Audience Development Officer
The Modernist Society Closing date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026
- Part time
- £25k-£30k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
The Audience Development Officer is a mid-level post responsible for growing, diversifying, and deepening engagement with The Modernist Society CIC's audiences across digital and in-person channels. You will lead on digital audience development and social media, community outreach and participation, and marketing campaigns - working collaboratively across the organisation to ensure our work connects with the widest possible range of people.
This role sits at the heart of the organisation's public-facing activity and will work alongside colleagues in programmes, fundraising, and communications to align audience growth with the organisation's wider strategic goals.
This position is generously funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
as part of our 'Built to Last: Strengthening the Modernist Society for the Next Generation' project. We are grateful to National Lottery players for making this work possible.
Job Requirements
Demonstrable experience in audience development, marketing, or communications, ideally within the arts, culture, heritage, or wider creative sector.
Proven ability to manage social media channels and create engaging digital content for a range of audiences.
Experience of planning and delivering community outreach or participation activity.
Strong copywriting skills, with the ability to write clearly and compellingly for different audiences and platforms.
Experience of planning and delivering marketing campaigns, including email marketing.
Confident using digital analytics tools (such as Google Analytics, Meta Insights, or similar) to inform decision-making.
Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
A collaborative team player who can also work independently and use their own initiative.
Genuine commitment to broadening access to arts and culture, and to inclusive and participatory practice.
Job Responsibilities
Digital Audiences & Social Media
Community Outreach & Participation
Marketing & Campaigns
General Audience Development
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Audience Development Officer
- Salary: £25k-£30k (pro-rata)
- Hours: Part time
- Role: Marketing & Digital
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026
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Location:
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Job: Audience Development Officer
Job: Audience Development Officer
Organisation: The Modernist Society
Postcode: M1 2EQ
How to Apply
Download the Job Description and application details from the Apply Now link below
Deadline 5pm Friday 2nd October
- Contact name: Jack Hale
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The Modernist Society
The Modernist Society is a social enterprise (Community Interest Company) dedicated to celebrating modernist architecture and design through events, exhibitions and publishing. Our publications arm ‘The Modernist’ is a small publisher based in Manchester, responsible for the modernist magazine alongside associated books, zines, photo books and guides related to the architecture and design of the 20th and 21st centuries.