Marketing Assistant Preston, North West England, England
Job description
Harris Your Place is a £12m capital project that will transform the Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library into a leading cultural venue in Preston. Supported by local, regional and national partners, and generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Harris Your Place is part of the city’s ambitious regeneration plans.
Preston City Council’s Cultural Service now has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and creative Marketing Assistant to join the Business Development Team at the Harris. As Marketing Assistant, you will work closely with Marketing Officer to assist in an exciting and innovative approach to reaching audiences and growing participation in culture. The role will work across various social media channels, websites and print media adopting new ways of marketing the work of the service and reaching new audiences.
The Marketing Assistant will support the marketing needs of Cultural Services including the Harris, Harris Your Place project, Events and Festivals and Arts Development.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues, volunteers, local communities, partners and supporters, ensuring that the Harris’s Community Empowerment Guidelines are embedded across the service.
Preston has a dynamic and growing independent cultural sector including artist led studios, youth led arts organisations, place making experts and innovative community practice. With a partnership in place between Preston City Council. Lancashire County Council and the University of Central Lancashire Preston is fast becoming a focal point for the arts, culture and leisure. A bold and transformational approach is emerging, focussed upon culture and regeneration, and concentrated in the Harris Quarter area of the city centre, our city’s cultural and civic heart. This will place culture firmly as a key catalyst for change in Preston, with the Harris at the heart of new Harris Quarter.
The Harris is recognised as one of the leading museums and contemporary art venues in the region. We combine working closely with our local communities with developing a national and international reputation for quality and innovative programmes. We are a major tourist attraction, welcoming over 350,000 visitors annually. The Harris is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation, Band 1.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: £22,777.00-£24,054.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in PRESTON
Reference ID: CUMU01026
