Permanent - Part Time (22.2 hours per week)
£18,030.89 per annum (£30,051.49 FTE)
We are recruiting for a part-time (3 days a week) Communications Officer position at the Marlowe Theatre to join our Audiences team. This is a job-share position, working in tandem with another part-time Communications Officer to share the role and responsibilities of the job.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Communications or PR and the ability to plan and implement internal and external communications campaigns. The day-to-day activity within the role could include:
1. Writing and distributing press releases
2. Organising live broadcast interviews
3. Leading on the creation of marketing assets for different shows
We need an excellent verbal and written communicator with well-honed project management skills. This is an exciting time for the Marlowe Theatre as we look ahead to major capital projects in Canterbury and producing large-scale plays with an eye to tour nationally, alongside our impressive received-work programme of West End musicals and high-profile tours that we bring to Kent audiences. The ideal candidate will be up to the challenge of ensuring the Marlowe Theatre retains a strong reputation locally and grows our reputation nationally and in our industry.
It is also essential that the candidate is excited to work collaboratively within the job-share and committed to making the role work for both parties. We want to work with people who are passionate about their work, resilient in the face of any challenge that comes their way, and supportive of their colleagues.
About us
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury is one of the UK’s most successful large-scale regional theatres (UK Theatre of the Year in the Stage Awards 2022). Our mission is to be the engine house for the performing arts in Kent, shaping the spirit of our region.
We bring West End musicals, national companies, a symphony orchestra season, and high-profile tours to Kent audiences, in a year-round programme of theatre, dance, opera, music, and comedy in our 1,200-seat Main House. Next year we begin producing large-scale plays made in Kent and touring nationally. Our 150-seat Studio is dedicated to the development of new ideas, with a mix of R&D with resident and visiting companies, sharings, and presented shows, plus a home-produced family show at Christmas.
Our ground-breaking work with young people focuses on skills development and includes co-delivery of a UAL Level 3 Performing Arts course with East Kent Colleges Group; being the national home of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures’ Cygnet School and the RSC’s Associate Theatre in the South East. We recently launched our Writers’ Room, developing regional talent and supporting our producing aspirations. As the largest performing arts employer in the region, we are committed to developing the workforce of the future, providing apprenticeships and work experience opportunities for over 100 young people every year across all areas of theatre-making.
We are also fast outgrowing our spaces and developing major capital projects as a result, including turning the 800-year-old Poor Priests’ Hospital within the city walls into a Creative Learning Centre and free heritage destination, with support from Levelling Up and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are also looking towards the long-term development of our theatre building, increasing our technical and producing capacity.
Our investment in our loyalty strategy has ensured that we have consistently strong and engaged audiences for our varied programme. We’ve also received recognition from our industry, winning a Stage Award for our innovative approach to supporting the theatre sector and a Workforce Award from UK Theatre for our investment in our People Plan, ensuring our high calibre team are rewarded and supported.
We are a Creative Green organisation and are committed to taking action on climate change and environmental sustainability.
The Marlowe Theatre is an inclusive and disability confident employer. We value difference and recruit by merit based on fair and open competition. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.
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Closing date: Friday 10 January 2025
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