Visitor attraction Titanic Belfast has announced it’s hiring 80 new staff in areas including visitor experience, ticketing and retail.

It said the new fixed-term roles are part-time and full-time, though it added that it will soon be recruiting for permanent positions.

Heather Graham, Titanic Belfast’s head of HR, said: “Titanic Belfast has had a busy 12 months, and we are expecting 2025 to be even bigger as we prepare for new exhibitions, anniversaries and hosting industry leading events….

“Having welcomed over 8.5 million visitors since the building opened in 2012, we understand the important part our staff plays in ensuring our success as a globally recognised visitor attraction as well as a leading conference and banqueting venue.”

Titanic Belfast opened a number of refurbished galleries in 2023 after a multi-million pound investment.

During the year ending March 2024, the venue had 813,857 visitors, according to latest company accounts.

This is up by 234,279 from the 22/23 figure, and also exceeded the forecast amount of visitors by 41%.

Pre-tax profits over the year rose from £1.6m to £5.4m, while turnover rose from £14.4m to £22.1m.