Marketing Manager

Buxton International Festival; Buxton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading arts festival in the UK is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead its marketing and audience development efforts. This role involves crafting bold campaigns and managing digital content to enhance engagement and drive ticket sales. The position offers a full-time contract with a hybrid work model and a salary of £35,000 FTE plus benefits. Interested candidates should apply by sending their CV and cover letter to the provided email before the deadline.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in marketing for the performing arts or cultural sector.
• Strong understanding of audience development strategies.
• Ability to manage digital content effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead marketing, communications, and audience development strategies.
• Manage the execution of bold marketing campaigns.
• Engage with audiences to increase ticket sales.

Skills

Strategic marketing

Creative campaign development

Audience engagement

Digital content management

Job description

Are you a strategic and creative marketeer passionate about the performing arts? Buxton International Festival is looking for adynamicMarketing Managerto lead our marketing, communications, audience development, and box office strategies. This is a unique opportunity to shape how one of the UK’s leading arts festivals is seen, experienced, and remembered.

You’ll join a small, high-performing team delivering an annual programme of opera, classical music, jazz, and books. With community, accessibility, and engagement at the core, you’ll create bold campaigns, manage digital content, and connect with audiences to drive ticket sales and grow our reach.

Location:Buxton (50% hybrid Sept – Mar)

Contract:Full-time, permanent (with 6 month probation period), 3 or 4 days per week

Salary:£35,000 FTE + benefits

To apply, email your CV and cover letter to:[e-mail] generated applications will not be considered.

Deadline:22 August 2025.Interviews in the last week of August 2025

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