Vacancies
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Administration vacancies
Head of Marketing
The Philharmonia is looking to appoint an experienced and innovative Head of Marketing to lead on the day to day running of marketing and communications for all Philharmonia activity. With a proven track record of achieving high sales targets, applicants must be knowledgeable and passionate about classical music and the arts sector in general, with a keen interest in bringing the artform to wider audiences.
Centred around the annual concert season, this role will be responsible for the strategic development and execution of campaigns that drive sales and engagement for a varied programme of concerts. With a strong focus on growing audiences and increasing ticket sales and income across the season at the Royal Festival Hall, and across all regional and international residency venues and festival. Connecting to the audience development strategy, the successful candidate will have a progressive approach to marketing – reaching new audiences where they are, through innovative campaigns, which have a strong focus on digital channels, tracking and data capture.
Key Responsibilities
- Create the annual marketing and comms strategy for each season at the RFH and in the residencies
- Work with the Dir. of Marketing & Comms to build on the audience development strategy – set new goals for engagement and diversification, and strategies that deliver significant audience growth
- Create a brand partnership strategy – work with a minimum of ten partners to grow reach and brand awareness, from the likes of Classic FM to high street retailers
- Create an annual season campaign planner – lead on the execution and implementation of the strategy across the full marketing mix, ensuring that campaigns are delivered to a very high standard, on time and tracked throughout
- Specific focus on digital marketing campaigns – from the creation of assets and target audience through to conversion tracking and optimisation
- Brief external partners on campaigns and requirements – PR agency, brand and design agency, ticketing partners, press contacts, copywriters, research partners
- With the Senior Data & Audience Insight Manager, create at least five automated customer journeys and comms (email, direct mail…), maximising Tessitura functionality
- Overhaul the website to create a new look and feel, and user navigation for the 80th anniversary season, with an integrated SEO and Paid Search strategy (utilising the Google Grant)
- Manage the department marketing budget, ensuring activity is delivered against budget with maximum efficiency
- Support the Development department with pitches and proposals for funders and applications – with a focus on creativity and innovation
- Attend concerts at the RFH and at residencies on a rota basis
Employment type: full-time, Monday – Friday (35 hours per week) plus evening and weekend work as required
Salary: £45 – £50k, depending on experience
Location: London Southwark head office with travel to various UK locations as required
To apply: please email your CV and cover letter to philharmoniahr@theHRhub.co.uk with the subject Philharmonia – Head of Marketing
Closing date: Tuesday 8 July
First interviews: Thursday 17 July
Arts Management Training Scheme
The Philharmonia is proud to launch the first orchestral Arts Management Training Scheme, which is open to everyone and has a No CV application process.
This two-year, full-time Training Scheme offers successful applicants the opportunity to gain an in-depth insight into the operations and functions of a renowned symphony orchestra.
Delivered across four key front-facing departments: Concerts, Marketing & Communications, Learning & Engagement and Development. Trainees complete four six-month rotations, each designed to build core skills, confidence, and knowledge of arts management in the four areas of orchestral operations.
This is a hands-on, structured training programme, ideal for early-career professionals, recent graduates seeking a career in the arts and cultural sector, or those with experience who wish to refocus and shift career.
Programme Features
- Hands-on delivery of core aspects of orchestra activities
- Work as a core member of collaborative teams, with on-the-job learning
- One-to-one mentorship from senior staff in each department
- Professional development workshops covering fundraising, budgeting, communications, and more
- Networking opportunities within the arts sector
Employment type: full-time, fixed term for two years; Monday – Friday (35 hours per week) plus evening and weekend work as required
Salary: £25,500
Location: London Southwark head office with travel to various UK locations as required
To apply: please email answers to four questions indicated in the job description to team@theHRhub.co.uk with the subject Philharmonia – Arts Management Training Scheme
Closing date: Sunday 13 July
First interviews: video interviews w/c 28 July
Orchestra Unwrapped Coordinator
The Orchestra Unwrapped Coordinator will play a crucial role in the Learning & Engagement Department,
managing our flagship education work that supports our commitment to building a pipeline of exceptional
and confident musicians. This role will involve on-site project delivery, representing the Orchestra with
external partners and project participants, and facilitating our engagement with schools in London and
across the Orchestra’s UK residencies of Bedford, Leicester, Canterbury, Basingstoke.
Key Responsibilities
Planning:
- Programming and delivering our schools’ concerts, including our flagship Orchestra Unwrapped series
- Preparing and scheduling all materials, workshops, CPD/INSET, and resources for Orchestra
Unwrapped - Planning schedules, budgets, and programmes for projects commissioned by music hubs and schools
Execution:
- The delivery, monitoring, and reporting of Orchestra Unwrapped
- Being the first point of contact for school partners, presenters, conductors, and general queries
- Designing and allocating seating plans, ticketing, and coordinating school-based contributions to
Orchestra Unwrapped (artwork, sit in sessions, etc) - The delivery, monitoring, and reporting of commissioned education projects
- Managing project budgets as above
- Responsibility for commissioning participation pieces and bespoke pieces for concerts
- Deliver workshops and CPD for teachers, monitoring and reporting on quality and feedback
Collaboration:
- Fixing and supporting the players, facilitators, and presenters within the projects, and planning any
resources or briefings they need - Supporting relationships with education organisations to support all our education related work, as
appropriate - Creating management schedules for all staff involved in the concerts
Orchestra-Wide Responsibilities:
- Undertake other such duties as may reasonably be required by the line manager
Employment type: permanent, full-time, Monday – Friday (35 hours per week) plus evening and weekend work as required
Salary: £26,000 – £28,000
Location: London Southwark head office with travel to various UK locations as required
To apply: please email your CV and cover letter to team@theHRhub.co.uk with the subject Philharmonia – Orchestra Unwrapped Coordinator
Closing date: Monday 21 July