Marketing & Development Manager

Loughborough Town Hall is looking to recruit to the full-time role of Marketing and Development Manager.

Loughborough Town Hall is multi-purpose receiving house theatre, Art gallery and venue, set in the heart of Charnwood in Leicestershire and welcoming over 100,000 people per year.

Hosting over 250 performances and events per year, including an award-winning annual pantomime, Loughborough Town Hall has a varied programme attracting nationally acclaimed acts and productions across the world of comedy, drama and musical theatre.

The Role

The post holder will be responsible for the effective marketing of all the venue’s shows, events, and Gallery exhibitions, alongside raising the profile of the venue and manage communication with audiences, stakeholders and media contacts. The post holder will be tasked with developing new commercial initiatives and the successful marketing of them to customers.

The post has line management responsibility for four staff, Programme and Marketing Officer and Programme and Marketing Assistant, Events & Hire Officer and Gallery Co-ordinator.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing and creating large-scale promotional campaigns across digital and traditional media, briefing and working with Graphic Designers and suppliers, alongside developing sponsorship and hire/banqueting leads to contribute to the venue’s income targets.

Knowledge and experience in website development would be desirable, but not essential.

For a further discussion regarding the role, please contact Simon Gibson – Venue Manager on or email

The benefits of working with us:

• Agile working for many roles
• Generous annual leave of between 35.5 and 40.5 days of leave (depending on length of service), inclusive of bank holidays.
• Most services are closed over Christmas.
• Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free parking

We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant's Employer Recognition Gold Award.

We prioritise the well-being and engagement of our employees through internal groups such as the Staff Forum, Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.

About the Council

Charnwood is one of the largest shire district councils in the country based on population, serving around 183,000 people.

We offer a range of services, with everything from refuse and recycling collections to the operation of a theatre and historic markets.

Our services are built on our values: Pride in Charnwood; Customer Focused and Working Together.

About Charnwood

We are proud of our borough, and it is a great place to live, work visit and invest in.

Charnwood boasts breath-taking landscapes which are great to explore.

At the heart of Charnwood is Loughborough, home to a world class university, historic markets, and the only major bell foundry in 2 UK.

It is a diverse community thanks to its student population and cultures from around the world.

No agencies please.

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