Senior Marketing & Content Manager

Senior Marketing & Content Manager

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Closing date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026

Artform: Music
Role: Marketing & Digital
Contract: Permanent
West Midlands

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 "> published -

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced, strategic, and creative marketer with a wide range of skills and a supportive and positive management style to join the team. This key role oversees the marketing activity for the CBSO, leading on the public-facing output of the organisation and leading the team responsible for digital, content, design, marketing, and advertising.

Sitting within the Marketing & Communications Team, this senior role will work closely with colleagues from the Audiences & Memberships and Development Teams, to think strategically about how the CBSO engages with its audiences and proactively deliver strategies that encourage a deeper engagement from concert attendance through to possible membership, as well as ongoing support of the orchestra's activities.

This role would suit someone who considers themselves an all-rounder, with a wide range of experience in the cultural world, which allows them to develop clear and effective strategies across marketing, advertising, audience development, digital and content, alongside overseeing and guiding the team to deliver high-quality campaigns and content to maximise audience engagement and ticket sales against ambitious targets.

This role will require occasional evening and weekend work.

Key responsibilities will include leading on marketing and advertising strategies for the organisation, and working with the wider team on the delivery of these strategies to increase ticket sales, brand awareness and audience development (both new and existing audiences).

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Senior Marketing & Content Manager
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Music
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026
  • Location:
    West Midlands
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Job: Senior Marketing & Content Manager

Job: Senior Marketing & Content Manager

Organisation: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Postcode: B1 2LF

How to Apply

To apply for the Senior Marketing & Content Manager Role please send a CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4 to Mark Bamping, Director of Marketing & Communications: [email protected]
We ask that you complete the equal opportunities information online when you submit your application. The information collected will be treated as confidential and used for to help the CBSO improve its approach to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. It will not be treated as part of your application.
Finally, please ensure that you have included your contact number and email address, as well as any dates when you will not be available or might have difficulty with the indicative interview timetable.