Marketing Manager
Salary: £38,000 per annum
Terms: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, across a 5 day week Mon – Fri. Flexible working will be required as necessary.
Holiday: 20 days plus bank holidays per annum pro rata
Reports to: Marketing Director
Location: Lightroom, 12 Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C 4DY
Deadline: 8th July 2025, 12PM
Interviews: 16th, 17th & 18th July 2025
ABOUT LIGHTROOM
Lightroom is a new permanent projection-based arts venue which opened in Kings Cross, London in February 2023. Created through a joint venture between 59 Studio and London Theatre Company, Lightroom creates remarkable artist-led shows for audiences in London and across the world.
We invite the world’s leading creative minds to use our vast space and revolutionary technology to create something completely new. We launched in February 2023 with Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away), a collaboration with artist David Hockney. Our second critically acclaimed show, The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks, about the Apollo and Artemis missions to the moon was created, co-written and narrated by Tom Hanks. In November 2024, we launched Vogue: Inventing the Runway, made in collaboration with the esteemed publication and Anna Wintour. In summer 2025, we will open Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs in collaboration with Apple TV+. Lightroom aims to be the home of stories from the world’s most exciting voices across all disciplines of the arts, music, popular science or beyond, with an extensive slate of remarkable talent and shows in development.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
This role will suit a creative, strategic, and proactive individual who has started their marketing career and is looking to continue to develop their marketing knowledge and skills within the entertainment industry. You will be responsible for planning and delivering impactful marketing campaigns to reach Lightroom’s audience and sales objectives. Working closely with a range of internal and external collaborators you will build Lightroom’s reputation as the home of world-class creative storytelling and be a guardian for the Lightroom brand across B2C and some B2B initiatives.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES
Campaign Management
- Delivery of end-to-end marketing campaigns on a show-by-show basis (including but not limited to audience research, creative development, key messages, media planning, partnership activations, budget management and approvals).
- Liaison with external suppliers and partners including media agencies, publicity agencies, creative agencies, the Kings Cross estate and external ticketing distribution partners.
- Create campaign presentations for IP holders and other key stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Marketing Producer on show specific digital content and event planning.
- Work with the Marketing Coordinator to ensure all creative artwork is produced in good time & to a high standard.
- Create campaign debrief reports to inform future planning.
- Attend meetings & events as appropriate.
Digital Marketing & Channel Growth
- Brief, monitor and optimise digital campaign performance working closely with our digital marketing agency.
- Create and deliver a social-first creative and influencer strategy for upcoming Lightroom shows.
- Support Marketing Coordinator on the growth strategy of our Lightroom customer database communications.
Audience Development & Reporting
- Stay on top of the latest media trends and work closely with our paid media agencies to extend our audiences and drive more footfall to the venue.
- Alongside the Marketing Director, understand and develop audience demographic data and monitor customer booking trends, to inform audience targets and communication for new projects.
- Contribute to the development of Access schemes and manage relevant marketing communications.
- Work with Head of Visitor Experience to ensure consistent visitor communications across all touch points
- Work with Head of Ticketing and Marketing Coordinator on group, school and tourism specific campaign assets to grow our visitor numbers in these areas.
- Ensure all marketing collateral for distribution agents and promotional partnerships are communicated correctly & appropriately in accordance with ASA guidelines.
Commercial Marketing
- Plan and create commercial event promotional assets for the events team.
- Work with the Bar & Events Manager and Head of Retail to increase cross-sell opportunities through onsite and online marketing and promotions.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Experience within a marketing team
- Knowledge of managing budgets
- Managed relationships with external companies
- Excellent organisation, administrative skills and strong attention to detail
- Calm under pressure and able to multitask
- Unafraid to be hands-on
- A good team player but able to get on with work independently
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels both internally and externally
- Experience of the Microsoft Office suite or equivalent
- Punctual and reliable
- Articulate, clear communicator who is proactive in their approach to the work
- Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via this link HERE, or in the link under the advert for this role on the Lightroom website. Your covering letter should detail how you meet the criteria within the person specification and why you would like to be considered for the role.
We also kindly request that you fill in an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form either via this link or the web page.
Should you wish to reach out for an informal conversation about the nature of the role, please contact our Stage Door team via 0330 500 2148 who will direct your call accordingly.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications for this opportunity will close at 12pm on 8th July 2025 with interviews taking place the week commencing on 16th, 17th or 18th July 2025.
Should you require any special assistance with your application, please reach out via email to recruitment@lightroom.uk or call 0330 500 2148.
We look forward to receiving your application.
We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity. We encourage applicants from different backgrounds and different experiences.