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Marketing & Engagement Manager

Footscray Community Arts

Be part of a place that values you and your ability to translate creative outcomes to compelling stories that invite engagement with contemporary community engaged arts practice.

We are looking for a passionate and creative Manager to lead our Marketing & Engagement function, with a focus on building and holding relationships both internally and externally to effectively engage audiences and communicate our impact.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we embark on a transformative project that will create a new outdoor performance space opening in 2026. You will assist in crafting our engagement plan that supports the aims and outcomes of this project.

To apply – complete an online form that outlines your experience and expertise in key aspects of the role, and supply your CV.

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • An intuitive and proactive communicator: the success of this role is underpinned by proactive written and verbal communication. You will be direct, but generous and patient.
  • Has a sophisticated level of professional judgement: a considered manager and leader, who is able to comprehend complex issues and navigate them with professionalism.
  • A collaborative team leader: you can lead a team in the sustainable delivery of quality outcomes, empowering members of the Marketing & Engagement team to do their best work.
  • A creative forward thinker: we believe that all communities are makers of culture, and we welcome people who see the potential of communities who have been historically underrepresented in the creative industries.

People with a specialty in one or more of the following key areas of focus will be highly regarded:

  • Content development: comfort and experience on the tools in crafting cross-channel stories that invite and re-invite engagement.
  • Brand custodianship: an ability to refresh and renew our suite of brand assets to align with our creative direction, while maintaining and reinforcing brand integrity.
  • Data driven audience engagement: building out actionable insights from the data we collect to inform program positioning and pull points.
  • Strategic communications: you understand and can develop strategies to support and maintain our reputation as a place that champions community led artistic practice in an increasingly complex world.

The principles that guide our work are curation, custodianship, connectedness and care. We actively champion cultural agency, inclusion and access as we work towards establishing next practice ways of working. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people of colour and from diaspora communities, people who are d/Deaf or Disabled, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities. We are dedicated to developing safe and flexible working environments for our team and are committed to a cultural of continuous improvement, learning and unlearning.

A position description is attached.

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