Marketing Assistant
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Closing date: Mon, 07 Dec 2026
- Full time
- £25k-£30k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
You will carry out much of the day-to-day delivery of our campaigns: building and sending emails, publishing events and updates on the website, supporting social media, helping to book advertising and distribution, and gathering content for and proofreading programmes. You will also help promote our groups, schools, RPO Club and Brent membership schemes, and learn the basics of our box office system so you can support the team during busy on-sale periods.
The RPO plays around 200 concerts a season, from the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall to BOXPARK Wembley and venues across the UK. You will contribute to how we reach London audiences, feeding in creative ideas and what you notice is working.
You'll report to the Senior Marketing Manager and work across the whole marketing team, supporting colleagues in digital, design and ticketing, building a broad understanding of how campaigns come together. We'll train you on our systems, with the opportunity to develop as your experience grows. Your experience can come from work, study or volunteering; no degree is required. An interest in music and the arts is a plus. Some evening and weekend attendance at concerts is required, with time off in lieu.
Job Requirements
Experience
Experience can come from work, study or volunteering. No degree is required.
Experience of supporting marketing, communications or events activity, such as campaigns, mailings or social media, in any setting.
Experience of keeping several tasks and deadlines on track using schedules or trackers.
Skills and knowledge
Excellent written English and close attention to detail, including accurate proofreading.
Confident with digital tools, with experience of using an email platform, a website content management system or a social scheduling tool, or something comparable.
Understands why personal data must be handled carefully, and is willing to learn UK GDPR and PECR in a marketing setting.
Job Responsibilities
Campaigns and Promotion
Supports campaign delivery for own-promotion concerts, including campaign schedules, mailings, and out-of-home and distribution campaigns (bookings, artwork deadlines and delivery schedules).
Supports the promotion of groups (including schools) and the RPO Club and Brent membership schemes, handling routine enquiries and promotional activity as directed by the Senior Marketing Manager, and helping to create the groups brochure with colleagues in marketing and ticketing.
Email, Web, Social and Data
Builds, schedules and sends routine marketing and promotional emails, including the monthly what's on, solus emails and audience-specific promotions, using approved templates and the send checklist.
Publishes website content and event listings for London concerts, carries out routine website upkeep, and supports the Marketing Coordinator with listings for concerts at residency and partner
venues.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Marketing Assistant
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Music
- Role: Marketing & Digital
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Mon, 07 Dec 2026
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Location:
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Job: Marketing Assistant
Job: Marketing Assistant
Organisation: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Postcode: HA9 0BP
How to Apply
Apply via our Breathe HR portal with a CV and covering letter addressed to Beki Smith, Director of Marketing & Communications.
- Contact name: Beki Smith
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) mission to enrich lives through orchestral experiences that are uncompromising in their excellence and inclusive in their appeal, places it at the forefront of music-making in the UK and internationally. Typically performing approximately 200 concerts a year and with a worldwide live and online audience of more than 60 million people, the Orchestra is proud to embrace a broad repertoire and reach a diverse audience.