Marketing & Communications Officers – Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, closes 1 Sept

Are you brilliant at telling stories through press and social media or a creative marketer with a passion for engaging new audiences?

The team are looking for two people with relevant professional experience, or their own lived experience to join the Marketing & Communications team.

There’s a Communications Officer and a Marketing Officer role, each playing a vital part in delivering multi channel campaigns for all the brilliant things that happen on and off stage at the Everyman & Playhouse Theatres.

They encourage you to apply for one role, that most suits your talents and experience.

For more information, please visit: https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/jobs

Office Administrator – XTRAX & Without Walls, closes 12 Sept

The team are looking for a reliable and forward-thinking Office Administrator to join the XTRAX team in Hulme, Manchester. 

You should be a hands-on person with great attention to detail and be comfortable working at a fast pace.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with excellent administration skills wanting to build experience in the field of festivals and events. The post also offers an insight into the exciting world of outdoor festivals.

They particularly welcome receiving applications from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people, and Deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent people. If you identify as being from one of these groups and there is access support that will help your application, please let them know by contacting adam@xtrax.org.uk.

XTRAX is one of the UK’s leading development agencies for the outdoor arts sector, supporting artists and festivals to develop, programme and advocate for high-quality, UK-made outdoor performance. They also manage outdoor arts consortium Without Walls, who create and tour innovative work.

Responsibilities:

  • Project administration and logistics
  • General office management
  • Data management and evaluation
  • HR
  • Full-time: designing printed and online materials

Details:

  • Hours: part-time, 24 hours per week / 3 days. They may offer a full-time role for an exceptional candidate who brings additional HR or design skills.
  • Duration: 1 year fixed-term. Extension subject to funding.
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Deadline: Monday 12 September 2022, 10am
  • Interviews: Tuesday 20 September 2022

To apply, please send a CV, cover letter and optional Equal Opps form to adam@xtrax.org.uk with the subject ‘Office Administrator’.

Download the full job specification from their website: https://xtrax.org.uk/jobs-opportunities/office-administrator/

Officer, Research – Arts Council England, closes 31 Aug

Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way they work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)

Salary: £27,668 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester. (The role will be based at their Manchester office; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

As an Officer of Research, you will support research programmes and develop an evidence base concerning the cultural sector and the impact of public investment. You will also assist in managing ongoing research programmes and ensure Arts Council strategy and policy are informed by high-quality evidence.

To give you an idea of how this Officer, Research role would look and feel, these are some things you could expect to do:

  • Help in commissioning research and managing research contracts
  • Conduct primary and secondary research
  • Provide analysis of research findings and share these with colleagues across the organisation

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to their employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan – a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.

They believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our application guidance and more about our commitment to diversity on their website here.

To Apply for this role please click here

To view the job description please click here

To view the recruitment pack please click here

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Closing date: 9am Wednesday 31 August

Box Office Manager (Tung Auditorium) – The University of Liverpool, closes 31 Aug

The Tung Auditorium is a state-of-the-art, high specification concert hall which delivers an outstanding live music performance experience.

Situated within the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre with world-class teaching and learning at its heart, the Tung Auditorium celebrates the University’s cultural contribution to the city and seeks to offer an open and inclusive programme, enhancing engagement with the arts locally, regionally and nationally.

They are seeking an experienced Box Office Manager to join the team at this recently opened venue. Reporting to the Artistic Director, the role holder will play a key role in setting up and running an in-house Box Office service, delivering excellent customer service to both audiences and visiting artists. If you meet the essential requirements of the person specification they would encourage you to apply.

This role is 17.5 hours per week (0.5)

Salary range £26,396 – £30,503 pa (pro rata)

To apply, contact: Richard Hartwell, richard.hartwell@liverpool.ac.uk

Director of Heritage (parental leave cover) – Port Sunlight Village Trust, closes 5 Sept

Port Sunlight Village Trust (PSVT) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and suitably experienced professional to join their Senior Leadership Team on a temporary basis.

They are looking to appoint a Director of Heritage to cover Parental Leave for up to 12 months. You will work with the CEO, other Directors, and Board of trustees to realise a new 5-year plan for the organisation and a longer-term masterplan for Port Sunlight.

About the post

As Director of Heritage, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Heritage Directorate, which is responsible for the care and protection of Port Sunlight’s heritage and collections and making their stories and legacies accessible and relevant to everyone through research and public programming.

As well as people management and overseeing the day-to-day operational management of the Directorate, you will also lead the following projects over the next 12 months:

  • Review of the 10-year Conservation Management Plan
  • Development and implementation of a new Monuments Strategy
  • Phase 1 National Lottery Heritage Fund bid for a new Museum concept and interpretive strategy for the site
  • Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Manchester working with communities to explore William Lever’s colonialist business practices in our museum and public spaces.
  • Equity Diversity & Inclusion improvement plan
  • Research into a new model for community involvement
  • Development of a new Volunteer Strategy
  • Bid for World Heritage Site Inscription, pending the outcome of an application to the UK’s Tentative List (due January 2023).

