Venue Marketing Executive - Fareham, United Kingdom - Trafalgar Entertainment

Trafalgar Entertainment
Trafalgar Entertainment
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Fareham, United Kingdom

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JOB DETAILS:
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Job reference
REQ00838


Date posted
20/02/2024


Application closing date
05/03/2024


Location
Fareham


Salary
£26,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)


Package

Contractual hours
40


Basis
Full time


Job category/type
Press & Marketing


Job description

ABOUT TRAFALGAR ENTERTAINMENT(TE)

  • Cofounded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is a premium international live entertainment business focussed on new productions, venue ownership, Performing Arts education, theatre ticketing, the distribution of li


ve-streaming innovative content and the provision of great theatres where people can come together to share in the experience of live entertainment.

TE is home to Trafalgar Theatres, The Chiswick Cinema, Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Trafalgar Releasing, Trafalgar Tickets, Stagecoach Performing Arts, Drama Kids/Helen O'Grady Drama Academy, ticketing company London Theatre Direct, Stagedoor, Jonathan Church Theatre Productions, and Imagine Theatre.


ABOUT TRAFALGAR THEATRES

Trafalgar Theatres is the venue-operating division of TE.

We currently operate 16 venues, including 14 in the UK regions:
the Trafalgar Theatre
- in London's West End and the Theatre Royal in Sydney. We're growing fast, confident in what we do, and ambitious about the future. There's never been a better time to get on board.

  • Fareham Live is currently under construction. Once completed, it will be a multiuse venue consisting of a main house with 800 seats, a second space with 120 seats, and additional space for classes and events. The venue will also have café and bar spaces and will be fully accessible and modern. It is expected to open its doors in the autumn. Roles in new venues are highly sought after, and being a part of the opening team is a unique and special opportunity.

We are passionate about entertainment, audiences, and the live experience, and we value Creativity, Collaboration, Excellence, and Respect.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

  • The Venue Marketing Executive is vital in embedding our venues within their local catchment area and supporting onsite delivery of marketing activity:
  • As a Venue Marketing Executive, you'll:
  • Take responsibility for the promotion of the venue and the development of strong ties with local audiences (current and potential) and local business partners
  • Play a key role in and Work with central support teams on the venue launch strategy.
  • Organise press nights, membership events, season launches and open days to showcase the venue to potential audiences
  • Be responsible for generating and maintaining excellent relationships with organisations in the catchment for the commercial benefit of the venue
  • Create inhouse merchandise programmes in collaboration with the visiting companies.
  • Be responsible for ensuring that onsite print collateral and digital sites are updated and carry relevant information to audiences attending, and that exit leafletting, distribution and regular poster changes are carried out
  • The role reports to the Theatre Director and has positive collaborative relations.


hips with others across Trafalgar Entertainment (including the Campaign and Marketing Services team) and with third parties across the sector.


ABOUT YOU

  • You'll be passionate and enthusiastic about theatre, live events and entertainment. Selfmotivated and equipped with excellent interpersonal skills, you'll also need a creative 'cando' approach to your work and an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously.


Personable, upbeat and professional, you'll be as comfortable requesting a backstage interview with a major artiste as directing other members of staff to exit leaflet at the end of the show.


  • You'll also be comfortable acting as a key point of contact within the local business community, attending meetings and events to champion the venue's work and developing positive relationships with others.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Represent the venue (alongside the Theatre Director / Creative Learning Manager) in local business forums and at local authority meetings/events as required
  • Develop excellent relationships with local businesses, organisations and local authority contacts in order to partner with them on initiatives to the benefit of the venue and the show programme, including competitions, promotions to employees, sponsorship and other activities
  • Identify local events at which to promote the venue's programme and arr
- ange for attendance/presence and collateral as required.

  • Alongside the Theatre Director to be responsible for developing the 'welcome' for visiting companies and producers to give artists and producers the best impression of Trafalgar Theatres.
  • Support the Campaign and Marketing services team with executing the venue's brochures.
  • Create and maintain relationships with relevant influ
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