Marketing Assistant

Dublin Theatre Festival seeks an enthusiastic and resourceful Marketing Assistant to join the seasonal festival team. The Marketing Assistant will report directly to the Head of Marketing and Development and will work closely with other departments of the festival team including development, programming, box office and volunteers as well as with theatre-makers, designers, suppliers, and venue partners. The main areas of responsibility are digital marketing, developing marketing collateral, direct mail, distribution, and market research. The candidate will ideally have a passion for the arts and have strong digital and copywriting skills with excellent attention to detail.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with festival artists and companies to gather marketing content
• Assist with production of marketing materials (proofreading, working with printers, etc.)
• Content creation and coordinating the Festival’s online and social media platforms,
  including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Zoom
• Copywriting and drafting festival communications and content
• Generate, upload and update content on the Festival’s website
• Assist with the development and execution of the Festival’s e-communications
• Assist with delivery of advertising and promotional campaigns across radio, print and
  digital
• Coordinate distribution of marketing materials (city-wide, to festival venues, etc)
• Assist at festival events as needed
• Design and oversee an audience feedback and research project during festival dates
• Co-ordinating the work of the Digital Content Intern with the Head of Marketing &
  Development

Person Specification

• Minimum 1 year relevant work experience
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer skills with a good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• High level of engagement with social media platforms, an understanding of developing social media content and video editing
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in the use of e-communications systems and content management systems
• Knowledge of the performing arts, specifically theatre
• Knowledge of advertising platforms and experience working with agencies and advertising providers

Type of Contract

Seasonal and temporary, 12 May – 17 October 2025

Salary

€33,280 per annum pro-rata

Hours of Work

The post is full-time working 40 hours per week and up to 48 hours per week during the festival period (25th September – 12th October). The Marketing Assistant may be required to work evenings and weekends during the Festival.

Application Process

Applicants are invited to submit:

• A detailed CV outlining all relevant experience
• A cover letter outlining your experience, how you believe it relates to the role and what you can bring to the role. We are open to receiving cover letters in video format. If you would like to submit a video cover letter, please ensure that it is no more than 2 minutes long and includes the information requested above
• Contact details for two professional referees. Only the referees of shortlisted applicants will be contacted, and applicants will be notified in advance

Submissions & Confidentiality

The festival acknowledges applicants’ need for privacy and will take all necessary steps to ensure all applications and interviews are handled confidentially.

Enquiries in strictest confidence, as well as applications (by email only) should be addressed to Louise McGrath, Festival Administrator, at recruitment@dublintheatrefestival.ie.

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Wednesday 23 April.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 30 April. Applicants selected for interview will be expected to make themselves available on this date.

Access

Please note that our building does not have a lift. The Marketing Assistant is usually based on the 1st floor. The ground floor is completely accessible.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please let us know by emailing recruitment@dublintheatrefestival.ie.

We want to ensure that equality and diversity are at the heart of what we do and actively welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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