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The Marketing Officer will report to the Senior Marketing Manager and work closely with the Marketing & Commercial team to ensure the smooth delivery of all aspects of the team’s output.

Assisting the Deputy Head of Marketing and Senior Marketing Manager in delivering marketing and sales campaigns to maximise income, achieve targets and increase/diversify audiences. Supporting the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Marketing & Insights to effectively manage the team through providing administrative support across a variety of projects and act as the main Marketing point of contact for the Education & Community team.

Areas of responsibility

Marketing

To lead the delivery of marketing and sales campaigns for allocated productions (such as A Christmas Carol) and one-off or special events
To lead marketing campaigns and asset creation for Education & Community projects and sharings
To assist the Marketing & Commercial Team in implementing creative marketing campaigns for all Old Vic productions
To support the Marketing & Commercial Team in ensuring that opportunities for diversifying The Old Vic’s audiences are maximised
To assist the Deputy Head of Marketing and Senior Marketing Manager in the production of Old Vic production programmes e.g. sourcing and editing cast and creative team biographies
To lead on reciprocal relationships with other venues
To organise events in relation to campaigns such as ticket agent nights
Update listings (e.g SOLT access listings)
To assist the Marketing & Commercial team with general administration which includes but is not limited to setting up ticket offers, managing diaries, booking couriers for distribution, arranging and minuting meetings and managing agreed actions.

Digital

To support the Head of Marketing in updating and maintaining the content on The Old Vic website including writing and editing copy and sourcing images.

General Duties

To be the first point of contact within the organisation for general marketing queries and to field these to the appropriate person within the team
To work with Design team on front of house vinyls, season posters and FOH screens
To raise purchase orders, administer and file invoices and manage the credit card statement for the Marketing & Commercial team
To proofread print and online material as required
To monitor and, when appropriate, respond to the marketing email inbox
To keep up to date with all relevant training for Tessitura.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.

About you

The post holder must be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential

Proven experience at a junior level in a marketing team
Good attention to detail and ability to proofread.
Able to proactively manage concurrent projects to tight deadlines in an environment with competing demands
Knowledge of box office and ticketing systems
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Ability to work collaboratively.

How to Apply

We understand that everyone is different and we want you to apply in whichever way you feel best shows your skills and experience. There are a range of ways that you can apply with us:

Sending a short video file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you (have a look at the person specification in the job description).
Sending a short audio file of yourself (no longer than two minutes in length), detailing your experience, why you are applying for the role and what about working at The Old Vic interests you.
Completing our application form.
Uploading your CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in the role and working at the Old Vic.

As a Disability Confident employer, The Old Vic has made a commitment that all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for this job will be invited to interview. However in the event that we have a high volume of applications all of whom meet the criteria and identify as disabled, meaning it is not practicable to interview everyone, we may apply a weighting to the shortlisting criteria, or add an additional shortlisting stage before any interviews take place. In all cases we will take care to ensure that any criteria or weightings do not disadvantage disabled applicants.

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The process

The recruitment process for this role will be two stages:

1st stage virtual conversation
2nd stage in person conversation
You may be asked to complete a work based skills assessment or challenge.

The closing date for this role is 21 May 2024. First Conversations are likely to take place w/c 27 May 2024.

Benefits

Hybrid working for eligible teams and a company culture that promotes good work/life balance
Enhanced annual leave, starting at 25 days per year, increasing by one day per year up to 30 days (plus bank holidays). Opportunity to switch statutory bank holidays to mark a religious event or festival
Complimentary tickets for you and a guest to Old Vic preview productions
Discretionary invite to Press Night performances and parties
Free therapy from our therapy partner SelfSpace
Mental health support via our in house Mental Health Champions
Enhanced employer pension contributions with The People’s Pension
Festive day – one discretionary additional paid day off around the festive period for a collective pause
Time to volunteer – one day per year to support a charity or project of your choosing
Commitment to learning, education and development
Enhanced sick pay
Access to interest free travel schemes including Cycle 2 work and Season Ticket loans after your probation period
Family friendly policies and enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental pay
All staff social events
Staff discount in Penny and The Old Vic bars as well as discounts in local bars and restaurants
Opportunities to get involved with staff clubs and working groups such as the Inclusion Working Group
Buddy schemes including New Starter and Parental buddies to support your induction and return to work after parental leave

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