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Communications Manager - Projects

Employer
Birmingham Hippodrome
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary
£30,000pa.
Closing date
2 Apr 2019

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Communications Manager - Projects

1 Year Fixed term Contract

£30,000pa.

Birmingham Hippodrome B5 4TB

A great theatre needs great people.  We can only thrive by having the right team on board in a fast-paced, constantly changing, creative workplace.  

About Us

Presenting the best in musical theatre, ballet and opera, dance, drama, comedy and pantomime, we work successfully with some of the world’s biggest international producers.  With our resident partners Birmingham Royal Ballet and DanceXchange; with collaborators such as Welsh National Opera and Sadler’s Wells; and with names like Cameron Mackintosh, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Qdos Pantomimes, and the National Theatre dull moments don’t get a look in.

Average annual paid attendance of over half a million theatre-goers underlines our claim to be the UK’s busiest and most popular single theatre.  We are managed by a voluntary board of Trustees as an independent charity with no revenue subsidy from the public purse.  In our main auditorium or Patrick Studio, in our conference spaces or restaurant, and in schools and communities, we make sure that everyone is welcome, we settle for nothing but the best and we bring flair to everything we do.

About The Role

This is an outstanding opportunity to use your expertise to build and shape our communications strategy for non-show related activity. This will involve driving communications for various departments from Catering and Access to Fundraising and Events as well as general corporate and brand messaging. You will focus on promoting our Hippodrome Projects work. This will include our own curated programme of indoor and outdoor live performances and festivals, exhibitions, community work as well as transformational learning projects. You will also support the Head of Communications in advocacy work. You will help ensure that our messaging reaches the widest possible audience in line with our organisational strategy as well as develop our reach and reputation through print, broadcast, online media and social media engagement.

Of graduate calibre, and ideally with a journalism or marketing qualification, you will have experience in a senior level media and digital communications role. You will have a track record of delivering effective national media campaigns and PR projects, ideally relating to theatre or arts environments. You will have worked across digital platforms on successful social media strategies and are comfortable using analytical tools to measure performance too.

Good at copy-writing, researching, editing, proofing and originating printed and digital communications, you will possess excellent communication and relationship management skills. You will also have strong commissioning skills and a creative journalistic sense.

To enjoy a new stage for your skills please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing date is the 2nd April 2018

At Birmingham Hippodrome we are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone.

Company

Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre and registered charity which stages more than 400 performances a year. Around half a million people visit annually for musicals, ballet, opera, dance, drama, comedy and pantomime – the largest regular attendance of any single theatre in the UK.

Musicals account for just under half of all performances, followed by pantomimes (19%), ballet (16%) and opera (3%). Other performances include drama, dance and comedy. The Hippodrome has partnerships with Birmingham Royal Ballet and DanceXchange. It is also the only English venue which presents all of the Welsh National Opera’s repertoire. The theatre houses the 200-seat Patrick Centre for the Performing Arts in addition to extensive in-house conference facilities and a restaurant.

During 2013/14, the Hippodrome staged 404 performances attended by just under 626,000 patrons. Around 17% of tickets are sold at a discounted rate for education, audience development and access. Each year, approximately 14,000 tickets are sold to schools, in addition to nearly 1,500 free tickets for teachers.

The Birmingham Hippodrome is a significant local employer with full-time, part-time and casual paid posts across most of its teams, which encompass administration, technical, customer service and hospitality, marketing, box office, creative learning, fundraising and finance. It has over 100 permanent staff members.

The theatre also offers work experience placements, internships and creative apprenticeships. There is, additionally, a volunteer programme. The Hippodrome provides full induction, support, training and learning and development for every volunteer role. Opportunities include working in the auditorium or at outdoor events.

The Hippodrome has a growing programme of creative learning, community and outdoor performances, under the banner of ‘Hippodrome Creative’. Among the Hippodrome’s projects are the Young Carers’ summer school; the Matthew Bourne ‘Curtain Raiser’ with local colleges; workshops with the charities Sense and Age Concern; and the theatre’s weekly drama classes with special needs experts, ‘Open Theatre’.

The Hippodrome’s free Summer in Southside weekend features the best in outdoor performance. On behalf of Birmingham Arts Partnership, Hippodrome Creative produced 4 Squares Weekender to celebrate the opening of the new Library of Birmingham in 2013; and Birmingham Weekender (September 2015) to celebrate the opening of New Street Station and Grand Central, and the city’s Rugby World Cup games.

All catering and hospitality services are owned and managed in-house. The Hippodrome operates its own Circle Restaurant in addition to foyer bars and a Deli Bar.

The Hippodrome’s customer service team won a Gold Standard Badge for World Class Service in 2013. And in 2014 the theatre made the Top 100 of the Sunday Times’ ‘Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For in the UK’.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 689 3052
Location
Hurst Street, 
Southside,
Birmingham,
B5 4TB
GB

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