Director of Marketing & Communications

Job Summary

The Almeida is looking for a creative and strategic Director of Marketing & Communications to lead the outward-facing relationships which drive the company’s ambitious vision for the coming years by leading the marketing, sales and communications of the theatre.

Job Description

Brief: You will be an excellent communicator and have proven marketing experience and be able to interpret relevant data to drive strategic ambition and provoke discussion and challenge thinking. - Devise and deliver the overall marketing. communications, and audience development strategies for the theatre - Lead on the development of the Almeida Theatre's brand position with the Executive and Artistic Director, retaining a strong visual identity and advocate our external profile and reputation - Lead and develop the digital communication strategy - including the producing and exploitation of digital content - Oversee the sales and ticketing strategy to deliver over £3.75 million income annually Responsible for: - Marketing Manager (and their team), Press Manager, Sales & Insights Manager, Social Media and Digital Content Manager. The role also oversees the Box Office Manager and Box Office team

Job Requirements

- Significant marketing and communication experience at a senior level within an arts or culture environment - A proven record of creating, implementing and evaluating marketing campaigns - Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills with absolute attention to detail - A proven track record in managing and interpreting data - Strong leadership and ability to motivate a team - Budget management - The ability to work effectively under pressure - Brand awareness and management - Experience of marketing and sales functions of ticketing systems, preferably Tessitura - Interest in theatre/arts industries

Job Responsibilities

Marketing and Communication - To oversee the marketing, media and sales strategies for the Almeida Theatre including all its co-productions, tours, and transfers in the UK and internationally, where applicable - To create and manage a sales and ticket pricing strategy to maximise income Audience Development - To oversee and further develop our integrated audience development strategy, as part of Actions for Change - To identify audience development needs and work with Marketing Manager and others to redress Digital - To lead the Almeida's Digital Communications strategy to extend reach and engagement - To ensure the digital infrastructure, such as website, are able to support key marketing and organisation Management and Reporting - Overall leadership of the Marketing, Communications and Sales teams PR and Communications - To be responsible for all of the theatre's communications across all channels Please see job description for a full list.

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Job Overview

Job Title: Director of Marketing & Communications
Salary: £50k+
Hours: Full time
Artform: Theatre
Role: Marketing & Digital
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026
Location:

London

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Job: Director of Marketing & Communications

Organisation: Almeida Theatre

Postcode: N1 1TA

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About Almeida Theatre

The Almeida is a London theatre company with a national and international reputation for producing work of the highest standard - achieving recognition through consistent critical acclaim, increasing national reach, international profile, full houses and breadth of audiences.

Under the new leadership of Artistic Director Dominic Cooke and Executive Director Ros Brooke-Taylor, the Almeida’s vision is to make bold work which challenges and questions the world we live in.