Marketing and Engagement Officer

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Belfast Trad Fest is one of Ireland’s leading traditional arts organisations, delivering year-round cultural programming including the flagship
Belfast Trad Fest & Summer School
and the
St Patrick’s Music Festival
. We present world-class traditional music, song and dance through an ambitious programme spanning concerts, workshops, masterclasses, céilís, outdoor events and community engagement.

We are seeking a driven and experienced Marketing and Engagement Officer to join our small, high-performing team in this integral role.

The successful candidate will lead on developing and implementing marketing strategy, setting targets and objectives, and delivering hands-on content creation across design, sales strategy, audience development, print, advertising, digital promotions, branding and communications. The Marketing and Engagement Officer will work closely with the Artistic Director and Co-Director to agree marketing outputs and will manage relationships with a range of external support services including box office teams, PR, and communications providers.

If you would like to help us fulfil our ambitions; are a strategic thinker, excellent communicator, highly organised, and a team player with a strong track record in marketing—then we’d love to hear from you.

• Minimum 2 years recent experience in a professional marketing or communications role
• Experience in graphic design & video content creation
• Experience with computerised ticketing systems (e.g., Ticketsolve, Eventbrite)
• Track record in writing and implementing communications, marketing and social media plans, including evaluation
• Experience delivering media, advertising, print and digital campaigns and managing their budgets
• Experience in managing and creating content on all social media platforms.
• Competent in producing evaluations, analysis and reporting for senior staff and funders
• Experience line managing staff, suppliers and service providers
• Track record of developing marketing strategies for arts/entertainment sector
• Experience in website management, updating etc.
• Experience working with advertising, print, PR and media agencies.

Thursday 18th December 2025 at 12 noon