Design and Marketing freelancer
Illyria Theatre Limited Closing date: Sun, 06 Dec 2026
- Part time
- Under £10K
- Apply now
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
Job title: Design and Marketing freelancer
Hours: 210 hours equivalent per calendar year (February - September)
Salary: £17.50 per hour
Location: flexible/remote
We are looking for a Design & Marketing freelancer to deliver Illyria's marketing activity across the touring season.
This is a wide-ranging role that would particularly suit a design professional with additional marketing expertise (or vice versa).
You'll manage Illyria's website, social media, and email newsletters to engage and grow audiences; build relationships with press; and empower venues to run effective campaigns.
You'll also design a wide range of multimedia content in support of these activities - co-ordinating with staff, cast members, and venues to help make this happen.
The successful candidate will have at least two years' relevant experience working within content creation, arts marketing, or similar roles. They will have a proven track record producing and distributing multimedia content for use across a range of marketing channels.
They will also have significant, hands-on production skills (see 'Skills and experience' below), good written communication, and good general software literacy. They'll remain organised while managing a large volume of digital content.
This experience might have been gained through continuous employment, short-term freelance projects,training, or a combination of all three.
This role is built around short, regular bursts of work across the year (rather than continuous full-time hours), so might suit a freelancer building a varied career portfolio and looking for work that fits comfortably around other clients.
In particular, this role might suit:
Somebody with a proven track record in content creation who is looking to grow into a marketing-focussed role (or vice versa)
Somebody excited by the chance to take ownership of a marketing function within a small but impactful arts organisation.
Job Requirements
Across the season, the successful candidate will ensure that:
Marketing assets are produced, adapted and exported at pace and quality
Venues have timely access to the support and materials they need.
Illyria's website remains accurate and drives sales
Audiences receive regular email and social media communications
Audience engagement data is tracked and recorded
Cast members are encouraged to have proportional involvement in marketing/press activity
Press and reviewer relationships are actively maintained/developed
Taken together, this work will entice audiences to experience Illyria for themselves. And, when seen by those managing venues/outdoor spaces, it will act as a signal of quality - communicating who we are and encouraging new venues to book an Illyria performance.
Everything you produce, should champion Illyria's values, reputation, and legacy: reaching new audiences, getting noticed by industry peers, demonstrating the high quality of our work.
Job Responsibilities
Administration
Work with the Producer to plan Illyria's marketing
Track/analyse press coverage and social media, website and email newsletter engagement.
Website
Manage Illyria's tour schedules within a CMS
Organisation of other CMS-driven data
Make visual changes to Illyria's website
Cast
Gather media from cast members
Co-ordinate cast participation in marketing
Track and organise cast-generated media
Design/production
Use existing templates to export a variety of marketing materials and produce content for social media
Create 'meet the cast' teaser reels
Respond to marketing requests from venues
Email
Maintain venue and audience contacts
Produce newsletters
Social media
Plan and schedule social media content for the season
Publish key announcements, show information and tour dates
Respond to audience messages
Press/industry
Send regional press releases
Invite reviewers
Respond to press and review requests
Track press coverage/reviews.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Design and Marketing freelancer
- Salary: Under £10K (pro-rata)
- Hours: Part time
- Artform: Theatre
- Role: Marketing & Digital
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Sun, 06 Dec 2026
- Location: Remote
How to Apply
Visit our website to view the full job description: https://www.illyria.co.uk/jobs
To apply, send a covering letter (no more than 2 x pages of A4) that briefly overviews how you meet the essential criteria for this role and responds to the following prompts:
• Tell us about a time you took ownership of a new or unfamiliar project. How did you respond?
• Tell us about a time you worked creatively to produce something highly impactful with limited time or resources?
• What is the best piece of advice you would give to an event organiser with limited resources to boost ticket sales?
Alongside your covering letter, include:
• An up-to-date CV
• Optional: any examples of creative design or marketing work you’d like to share (no more than 2 x links or additional attachments).
You can also submit your application as an audio/video recording, if you prefer.
- Contact name: Stephen Badham
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Illyria Theatre Limited
For 35 years, Illyria has stayed true to its original mission: to tour outstandingly enjoyable and original theatre, and to make it available for everyone. The company has done this by offering as varied a programme as possible, touring all over the world, creating shows that remain true to the authors’ intentions, without being slavishly reverential, and by striving to keep tickets affordable whilst championing fair pay and conditions for actors through Equity's Charter for Outdoor Theatre.