EVENTS PROGRAMME & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Established in 2003, Outset Contemporary Art Fund is the leading international, independent charity supporting innovative art projects that engage the widest possible audiences. With a presence in nine countries, the charity has raised over £14 million worldwide in support of the creative ecosystem. Outset is recognised for creating influential models of responsive arts philanthropy with its innovative public-private schemes and initiatives, and a commitment to being there at the outset of impactful change.

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The role will include, but not be limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Building an engaging annual events programme that includes international research trips and nationwide events, strategizing with the team on Outset’s stakeholder engagement;
• Leading on all online and in-person live events, being the primary point of contact from initial communication, managing RSVPs, financial fulfilment post event with suppliers, and closing events with appropriate thanks to the sponsors and affiliated participants;
• Marketing events, and leading on internal and external communications, ensuring a consistent design, communications style and branding;
• Collating information, writing copy, building and sending regular communications across our stakeholder and public audiences;
• Overseeing social media channels for Outset, in collaboration with the Social Media Coordinator, liaising with representatives from each Outset office;
• Overseeing updates on the Outset website;
• Ensuring branding is placed and Outset correctly represented across all external partner communications;

Successful candidate requirements:

• This role would suit an individual that is practically minded, with event management and logistics experience, or a recent graduate of events and hospitality management;
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively with multiple individuals and manage several projects at once;
• Proactive and creative thinking, with a high problem-solving proficiency;
• Excellent communication skills, with strong editing and proofreading abilities;
• Capabilities in Mailchimp, WordPress, Capsule CRM, and the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/InDesign) are desirable as well as video editing capabilities;

You will be required approximately 24-32 hours per week (equivalent of 3 days per week of your choice) additional hours may be required depending on your workload during specific events, ideally you will be London based and able to visit the HQ on occasion. You MUST be UK based.

Generic template responses, and those who are not based in the UK will be disregarded.

Email: info@outset.org.uk

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