Job vacancy – Heritage Marketing Manager at Bath & North East Somerset Council

Job title: Heritage Marketing Manager, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Heritage Services

Application closing date: 18 October 2020

Location: The Pump Room, Stall Street, Bath

Salary: £39,880 – £42,821 per annum

Hours: 37 Per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The role of Heritage Marketing Manager is crucial to the success of the museums, archives and services in the care of Heritage Services. The objective is to project a high-profile and positive image of the Council’s heritage assets, including the Roman Baths, Victoria Art Gallery and the Fashion Museum Bath and to increase their popularity around the world.

The Heritage Marketing Manager reports to the Commercial Manager and is an important part of the Heritage Services Business and Management teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering 1.5million visitors across the portfolio of Heritage Services museums and restaurants.

• Managing the workflows of the Marketing Team (x 1 FT Digital Marketing Officer and x 2 PT Heritage Publicity Officers) and the Group Sales Team (x 3 PT Group Sales Officers and x 3 PT Casual Group Sales Officer)

The ideal candidate will be passionate about marketing and communications and have at least 5 years’ experience in the arts, hospitality, entertainment, leisure or live event industry in a marketing leadership role.

They will be a confident self-starter and creative and inspiring in their approach to marketing and PR campaigns. They will have line management experience and be used to working in a high-pressure high-profile organisation. Demonstratable experience of creating implementing, managing and evaluating marketing plans, strategies and campaigns across multiple sites is desirable. Experience of working in with the travel trade and negotiating with suppliers is desirable.

The candidate will be educated to degree level in a relevant subject (Marketing, Arts, History) and have a Chartered Institute of Marketing or Chartered Institute of Public Relations qualification. Please see the Job Description for full award criteria. 

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Penny Jenkins, Commercial Manager on Penny_jenkins@bathnes.gov.uk or 01225 477759.

To apply

Please complete the online application facility paying close attention to how your skills and experience match the essential and desirable criteria on the Job Description. Please note we do not accept CV’s. Make your application on the Bath and North East Somerset Council website>>

The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Interview Date: 22 October 2020 

Candidates selected for interview will be required to deliver a short Zoom presentation- Subject will be confirmed Monday 19 October.