Marketing and Communications Director

Bush Theatre; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

30 days holiday

Job summary

The Bush Theatre is seeking a creative, strategic and sales-focused Marketing and Communications Director to lead the theatre’s marketing, communications and audience development. You will work with the Executive team to raise the organisation’s profile, drive ticket sales and maximise revenue across productions and events.

With 35 hours per week and a flexible approach to working arrangements, you will champion the brand, lead a small team and partner with fundraising to expand audiences and

Qualifications

• Proven marketing experience.
• Passion for audiences and brands.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Devise and deliver innovative marketing, communications, and audience development strategies to raise the Bush Theatre's profile and support sales, fundraising, and commercial investment.
• Maximise income from productions and events and drive ticket sales across all programming.
• Evolve the Bush Theatre brand and broaden diverse audiences including ALT-B series.

Skills

Marketing

Sales

Strategy

Branding

Audience development

Job description

The Bush Theatre is looking for a creative, strategic and sales-focused Marketing and Communications Director to lead the theatre’s marketing and communications strategies and the development of our brand. You will have proven marketing experience, a passion for audiences and be a tireless advocate for the company’s work.

Hours: 35 Hours per week across at least five days excluding an hour break. Evening and weekend work will be required as part of this role.

We are entirely open to flexible working configurations for this position (such as part-time structures or modified timetables) and are happy to discuss what works best for you.

Salary: £44,000 per annum (pro rata if part-time / working reduced flexible hours)

Holidays: 30 days per annum inclusive of Bank Holidays

Rising to 31 days after two years’ service

Rising to 32 days after four years’ service

Notice Period: One month during probation, three months thereafter.

Probation: Six months

Contract type: Permanent

Key dates

Deadline for applications: 23:59 Friday 21 August 2026

First Interview date : Tuesday 1 September 2026 – in person

Second Interview date : Friday 4 September 2026 – online

Purpose of the role

As a senior leader and department head you will work closely with the Executive and Artistic directors and senior team at the Bush Theatre to:

• Devise and deliver innovative marketing, communications, and audience development strategies that build the profile of the Bush Theatre to directly support sales, fundraising, and commercial investment.
• Maximise income from all productions and events, taking direct accountability for reaching and exceeding £850k in annual ticket sales.
• Consistently drive ticket sales across all programming regardless of title or profile, maintaining the agility to pivot campaigns dynamically.
• Broaden and diversify our audience by promoting a wide spectrum of performance work, including the expansion of our ALT-B series (highlighting music, spoken word, clowning, and comedy).
• Maximise ancillary income streams, driving visitor growth and revenue for the Library Bar, events, and venue hires.
• Maintain and boldly evolve the Bush Theatre brand.

The value of equal opportunities runs through the heart of the organisation. Our diverse team and their range of experiences are vital to the Bush’s success, but we still have work to do to make sure that Bush staff represent the communities we serve. We actively encourage people with different backgrounds to join us. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of colour and disabled people who are currently underrepresented in our team. All disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria will be invited to interview. If you would like to apply through our Minimum Criteria Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please let us know. You can state anywhere in your application: ‘I would like to apply through the Minimum Criteria Guaranteed Interview scheme’. If you have any questions or need any of this information in a different format, please contact our People And Culture Manager, Dorothy Ekema-Walla, by emailing: [e-mail] or phone [phone].

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