A job in LEGOland?

People in the Borough of Rochdale with model building aspirations could be working on their dream job.

Open auditions are being held at The Lowry Hotel, Salford, on Friday for a position as model builder at the new Legoland Discovery Centre.

Faced with millions of Lego bricks when they arrive, auditionees will need to show how skilled they are at building Lego models by creating an animal model in just five minutes. The successful builders will then pass to the second stage of the auditions when they will need to create a famous face out of the legendary plastic bricks.

The audition aims to find a potential model builder skilled enough to be responsible for developing new features, exhibitions and building new models as well as working with the thousands of children expected to visit the attraction.

Neil Crittenden, general manager of Legoland Discovery Centre said: “ It is an unusual job and we hope to meet some Lego fanatics from the area.

“We are looking for someone with a great sense of fun and thought that holding an open audition would be the ideal way to find the perfect candidate.”

The exciting new role will be based at the unique indoor attraction opening at the Trafford Centre in March next year.

Described as stepping into the biggest box of Lego in the world, the attraction will host a unique Miniland, which the successful model builder will need to create and maintain, as well as a number of other features including a themed ride and a tour of a Lego factory.

There will be lots of opportunities to create their own models, race Lego cars and areas for birthday parties.

The auditions will be held in the hotel’s meeting rooms seven and eight from 10am – 5pm.
To register for an audition, email:

register@legolanddiscoverycentre.com