We are looking to appoint an experienced and creative marketing professional to a new position of Marketing Manager.
As a community music venue, skills and training hub and pillar of the community, Future Yard delivers a wide-ranging programme of live events, artist development, training initiatives and community activities. Ensuring that all of this work is communicated warmly, professionally and with flair is essential to achieving our mission – that music can change the world.
You will oversee and manage the marketing of Future Yard's varied live events, programmes and activities, with line management responsibility for two live events marketers. You will lead campaigns promoting Future Yard's training programmes, artist development initiatives, schools programmes, F+B offer and weddings/hires, ensuring sales and recruitment targets are met. This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape and deliver the marketing and communications strategy for one of the UK's most exciting new music organisations.
Working closely with our Director of Audiences, you will plan and deliver creative campaigns across social media, email, web, print and partnerships. You'll work alongside colleagues from across the organisation – from Skills + Learning to Community and Sustainability – to make sure our story is told brilliantly and consistently. You will also maintain a robust comms calendar and oversee the efficient use of our audience CRM.
The next 12 months represent an exciting period for Future Yard. We are about to embark on a large capital building project, creating new performance and workshop spaces which will allow us to engage with even more people in Birkenhead, Wirral and across the Liverpool City Region. As an organisation who proudly painted THE FUTURE IS BIRKENHEAD on the front of our building when we first moved in, we are excited to build on our promising first chapter and establish ourselves as one of the UK's foremost, innovative and bold grassroots music venues.
Working within our Leadership Group, this role will report to the Director Of Audiences. Future Yard CIC is a relatively young organisation and has grown into its current position of prominence in just five years. We are an award-winning, grassroots cultural institution, an anchor organisation in Birkenhead's regeneration and an Arts Council England NPO.
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This is a unique opportunity to join the team at one of the UK's most exciting new music organisations. Since fully opening in the summer of 2021, we have played host to artists such as Nadine Shah, Anna Calvi, Gruff Rhys, OMD, Doves, Black Country New Road, Everything Everything, English Teacher, The Zutons, Nubiyan Twist, Shame, Melt Yourself Down, Dry Cleaning, The Coral, Bodega and many more, with a programme encompassing the best in contemporary alternative, jazz, electronic and experimental music.
Future Yard is committed to providing a range of pathways for local young people to develop the skills needed to embark on careers within the live music industry.
As a member of the Future Yard family you will benefit from a range of bonuses, including: free entry to all Future Yard shows, training and social events, our cycle to work scheme, paid training, ongoing development opportunities and a brilliant range of staff discounts.
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THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
We are looking for a creative and organised marketing and communications professional with several years of experience to undertake this role at an important time in our organisation's development. Ideally you will have relevant experience within the music/creative industries, although candidates with transferable and appropriate experience from other sectors are also encouraged to apply.
We are particularly looking for an individual who shares Future Yard's values and is/has:
* Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering successful marketing campaigns across multiple channels
* Strong understanding of social media, email marketing and web CMS
* Experience of managing budgets, schedules and targets
* Excellent copywriting and communication skills, with an ability to brilliantly articulate and present Future Yard's vision
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once
* Experience of leading a small team
* A passion for the power of culture and a deep interest in music
* Great team working skills, flexibility and an appetite to continually develop
* You will be a well organised, disciplined self-starter
Applications must be made via an application form (which will be sent to you), with an opportunity to upload a CV and personal statement detailing how you are the perfect fit for the role. Please take care to address all aspects of the role profile (as described above) in your covering letter.
If your application is successful, you will be invited for an interview. Interviews will be in person and will take place on 10th October 2025.
The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday 6th October 2025.
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Future Yard was established with the aim of creating a transformational live music venue for the people of Birkenhead, Wirral and Merseyside. We're passionate about the power of music and the positive impact a high-quality community music venue can have on people's lives. Future Yard is at the heart of the regeneration vision for Birkenhead.
Future Yard is a non-profit, Community Interest Company. We run a range of acclaimed training, artist development and community programmes alongside our live events, as detailed in our recent Annual Report. We are keen to work with people who share our vision of a dynamic community music venue and are driven to deliver excellence.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£35,360.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Sick pay
* Work from home
Experience:
* Marketing: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person