Community Sales Co-ordinator (Festival Outreach) at Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival

Brighton Festival is looking to engage a Community Sales Co-ordinator (Festival Outreach) to assist our Marketing department with the promotion of the South Asian arts programme in this year’s Brighton Festival, with a particular focus on the programme curated by our Guest Director, Anoushka Shankar.

Using your local knowledge and expertise, this role will engage directly with local communities, building and fostering meaningful relationships and carrying out grassroots marketing activities which focus on authentic, inclusive and targeted outreach to support ticket sales for relevant Brighton Festival productions.

We are keen to hear specifically from members of Brighton & Hove’s South Asian communities who have a strong connection with local groups, and who can talk passionately about the South Asian work in the Festival programme.

Brighton Festival 2025 sees the critically acclaimed sitarist, composer and activist, Anoushka Shankar, lead as Guest Director. With a theme of ‘New Dawn’. BF25 envisions a hopeful future – an emergence from the dark of the night into the glow of early morning. brightonfestival.org

Important dates:
Festival Programme Announcement: Thu 13 Feb
Tickets on sale: Thu 20 Feb
Brighton Festival 2025: Sat 3 – Mon 26 May

Key Responsibilities:
• Create a database of relevant cultural and community groups, hubs, centres and other relevant places e.g., restaurants, shops as well as relevant organisations and businesses
• Posts on social media, both from your own accounts and in community groups you are a member of
• Utilise relevant websites, community newsletters, forums and social media groups for promotion
• Arrange distribution of posters, flyers and other print materials to be delivered to community / cultural spaces
• Host pop-up stalls to promote the Festival in key hubs or community centres (where possible)
• Advise the Marketing team on specific marketing materials that may be needed
• Word-of-mouth promotion

What we are looking for
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential Knowledge
• Knowledge of / involvement with Brighton & Hove’s South Asian communities
• Knowledge of relevant social media groups and channels
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Experience
• Experience of marketing, communications and/or working within an arts environment
• Experience of working well within teams in a work or educational environment
• Experience of establishing and maintaining positive relationships
• Experience / knowledge of marketing campaign planning

Skills & Abilities
• Excellent copywriting skills
• Experience of using social media as a marketing tool
• Strong attention to detail
• Accurate proof-reading skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills / ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time
• To work unsupervised and use initiative • In-depth knowledge of the arts and arts audiences

Personal Qualities
• Friendly
• Flexible and reliable
• A positive ‘can-do’ attitude
• Polite, professional and engaged
• Demonstrable interest in the arts
• A desire to work in marketing

Terms & Conditions

Salary: £1,000 project fee
Contract: Freelance contract beginning Mar 2025
Hours: To be defined in collaboration with the successful candidate.

Location: Home based; however, you would be welcome to work at Brighton Festival’s office if required
Notice Period: 1 week

Expressions of Interest:
Please send expressions of interest via email, including a cover letter and a copy of your CV to Marketing@brightondome.org by Mon 24 Feb, 10am

Interviews: Wed 26 Feb