Marketing Manager

City of Bristol, Bristol, UK (Hybrid)

£16K/yr – £18K/yrMid LevelPart time

Posted 6 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead Bristol Old Vic Theatre School's marketing strategy and day-to-day campaigns, guiding a small team to recruit students, boost audience numbers for productions, and support fundraising while championing the brand across departments.

  • Lead planning and execution of marketing campaigns
  • Collaborate with Admissions, Development, events, and Short Courses
  • Drive student recruitment, audience development, and fundraising

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • At Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, we’ve been setting the global benchmark for world-class conservatoire training for decades. Behind every successful production, full-time student intake, and vibrant short course is a story – and we’re looking for a dynamic Marketing Manager to tell ours. Working 2.5 days a week, you’ll lead the day-to-day planning and execution of our marketing campaigns. You’ll drive prospective students to our world-renowned full-time degree and short-course programmes, put bums on seats for our public productions, and support our fundraising initiatives – all while acting as a champion for our brand. Leading a supportive team of two Marketing Officers, you’ll collaborate across departments including Admissions, Development, events, and Short courses – as well as with Productions and Course Leaders, to ensure our communications are as vibrant as our creative community.

Requirements

  • A natural storyteller and brand champion with proven experience across the whole marketing and communications mix.
  • An experienced manager who can coach, inspire, and delegate effectively.
  • A collaborative team player skilled in campaign planning for student recruitment, audience development, and fundraising within a charity, arts and / or education setting.
  • A marketing professional who is organised, data-aware, and methodical with a passion for higher education and the creative arts.
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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School was opened in 1946 by Sir Laurence Olivier. We've been at our site on Downside Road for over 60 years.We offer training in a range of disciplines including acting, production arts, writing, directing, costume and designing. Our courses include undergraduate and postgraduate options as well as short courses and youth theatre courses.

Founded in 1946
Clifton, Abbots Leigh, Lower Failand, Failand, Leigh Woods, England, GBR
111 employees (40 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

£16K/yr – £18K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range (£17K) is 62% below the median base salary for Marketing Manager roles in the United Kingdom (£45K).

Marketing Manager median pay in the United Kingdom

£45K/yr

Most pay falls between £40K and £55K. Based on 170 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
26 (23% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
71.9%
Direct
22.6%
Referral
2.2%
Social
3.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~111
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Marketing Manager

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School · City of Bristol, Bristol, UK · Hybrid