Overview
Join to apply for the Communications Officer role at Birmingham Hippodrome.
Salary: £22,000 + benefits (pro-rated from £27,500)
Job Closing Date: 13/11/2025
Employment Type: Permanent
Department: Communications
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome - hybrid, with a minimum of two days onsite per week, plus events work
Hours Per Week: 30 hours/4 days per week, including some evening and weekend work which will be planned in advance
Birmingham Hippodrome has been entertaining audiences for over 125 years and welcomes over 500,000 visitors through its doors each year, alongside over 250,000 attendees to our off-site programme.
Responsibilities
* The Communications team is responsible for telling the Hippodrome story through our multi-channel communications strategy, which includes PR and media coverage, press nights, photocalls, writing long form articles for our programmes and website, creating bespoke content for our social media platforms and developing compelling internal communications to drive sales, engagement, industry profile and brand awareness.
* Work with a range of external PR and Marketing agencies, as well as internal Hippodrome teams to deliver communication campaigns for produced work including Festivals, Creative Partnerships (which includes our Youth programme and community engagement work), Fundraising & Development, New Musical Theatre and New Work & Artist Development.
* Support on the delivery of creating compelling content to raise the profile of Hippodrome produced work and tell the brand story, including collaboration with Creative Partnerships, Fundraising, New Work & Artist Development and New Musical Theatre.
* Support the day to day delivery and admin for the Communications team, including collating media clippings and statistics for reporting, managing event invites and RSVPs and booking and arranging photography briefs for internal activity.
* Work closely across all internal teams, as well as external partners, agencies and suppliers.
* Meet the role requirements including weekday availability (Monday and Friday) with remaining days agreed with the Head of Communications; some weekend and evening work will be required for press nights and events, planned in advance.
Employee Benefits
* 30 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
* Discounted public transport pass
* Show ticket offers
* Personal Growth Fund - up to £175 a year to spend on your physical and mental wellbeing
* Enhanced company sick pay
* Free life assurance and critical health insurance
* Enhanced maternity/adoption/paternity pay
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Electric car scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds and those with disabilities, and recognise under-representation in our workforce.
Please view the candidate pack here for full details of the role and the person specification.
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