Arts and Culture Coordinator Arts & Culture
Location: Highfield Campus Salary: £29,605 to £31,396 Pro rata per annum Part Time 28 hpw, Permanent Closing Date: Friday 20 October 2023 Interview Date: See advert Reference: 2446623CD
The University of Southampton's Arts and Culture Team oversees a range of activities, across multiple artforms. The team includes our venues, John Hansard Gallery and Turner Sims, which are both Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations.
We are looking to appoint an Arts and Culture Coordinator. This exciting post offers the opportunity to help develop and deliver a wide variety of activities and communications to connect with communities and enhance student experience.
In this role you will coordinate marketing and communications campaigns and administration. This will include developing and delivering an arts internship programme and providing communications and administrative assistance for Southampton Cultural Education Partnership. The role will work with colleagues across the Arts and Culture Team and university community, including the faculties and Student Union, as well as external partners.
Strong knowledge of arts administration and/or communications are essential for this role. You will need to be able to multi-task, make effective use of social media platforms and demonstrate excellent organisational skills.
The University is an important contributor to Southampton's growing cultural reputation. We strive to make our activity inclusive and accessible, locally relevant and internationally acclaimed. We attract and engage with diverse national and international talent – our students, staff, diverse communities and the artists we work with. We support innovative practice that brings people together in a unique creative environment.
The Arts and Culture Coordinator will play a significant role in achieving our aspirations and developing our cultural offer, as we work to reach new and different audiences.
We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
If you are interested and would like to find out more about the role, there will be a chance to arrange a confidential chat with Sara Lock, Head of Arts Marketing Communication, Arts and Culture on Monday 2 October and Thursday 5 October 2023. Please email [email protected] to arrange a time.
Interviews to be held w/c 06/11/2023
Application Procedure
The application deadline is midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need assistance, call Recruitment on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750, or email [email protected]. Quote the advert reference 2446623CD on all correspondence.
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Further details:We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial backgrounds, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity.
Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated on the job.
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Title
Arts and Culture Coordinator
Employer
University of Southampton
Location
United Kingdom
Published
September 19, 2023
Application deadline
October 20, 2023
Job type
Administration/Managerment
Field
Arts and Culture
About the employer
One of the top research universities in the U.K., the University of Southampton is best-known for its innovative learning system. The university is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Originating from Hartley Institution in 1862, Southampton got the university status in 1952.
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