Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing & Digital Officer to join our team. We are looking for candidates with significant experience of arts and/or retail marketing, excellent communication and project management skills, and a resourceful and entrepreneurial approach.
Manchester Craft & Design Centre is located in a glorious former fish and poultry market in the city’s thriving Northern Quarter. A registered charity and Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation (NPO), for over 40 years we’ve been home to some of the region’s most talented independent designers and makers. Selling textiles, jewellery, accessories, ceramics, glass, prints and homeware, each of the 20 studios offers so much more than just a shopping experience – it’s a place to be inspired and to connect with the world through making.
We play a significant role for craft in the Northwest and nationally. Our exhibitions and curated events programme promote local, UK and International craft and design. The building is open to the public six days a week and provides unprecedented access to incredible practitioners and their processes. It’s a safe creative space for our neighbours to meet and participate and allows creative businesses to thrive within a supportive community.
The Marketing & Digital Officer will be responsible for leading on marketing, audience development and communications for Manchester Craft and Design Centre. This is a key role and offers an opportunity to plan and implement campaigns aimed at growing MCAD’s customer base and profile as a unique arts and retail venue in the city. Delivering projects which continue to diversify our audiences, engage a wider community in craft and design activities and events, strengthen our identity and widen our reach creating further opportunities.