Marketing Officer

Marketing Officer

Stephen Joseph Theatre Closing date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026

Artform: Performing arts
Role: Marketing & Digital
Contract: Permanent
Yorkshire
  • Full time
  • £25k-£30k

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

SJT is looking for a creative and proactive Marketing Officer to support the delivery of the organisation’s overall audience engagement and marketing strategies. This role has a strong focus on contributing to digital marketing and communications, supporting the SJT’s online activity.

Job Description

Marketing Officer

Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Location: Scarborough

The Stephen Joseph Theatre (SJT) is a producing theatre based in Scarborough. It has a national and international reputation, and offers a year-round programme of high-quality theatre and film, together with a wide-range of participatory activity across the town and the region.

The past four years have been a period of huge growth in terms of audiences and profile. Attendances have increased by over 240% since 2021/22 and last year, two of our in-house produced shows were in our top ten best-selling ever. Our work is continuing to gain national and international recognition, including two separate UK Theatre Awards and we regularly co-produce with venues around the country including The Orange Tree, Richmond, Theatr Clwyd, Live Theatre and Shakespeare North Playhouse.

We have a hugely busy programme here; over 300 live performances each year, as well as nearly 400 screenings and live streamings in our cinema. We create two season brochures every year plus monthly cinema flyers and we design and produce imagery for all of our in-house productions. Our social media profile is growing - but we can always do more - and we are starting to explore audience segmentation, so that we can tailor our messaging in the right way.

We're proud of what we've achieved, but there is still lots to do. This is where you come in - a creative and proactive Marketing Officer with a real understanding of digital marketing and communications, and strong copywriting skills . You'll be a member of a small team, but will also work with all departments at SJT to ensure that our audience engagement strategies are delivered consistently across the organisation.

Job Requirements

Proven experience working in a marketing, communications or audience engagement role

Experience managing social media platforms for an organisation or brand

Experience creating engaging digital content across a range of channels

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail

Strong copywriting skills with the ability to adapt tone of voice for different audiences and platforms

Knowledge of audience engagement strategies and online community building

Experience supporting marketing campaigns and promotional activity

Experience using website content management systems and email marketing platforms

Experience analysing marketing performance data and producing reports or insights

Strong organisational and administrative skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across departments

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Interest in theatre, arts and culture

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

Creating, scheduling and monitoring content across SJT's social media channels

Assisting with development and distribution of targeted email marketing campaigns using CRM and email marketing platforms

Maintaining and updating website content

Ensuring all digital communications are consistent with SJT's brand guidelines

Supporting the planning and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns

Supporting implementation of audience development strategies

Contributing audience data and campaign analysis to support strategic decision making

Assisting in creation of marketing materials

Monitoring digital marketing performance using analytics tools, providing reports and insights to inform future activity

Monitoring social media trends, audience behaviour and sector developments to identify opportunities for innovation and engagement

Attending press nights

Full responsibilities available at sjt.uk.com/vacancies

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Marketing Officer
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Performing arts
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026
  • Location:
    Yorkshire
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Job: Marketing Officer

Job: Marketing Officer

Organisation: Stephen Joseph Theatre

Postcode: YO11 1JW

How to Apply

If you're interested, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV together with a letter explaining what attracts you to this position and why you think you would be good at it. We’d particularly like to hear from you about any specific examples of past experience that tie directly into the person specification.

As part of your application, please also include the names and contact details of two referees. We won’t ask anyone for a reference before interviews and then only after checking with you first that you are happy for us to speak to them.

Please let us know of any access needs you may have at any point in the recruitment process and we will work with you to ensure those are met. We will also ensure that access requirements are not a factor in our decision-making process.

All applications must be sent via email to Millie Deighton via [email protected] with “Marketing Officer” in the subject line by 5pm on Friday 24 July 2026.

Previous applicants need not apply.