Marketing assistant

The Southbank Centre • London, England, GB • 5d ago

Closing date: 21/07/2025

Salary: up to £30,000 per annum

We are currently looking for a marketing assistant to join our Creative Engagement team on a full time fixed term basis until September 2026.

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

The marketing assistant will support the Creative Engagement team in delivering inclusive campaigns that connect schools, local communities and underrepresented audiences with Southbank Centre’s vibrant programme.

Main responsibilities include:

Support the CE Marketing & Communications Manager to plan and implement marketing campaigns with clear objectives and timelines
Create, draft, edit and coordinate marketing materials across digital, print and out-of-home formats
Work with the Southbank Centre Website team to maintain up-to-date content on the Southbank Centre website for all CE programmes
Gather and coordinate images, video, and stories from CE participants and partners to showcase the impact of the programme across various formats
Undertake marketing outreach to niche or underrepresented groups relevant to specific CE strands

Key skills that will help you in this role include:

An understanding of and/or experience in arts marketing or community engagement communications
Demonstrative written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail, and proven ability to write, edit, and adapt content across a range of platforms and formats
Understanding of the role of audience insight and campaign evaluation in shaping effective marketing.
Demonstrative organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
Awareness of how to create inclusive, accessible and audience-specific communications

Please download the Job Description from our Career page for a full overview of the roles responsibilities.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.

The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Benefits & Perks:

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

A min 5% employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
Hybrid working model
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced family leave benefits
Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
Free entry to Hayward Gallery
Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
Free staff yoga
Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
Season ticket loan
Cycle to work scheme

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

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