Communications Manager (Marketing)

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

Salary: £38,665 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester, but other locations outside of London will be considered (The role will be based at the office base listed; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our 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)

Are you a skilled communicator who can lead a team to deliver great marketing content? Have you got a strategic eye for developing digital communication channels? Do you champion accessible communications?

If you answered yes to the above, then we want to hear from you!

The Arts Council is on a mission to make sure that everyone in England has access to creativity and culture, no matter their background. From encouraging artists to apply for our funding, to letting cultural organisations know the support available to improve how they work and showing the public how their money helps achieve that mission, the Marketing team has an important role to play.

As our Communication Manager (Marketing), you can expect to:

Develop and manage the Arts Council’s digital and marketing communications strategy
Share your expertise to help create innovative ways to connect with a wide range of audiences
Lead a team of Marketing Officers to deliver communication campaigns and manage our marketing channels
Provide advice on communicating accessibly, putting our audiences first, and content and channel best practice
Act as the Art’s Council’s brand guardian, ensuring content produced across the organisation meets our editorial standards
Develop strong relationships with senior staff across the Arts Council so that you can identify communications opportunities and risks

To succeed in this role, you’ll be a natural leader who builds strong relationships so that you can positively influence and drive work. You’ll be extremely good at managing your time and juggling competing demands. And you’ll be naturally curious and self-motivating, identifying improvements to be made and conversations to be a part of.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.

If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application, for further information please visit their website at here

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

About us: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our 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.

Please note that, we are currently consulting on our Staff Code of Ethics and changes which will avoid conflicts of interest. The changes would mean that employees of the Arts Council would not be able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk

We 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 our website here.