Marketing Officer (Social Media)
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Terms: This is a permanent position
Reports to: Marketing Producer
Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be expected as necessary in relation to the production schedule of shows.
Holiday: 20 Days, plus 8 public holidays per annum pro rata
Location: Lightroom, 12 Lewis Cubitt Square
Deadline: 4th January 2026, 12PM
ABOUT LIGHTROOM
Lightroom is a new storytelling medium for the world’s greatest creative minds. Our approach allows creative work of all disciplines to be seen in new light: offering artists and performers a new way to tell their stories; and audiences a new way to engage with creative work, whether they are a lifelong fan or discovering something for the very first time. Through groundbreaking collaborations with leading artistic talents across art, music, film, fashion, science, and more, Lightroom is establishing itself as a new home for London’s cultural audiences.
Lightroom’s critically acclaimed shows released to date include: David Hockney: Bigger & Closer; The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks; Vogue: Inventing the Runway; and Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs.
A joint venture between 59 Studio and London Theatre Company, Lightroom was founded in 2023 by Nick Starr CBE and its current CEO, Richard Slaney. Lightroom’s innovative show space in London, King’s Cross was designed by 59 Studio in collaboration with Haworth Tompkins.
Lightroom’s shows are currently playing in cities across Europe via a major new partnership with French company Culturespaces which sees Lightroom shows presented across Culturespaces’ network of European venues. Touring shows are also playing in South Korea, China and the United States.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
This role will suit someone who has some knowledge of marketing and the cultural sector, ideally with a passion for and expertise in social media.
In your day-to-day as Marketing Officer, you will build experience across the marketing function of a fast-moving cultural organisation and venue, working within the marketing team as well as supporting the venue operations team. You will support your immediate team with administrative and organisational tasks as required and lend your creative expertise to onsite communications and promotions.
With a particular responsibility for social media, you will lead on communication, messaging and community building across Lightroom’s organic social channels – an opportunity to develop your strategic and creative skills within social media whilst putting your stamp on a growing brand.
The ideal applicant will have previously worked in a marketing team, agency or within a cultural organisation at assistant level and be looking to progress in their career and join an exciting new venture. You will be adept at working within and across teams, open to new ideas and ways of thinking and excited by the idea of a dynamic working remit.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Managing and developing audiences across social media platforms, including post scheduling and community engagement daily.
- Creating and briefing organic social content tailored to each platform and assist the Marketing Producer on relevant content creation.
- Build and manage Lightroom’s influencer database to help build our organic reach.
- Maintaining the Lightroom website, including updating copy, images, and key information on a weekly basis.
- Brief and deliver onsite visitor comms, consulting with the front of house and wider marketing team.
- Manage and respond to enquiries in the marketing inbox.
- Assisting the Marketing Manager in the creation and maintenance of a contact database of other venues, businesses and relevant organisations.
- Saving and filing key marketing materials as relevant.
- Briefing external designers and artworkers as required.
- Assisting the Marketing Manager & Ticketing Manager on artwork for special events and promotions.
- Working alongside the Marketing Producer and Marketing Manager on initiatives for access, press and other events as appropriate.
- Assisting the marketing team on projects and general administrative duties as required.
- Attending meetings and minute taking as required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms.
- Some experience or engagement in an office environment.
- Some experience or engagement in marketing.
- Comfortable working and adapting at pace and with changing priorities.
- Excellent organisation, administrative skills and strong attention to detail.
- Keen to learn and interested in gaining a wide range of experience in marketing.
- 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 of WordPress or a similar CMS is beneficial, but not essential.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via this link HERE, under the advert for this role. 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 4th January 2026 with interviews taking place the week commencing 12th January.
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.