Job Title: Marketing & Engagement Manager
Hours: 1.5 days a week equalling 37.5 days over 6 months
(freelance contract / 6 month fixed term contract)
Salary: £165 per day
Location: Remote
Reports to: Artistic Director & Producer

ABOUT THE ROLE
As Body Politic’s Marketing and Engagement Manager you will be responsible for the strategic planning and execution of the organisation’s brand, audience engagement and outreach initiatives. You will contribute to the overall success of the upcoming Spring tour of THEM, and development of the youth participation programme, which is central to the ambitious growth of the organisation.

The role is ideally suited to someone who wants to be at the forefront of driving the success of Body Politic; contributing to the strategy and mission of the organisation to grow audiences both online and in-person to achieve our ambitious aims to bring cultural experiences to those facing significant barriers.
Reaching young people from target areas, which may be of low cultural engagement, is vital to the work that we do. Body Politic are keen for this role to support the establishment of meaningful relationships to encourage future engagement across all our programmes of work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
-Create a marketing and engagement strategy for Body Politic’s outreach initiatives including the upcoming Spring tour of THEM and its ongoing outreach & artist development programmes, using a range of marketing tactics including digital advertising, email, and social media
-Manage the brand and visual identity for Body Politic
-Manage the updating and new content creation of the website (wordpress) and social media networks.
-Use available analytics to inform and measure success of all marketing activity, and constantly strive to improve results
Manage the marketing budget

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
This is a part-time position. Normal office hours are Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 6pm. Flexibility over working hours and days will be required.
Candidate must be available for team meeting on Mondays 9:30-10:30am
This post is offered as a 6 month fixed-term contract. This is offered under a freelance basis.
This post carries a probationary period of two months, during which time the notice period required by either party is two weeks. Subsequent to a satisfactory review, the notice period becomes one month.

HOW TO APPLY
Please send CV and cover letter (1 side of A4 max): Emma-Jane Greig Emma-Jane.Greig@bodypoliticdance.com
Download our recruitment pack here: https://bodypoliticdance.com/about/jobs/

TIMELINE
Application deadline: 5pm, Friday 12th November
Interviews: Monday 22nd or Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Start Date: 29th November 2021

Body Politic encourages people from any background to apply for this post. We are committed to creating a workforce which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview (remotely).