Southwold Arts Centre

Arts Council England; Southwold; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Southwold Arts Centre is seeking a part-time Marketing Coordinator (8 hours/week) to plan, create and deliver campaigns promoting performances, events and activities. You will work with the General Manager to reach a wide audience across digital platforms and help drive ticket sales while maintaining the venue’s visual brand.

The ideal candidate has marketing experience and strong copywriting skills, with knowledge of social media, Canva and Adobe tools, and an interest in theatre and arts

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing, communications or arts promotion with ability to manage multiple campaigns.
• Excellent written communication and copywriting skills.
• Strong knowledge of social media and digital marketing platforms.
• Proficient with content creation tools such as Canva, Adobe apps, CapCut and Edits.
• Interest in theatre, arts and cultural programming.
• Experience in a theatre, arts centre or cultural organisation in a marketing or social media role.
• Graphic design skills for various platforms and ability to collaborate with external producers.
• Understanding of East Suffolk audience (residents and visitors).
• Experience marketing diverse events including theatre, film, music, community events, talks and festivals.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and delivering marketing campaigns for productions, visiting companies, exhibitions and events, liaising with show producers.
• Collaborate with the General Manager to align campaigns with sales targets and schedules.
• Budget campaigns and analyse the return on investment of marketing tools.
• Create, schedule and publish social content across platforms (Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok).
• Maintain the organisation’s visual brand and ensure poster/graphics consistency and quality.

Skills

Marketing

Copywriting

Social media

Campaign planning

Budgeting

Graphic design

Tools

Canva

Adobe

CapCut

Edits

Metricool

Job description

Job Summary

The Marketing Coordinator supports the planning, creation and delivery of marketing campaigns that promote performances, events, and activities of Southwold Arts Centre. This is an 8 hours per week role.

Job Description

The Marketing Coordinator supports the planning, creation and delivery of marketing campaigns that promote performances, events, and activities of Southwold Arts Centre. This role will work closely with the General Manager to help ensure that productions reach the widest possible audience through co-ordinated marketing activity across digital platforms.

The role will play an important operational role in driving ticket sales, strengthening audience relationships, and maintaining the organisation's visual brand and public profile.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in marketing and communications, and an interest in the arts and culture sector. Experience in copywriting, graphic design, social media campaigns and theatre production are all advantageous. We welcome candidates who already have connection to East Anglia and East Suffolk.

This is an opportunity to join a growing venue looking ahead to a new direction of programming and expanding into a more innovative and multimedia approach to marketing.

This is an 8 hours per week role.

Job Requirements

• Experience working in marketing, communications, or arts promotion with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously.
• Excellent written communication and copywriting skills.
• Excellent knowledge of social media and digital marketing platforms.
• Skilled in use of content creation platforms and applications, such as Canva, Adobe, CapCut, Edits, Metricool.
• Interest in theatre, arts, and cultural programming.
• Experience working in a theatre, arts centre, or cultural organisation, in a marketing or social media capacity.
• Graphic design skills, for a variety of different platforms.
• Experienced in creatively collaborating with external producers.
• An understanding of the East Suffolk audience, both resident and visiting.
• Experience marketing a wide range of types of event, including theatre, film, music, community events, academic talks and festivals.

Job Responsibilities

Campaign Coordination

• Assist in the planning and delivery of marketing campaigns for productions, visiting companies, exhibitions, festivals, and community events, liaising with show producers.
• Work closely with the General Manager to ensure campaigns align with sales targets and are delivered on schedule.
• Budget for specific campaigns, using an analytical approach to calculate the benefits of investment in certain marketing tools.

Digital Marketing

• Create, schedule and publish social media content across platforms (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok), working with the General Manager to ensure a consistent and frequent presence online.
• Work closely with the General Manager to maintain the recognisable visual brand, streamlining the output of posters and graphics to prioritise consistency and quality.
• Co-ordinate and schedule marketing campaigns online, using apps like Metricool to visualise and track the impact of content.

• Contact name: Southwold Arts Centre Info