Overview
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This is a fixed-term, 12-month contract. Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Salary: £35,360 per annum. Location: Central Oxford OX1.
Our client is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change. The organisation welcomes approximately 100,000 visitors a year, with about 15,000 attendances by schools and community groups in learning activities. Its digital content reaches 450,000 annually. It is a registered charity funded by Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, with support from individuals, trusts, and foundations.
About You And The Role
The Marketing Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of the organisation’s marketing work, spanning advertising, social media, print, content creation, data capture, intelligence gathering, evaluation and reporting. Working closely with the Head of Digital and Communications and the Design and Communications Officer, this role helps deliver marketing and communications strategies and nurture relationships with stakeholders including partners, artists and audiences. The role will also share intelligence and ideas to support colleagues in identifying and developing new digital strategies to positively impact reach, engagement, brand and profile.
Principal Responsibilities
* Plan, develop, manage and deliver the organisation’s marketing and communications strategies across advertising, print, content production and campaigns.
* Develop and manage digital marketing work with assistance, including content production for social media, email marketing and website platforms.
* Manage ticketing for public programme events using Eventbrite.
* Promote and communicate the artistic programme to a diverse audience to support visitor and online engagement targets while protecting and building the brand.
* Lead the promotion of the organisation’s commercial offer (café, shop and hires) to a broad audience.
* Manage multiple programmes of work including content management, scheduling, project delivery and evaluation to ensure timely delivery.
* Gather and share intelligence to identify new methods to grow communications activities in line with the mission and business plan.
* Write effective and accurate copy for various audiences and channels.
* Lead internal content production processes to ensure high-quality campaigns are produced on time and within budget.
* Support the Head of Digital and Communications in campaign-specific projects such as fundraising and strategic partnerships.
* Support the delivery of reports for stakeholders, including funders and the board, through regular data collection processes.
General
* Liaise with external service providers and maintain high-quality relationships with artists, VIPs, supporters and suppliers.
* Deploy systems and approaches relevant to marketing to support colleagues in representing the organisation effectively.
* Recruit and line manage temporary interns and volunteer placements.
* Contribute to strategic planning and report writing with the Head of Digital and Communications and senior management.
* Support the wider work of the Digital and Communications team by attending internal events where appropriate.
* Accurately manage devolved budgets and report regularly to the Head of Digital and Communications.
Person Specification
Essential
* A minimum of four years’ experience in a digital marketing or communications role within an arts or comparable organisation.
* Demonstrable experience of content creation and distribution across digital platforms.
* Experience of creating printed media, liaising with designers, printers, distributors and ad providers.
* Experience across campaigns, print, ads, social media, website management and email marketing.
* Strong knowledge of marketing analytics platforms such as social media, Google Analytics and AdWords.
* Experience working on paid social media campaigns.
* Experience with design packages (InDesign, Photoshop, or Canva) and content editing platforms (Premiere Pro or CapCut).
* Excellent written, editing and verbal communication skills with rigorous attention to detail.
* Excellent customer service skills and strong interpersonal, influencing and communications abilities.
* Excellent organisational and project management skills, including budgeting and evaluating work packages.
* Experience managing expenditure budgets and understanding financial compliance.
* Ability to work positively with a broad range of individuals, organisations and audiences.
* A strong affinity with the values and mission of the organisation.
Desirable
* Knowledge and interest in contemporary art and visual culture.
* Understanding of the UK charitable/publicly funded arts sector.
* Established personal networks within UK arts and culture media sectors.
Benefits
* Pension with auto-enrolment through Legal & General. Employee contribution 5%, employer 3% of qualifying earnings.
* Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus eight public bank holidays.
* Staff discount in Cafe and shop.
Closing date for applications is Midnight on Sunday 9 November 2025. Interviews will be held weeks commencing 17th to 24th November 2025.
To Apply and for more information
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This employer is committed to equality of opportunity and values diversity in its team. As part of its Anti-racism Action Plan, they welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in this sector. No agencies please.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Marketing and Sales
Industries
* Advertising Services
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