Marketing & Development Assistant

We are looking for a passionate and proactive individual with creative flair to join our small and busy Marketing & Development team.

As a Marketing & Development Assistant, you'll play a vital role in promoting our shows and community activities, enhancing our social media presence, and working to increase our membership and donations.

If you have excellent organisational skills, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and a passion for the arts, we want to hear from you!

Join us at The Core at Corby Cube and be part of a fantastic team dedicated to promoting the arts and engaging with the community. Apply now and take the first step towards an exciting career!

The purpose of this Marketing & Development Assistant role is to:

• Support the general marketing and press function of The Core at Corby Cube in promoting its shows and community activities.
• Assist with day-to-day digital marketing tasks, including website updates, email and campaign creation, social media updates, and correspondence.
• Support the delivery of activities that increase the value of membership and donations.

Marketing:

• Support the Marketing & Development Manager in creating marketing material, including season print and brochure, email communication, social media, newsletters, and ad-hoc items.
• Oversee the content entry for the website and social media platforms, including news features, competitions, interactive features and feedback surveys, ensuring individual show pages remain up to date at all times and exploit all relevant content relating to individual areas.
• With the Marketing & Development Manager, monitor and engage with public interaction on social media platforms.
• Liaise with community hirers to aid them in feeling supported in their marketing activity and ensuring appropriate use of the brand.

Development:

• Be the first point of contact for all prospective enquiries and be proficient in providing appropriate information to potential donors and members.
• Support the Marketing and Development Manager to account-manage all supporters, ensuring exceptional customer service and the delivery of agreed benefits.
• Work alongside colleagues across all departments to maintain the agreed level of administrative, marketing, and customer service necessary to deliver the development strategy.
• Support the organisation to host and attend functions, ensure appropriate liaison with all departments.

A full Marketing & Development Assistant Job Description is available to view and download on our website.

• Complimentary tickets available on selected shows throughout the year
• 10% discount at our bars and theatre shop
• Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured (Wisdom)
• Contributory staff pension, 5% employee and 3% employer

£13,962 per annum (Pro-rata of £22,959).Part-time - 22.5 hours per week.Working pattern negotiable.

Experience

• Experience in implementing/maintaining administrative systems/procedures
• Experience working in a customer-facing environment or with key stakeholders

Knowledge/Qualifications

• An understanding of marketing and working in an arts environment
• An understanding of the web and social media platforms as a marketing tool
• An understanding of and commitment to live performance, young people, and the wider community
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent written and proofreading skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisation, scheduling, and planning skills; able to prioritise a sizeable workload and meet tight deadlines
• Computer literate
• Ability to work using initiative or as part of a team

Experience

• Experience in using box office systems as a marketing and sales tool
• Experience in analysing data and producing reports

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Health and Safety
• Data Protection

Skills/Abilities

• Building emails using Wordfly
• Using Photoshop and Canva to create promotional material for social media, emails and website

Please submit a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) with your CV. In your letter, please include why you want this Marketing & Development Assistant role, your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, and some examples outlining how you fit the job description.

We are an inclusive organisation committed to fair recruitment and equality of opportunity. We particularly welcome applications from those whose backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce and the Arts more widely.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer, we would like you to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form. You will receive an email from us to acknowledge your application, which will include a link to complete this.

The Core at Corby Cube is a registered charity, and we have recently celebrated our 10th Birthday. In this time, we have welcomed more than 300,000 audience members and participants to our town centre venue and made a local economic impact of £16.8 million.