The successful candidate will ideally be able to commence the role in October 2022 and the contract will run until October 2023.

More information

More information about the post, including job description, can be found on the Jobs & Volunteering page on the PSVT website. You can also request an informal conversation with the CEO Paul Harris and Director of Heritage Katherine Lynch.

The closing date for completed application is 10.00am on Monday 5th September. Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing 12th September.

Diversifying their workforce

At present, diverse social groups are underrepresented at PSVT, and this is something they want to change. Therefore, they particularly encourage applications from people who are of the Global Majority, Disabled, Neurodiverse, D/deaf, LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit), and/or from working-class backgrounds.

They are also keen to hear from candidates under 30 years old who are passionate about representing a younger perspective.

 

Duty Manager (Casual) – Contact, closes 22 Aug

Contact are a theatre and performing arts venue on Manchester’s Oxford Road.

They create and produce their own shows, host tours from some of the best theatre companies in the world and develop the next generation of artists, performers and community leaders.

When on shift, the Duty Manager will be the public face of Contact, delivering excellent customer service and ensuring the welfare of all building occupants, as well as overseeing the smooth running of the building.

At Contact they pride themselves on creating a safe, comfortable and happy experience for any visitor and the Duty Manager will be at the heart of this welcoming environment.

Please note, the Duty Manager must be available to work evenings & weekends.

ROLE INFORMATION  

Job Title: Duty Manager

Salary: £11 per hour

Hours: Zero-hour

Contract: Casual

HOW TO APPLY

Please use the following link to access Contact’s website and follow the listed instructions on how to apply – https://contactmcr.com/about-us/jobs-2/duty-manager/

Please note, that only a completed application form will be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 22nd August

Head of Sales & Marketing (maternity cover) – Storyhouse, closes 5 Sept

Job Title: Head of Sales & Marketing

Contract: Full time 40 hours per week, fixed term 12 months, maternity cover

Location: Chester

Salary: £38k – £41k per year, depending on experience

Closing date: 5th September 2022

The role:

Storyhouse are looking for a commercially experienced sales manager with a track record of successful management of income generation in this or a related sector.

You will be responsible for reaching attracting and engaging new and existing audiences and supporters. You will continue their commitment to an even brighter and more sustainable future; one that engages community, and places customers and diverse voices at its heart.

This is a perfect opportunity for a creative and energetic individual who can effectively communicate with audiences about their work across art forms and multiple performance spaces – both live and digital.

Further details and a full job pack available at www.storyhouse.com/get-involved/work-with-us

For a conversation: hr.team@storyhouse.com

Please note they will interview throughout and may close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

 

Theatre Director – Storyhouse, closes 29 Aug

Job Title: Theatre Director

Reports to: Producer

Contract: Fixed term, rehearses in December 2022 – January 2023, opens early February 2023.

Location: Chester

Salary: £5,500 plus UK Theatre daily rate for any meeting or auditions prior to rehearsals starting​

Closing date: 29th August 2022

The role:

They are looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic director to lead on their February production of Chris Bushs’ adaptation if Dr Faustus, Faustus – The Dammed Woman.

In this radical retelling of the Faustus myth, one woman makes the ultimate sacrifice – selling her soul in order to change the course of history. But can she now escape eternal damnation?

Brought to the stage in a co-production between Storyhouse and Fallen Angels Dance Company, this gripping Faustian drama explores what we must sacrifice to achieve greatness, and the legacy that we leave behind.

You will direct Faustus – The Dammed Woman driving quality, aspiration, accessibility and innovation in the design, casting, staging and presentation of the production. This will take place within a 4-week rehearsal and 4-day technical rehearsal period. Working alongside Fallen Angels Artistic Director, Paul Bayes Kitcher to embed movement into the production.

You will join their production team, working under the leadership of their Producer to deliver a world-class production on time, on budget to surprise, delight and inspire audiences in Chester and the wider community.

The production will be live streamed as a first step to make it fully accessible to all audience members. You will provide visionary leadership for the story, with a commitment to collaborative theatre making.

Further details and a full job pack available at www.storyhouse.com/get-involved/work-with-us

For a conversation: hr.team@storyhouse.com

Event Manager – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, closes 30 Aug

As the largest music organisation in the city, hosting incredible events is central to Liverpool Philharmonic’s work.

They’re currently looking for an Event Manager who’ll make sure that their events run to the highest possible standard and that our customers always have a safe and enjoyable time with them.

When on duty, you’ll have complete operational control of Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, working across their entire event and activities programme, with everyone from visiting artists, promoters and our ensembles and departments, to ensure events run smoothly.

You’ll also deal with customer queries and resolve any incidents, be responsible for financial duties related to events, and line manage a stewarding team. Sound good? If you’re an independent, organised problem-solver who works well under pressure and has experience in a customer facing, supervisory role, get in touch!

The salary for this position is £26,431.60 per annum.

For further deatils and to submit an application, please visit – Event Manager (liverpoolphil.com)