Arts Festival Engagement and Marketing Officer

The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role. This important role will involve working closely with the core organising team of Didsbury Arts Festival, to create a plan for, coordinate and gather, audience feedback across the events of the festival, and to assist with publicising the event, which runs from 27 June - 5 July 2026 at indoor and outdoor venues across Didsbury, Withington and Burnage. In conjunction with the festival producers, partners and audiences, in the lead up to and during the festival, you will be introduced to the online system, commissioned by the Arts Council England, designed to properly understand the value and impact of the events on the people they are aimed at, and then lead on the gathering of the feedback via a range of means, in person, in person online, and just online. This is a mostly public facing role in the centre of the festival experience, and a key part of how audiences will experience the events. Dates: 21 May - 5 July 2026 Hours of Work: various (mostly afternoons from 27 June - 5 July) Total hours available: 54 (majority on site in South Manchester), Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

This role is only open to current Manchester Met Students who meet the following requirements -

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proven interest in contemporary arts practices
• Experience of event marketing
• Able to work with initiative and under the direction of the festival organisers
• Committed to fully inclusive community engagement