rethinking the culture around alcohol, and co-creating something rooted in purpose and place.

If you’re ready to bring a bold, sustainable vision to life and soundtrack the experience with good taste and intention, we’d love for you to send a WhatsApp video message of no more than 2 minutes and tell me why this is for you. [phone].

www.weareholywater.com @weare_holywater www.holywater.world @holywaterstroud

Join us in creating a bar that’s not just about drinks—it’s about rhythm, community, sustainability, and the future of drinking.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Events Services

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