Marketing and Audiences Officer
Salary £30,000 (f/t 37.5 hrs)
We are looking for a Marketing and Audiences Officer to join our Team.
Fleet's entertainment venue
The Harlington
requires a friendly Officer to jump straight in to support the Marketing and Audiences Manager. The Marketing and Audiences Officer will be key to increasing the visibility of the venue and bookings hire, as well as supporting to create, market events and shows from the venue. This role will be jointly responsible for ensuring a first-class customer experience at the reception / box office during normal and extended opening hours, and at performance times.
The Harlington is a smallish venue offering a selection of rooms for hire, dance studio, bars and auditorium space which can be adapted to accommodate theatre and cabaret type shows plus a variety of events. Ancells Farm Community Centre is a small community hall which needs support with its automated bookings. Both venues are managed by Fleet Town Council. The Harlington is in a period of change, which we hope will become more transformational, so we are looking for someone who can grow with us.
Due to the varied nature of the role, we're happy to receive applications from those with varying levels of experience.
To apply applicants should:
* Be friendly and outgoing as you will often be the first point of contact
* Be a person with a strong work ethic
* Be proactive and meticulous in caring about the smaller details
* Be able to work within a team and on solo projects
Essential
* Experience in a live entertainment environment
* Experience of the marketing, from social media to print
* Experience of newsletters, or CMS systems such as Mailchimp
* Any example of telling a story for business use
* Experience of Photoshop or InDesign and Excel and other Microsoft Office programmes like Publisher
* Demonstrably high level of literacy and numeracy skills
* Ability to work to tight deadlines
* Ability to manage a high and varied workload
* Demonstrable willingness to learn new skills
Desirable
* Marketing qualification
* Have ticketing or box office experience
* Any experience for generating additional sales
* Additional creative skills such as photography or videography
Most importantly we want to find an incredibly organised and capable person who wants to play an important role in our growth. We're currently re-structuring our staffing requirements to meet with an ever-increasing programme of shows, events and activities together with ambitious plans for a refurbished venue, and this new role will provide support to the Marketing and Audiences Manager. You will be given any in-house training you need; we also have ongoing membership with the Art Marketing Association of which you will have access. Your desire, belief and ability to make the role a success is paramount
The post is eligible for inclusion in the company's pension scheme, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and employee assistance programme.
Applications will be reviewed as they're received. Interviews will be conducted at The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 4BY
To be considered, read the job description on the website
and send your CV, with a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for the job. Details of how to apply are on the website. Please can you clearly mark whether you are applying for the Assistant, or Officer role.