Creative Engagement Administrator (maternity cover)

Brown & Co; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural centre in Colchester seeks a Creative Engagement Administrator for maternity cover. The role involves supporting various community and creative programmes, ensuring smooth operations and inspiring engagement projects. Ideal candidates are organised, proactive, and passionate about the arts.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration roles.
• Ability to support creative and community programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth running of talent development and community activities.
• Provide essential administrative support for engagement projects.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Proactivity

Passion for Arts

Job description

Creative Engagement Administrator (Maternity Cover)

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Closing Date: 03/06/2025

Location/Division: Colchester

About the Role

Are you a highly organised administrator looking to play a key role in delivering creative and community programmes?

Then this opportunity to join #Team Mercury is for you!

The Mercury is an artistic powerhouse in the East – a vital, vibrant, welcoming centre of culture for the people of Colchester, Essex and beyond. We’re creative, collaborative, kind, energetic and connection is at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for an experienced Administrator to join our Creative Engagement team at the Mercury. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our team that delivers a wide range of creative and community programmes, supporting young people, older people, schools, and theatre makers.

As Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of our talent development, community, and creative activities. You will provide essential administrative support that enables the team to plan and deliver inspiring engagement projects, including work with schools, artist development programmes, and community outreach.

If you are organised, proactive, and passionate about the power of the arts to engage and inspire, we would love to hear from you.

The opportunity is available for a fixed term contract from July 2025 until March 2026.

Download the candidate pack and submit your application by 10:00am on Tuesday, 3 June 2025.

If you like being part of a friendly, creative team in a building where amazing things happen - Come join us!

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