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Marketing Manager

Hours: 22 hours per week (0.6 FTE) Wed to Sun (flexible hours – working alternate Saturdays or Sundays at Sparks) – 12 month contract  

Salary: NJC Scale 6  Sp 21 – £32,115 Pro Rata. (increasing to £33,143 in Oct 2026).

Place of Work: In Person at The Island and Sparks Bristol and across other projects as required.

Reporting to: Charity Operations Manager / CEO

Overview:

Artspace Lifespace (ASLS) is seeking a creative and strategic Marketing Manager to develop our marketing strategy and audience plan, lead our 20th Anniversary Marketing Communications, strengthen our network, and deepen engagement with our audiences across our unique venues over the next 12 months.

Artspace Lifespace currently manages four Venues of Bristol, The Arts Mansion (ending May 2026), BroadmeadXP (ongoing), The Island Bristol (ongoing) and Sparks Bristol (ongoing). Working closely with Venue Managers, the CEO, and the Charity Operations Manager, you will help shape and deliver the marketing strategy for our charity. This role is a fantastic opportunity to communicate the excitement of the shows, artwork, classes, and events curated and hosted by ASLS and share the climate and education impacts of Sparks Bristol.

The role would suit someone passionate about arts, events, community spaces and sustainability, with strong strategic marketing, digital and creative skills, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is equally confident working independently.

You will help maximise the impact of our current in-house marketing capacity, providing strategic support and guidance to the Artspace Lifespace Marketing Officer who works across all our venues, the Sparks Digital Marketing Coordinator and Sparks Content Manager (window displays, retail and GF exhibitions) and our Venue Team at The Island. 

This role is based in-person only across our hireable Bristol venues. We anticipate the number of hours worked weekly across our Venues to be broken down as follows: The Island: 7 hours (including The Island Venue); Sparks Bristol: 12 hours, all other Artspace Lifespace communications: 3 hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy & Planning

  • Strategic planning and campaign development.
  • Creating marketing schedules and campaign timelines for venues and events.
  • Work with Venue Managers to create audience development plans for each venue.
  • Preparing and managing the annual marketing budget; reporting quarterly to the CEO.
  • Ensure brand guidelines are applied consistently across the charity venues and digital marketing platforms.

Campaign & Content Delivery

  • Plan and deliver digital marketing campaigns for each venue and create and maintain the digital marketing scheduler.
  • Work with our Content Manager to create engaging Sustainability Messaging for Sparks Bristol.
  • Work with the Marketing Officer on planning the day-to-day activity whose role includes:
    • Scheduling social media posts.
    • Collating project updates and send monthly newsletters via Mailchimp.
    • Maintain and update website content (WordPress).
  • Creating engaging copy and eye-catching visuals for campaigns.
  • Developing PR materials and managing relationships with the support of external PR consultants 
  • Supporting income growth by developing campaigns for online donations and legacy giving.

Collaboration & Engagement

  • Work with the Bookings and Venue Managers to promote general activity, as well as special events such as Open Studios or additional programmes we carry out.
  • Managing any marketing support staff. 
  • Liaise confidently with a wide range of stakeholders via email, phone, Zoom, and in person.
  • Attend events (some evenings/weekends as required).

Monitoring & Reporting

  • Produce quarterly analytics reports on marketing performance and audience engagement and implementing recommendations.

Experience & Skills

Essential

  • Proven experience in planning and delivering successful marketing campaigns.
  • Excellent copywriting skills and ability to adapt tone for different audiences.
  • Strong knowledge of social media platforms, newsletters, and digital tools (e.g. Canva, Mailchimp).
  • Confident updating Websites (WordPress) and developing SEO. 
  • Experience using tools such as Google Analytics or social media insights to measure and report on campaign performance. 
  • Understanding of the UK Arts / Events / Sustainability sectors.
  • Confident communicator with strong presentation and networking skills.
  • Experience developing CRM systems.
  • Budget management experience.
  • Ability to work alternate Saturdays or Sundays at Sparks.
  • Ability to prioritise, manage time effectively, and work both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Familiarity with fundraising or charity marketing communications
  • Artistic flair and skills in design, film, or photography.
  • Experience managing PR and media relationships.
  • Knowledge of audience development strategies within the arts.

Attributes

  • Creative, proactive, and solutions-focused.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Positive and calm under pressure, able to juggle multiple projects.
  • Enthusiastic about contemporary culture and the mission of Artspace Lifespace and Sparks project partners Global Goals Centre. 

Practical Requirements

  • Right to live and work in the UK.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.
  • Willingness to travel across venues as required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Email: info@artspace.uk with the Subject Line: Artspace Lifespace Marketing Manager Application and please send us the following: 

  • Cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements listed above
  • Copy of your latest CV

DEADLINE

Deadline for Applications: 20th March 2026

Shortlisted Applicants Informed: 24th March 

Interviews: w/c 31st March

Start Date: 4th May 2026 

Equalities and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a more diverse workforce through applicants with the skills and experience to help us serve the needs of our communities. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and global majority backgrounds as these groups are currently underrepresented within the arts and culture sector, but please note that The Island is not currently wheelchair accessible. If you have access requirements or would like to discuss how we can accommodate your needs, please contact us before or during the application process and we will do our best to support you.

JOIN OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES & ADVISORY BOARD

Artspace Lifespace is recruiting new members for our board. You can find out more about the current board here.

Becoming an Artspace TrusteeDownload
Trustee-Recruitment FormDownload

The Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity, agreeing plans and budgets, and holding the Company Manager to account for the delivery of the plans. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the organisation operates to standards set by parliament and the Charity Commission. Trustees take ultimate responsibility for the work that the organisation does, and the way in which it spends money raised by the charity through income and donations to achieve its aims. The role of the Trustee is a voluntary role.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented on our board, including female applicants and those from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Advisory Team

If you aren’t ready to commit to being part of a board, we would welcome you joining us as part of an Advisory Team, to provide independent voluntary advice and support to the charity. Unlike a board of directors, the members of an advisory team are not authorised to act or make binding decisions on behalf of the organisation and they do not have any fiduciary responsibility. The members will provide expert advice, lived experiences and objective advice to the charity, challenging and scrutinising key issues in a supportive way and provide a sounding board to the CEO, Charity Operations Managers and Board of Trustees.

To enquire about becoming a trustee, please email info@artspace.uk with the subject Artspace Lifespace Board Recruitment and feel free to arrange an informal chat to find out more.

VOLUNTEER

Artspace Lifespace welcomes applications from Volunteers.

Artspace Openspace – would you like to be part of our open days at The Island? We welcome applicants from volunteers to invigilate and support our upcoming events. Get in touch with info@theisland.uk to find out more.

Intern opportunities are normally paid and part-funded by Universities. These are ideal for creatives and those wishing to develop a career in the arts and events.

Specific Projects – We encourage individuals interested in specific projects to get hands-on and join us by volunteering and helping support our dynamic and creative artist-led projects. We have a variety of opportunities available throughout the year including volunteering to assist with invigilating at exhibitions, gathering inclusion monitoring data and stewarding at events.

We helped set up the Friends of Ashton Court Mansion in 2019, which is always on the look out for volunteers, particularly those interested in researching building heritage, design or web development to present their findings.

You can sign up as a volunteer by emailing info@artspace.uk and stating what project you are interested in volunteering for or what skills you can offer to help support Artspace Lifespace.

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