Marketing Coordinator

Salary: £28,201 - £31,615 (dependent on experience)

The Independent Cinema Office is recruiting for a new Marketing Coordinator.

Independent Cinema Office

The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) is the UK’s support organisation for independent cinema. We offer film programming services to cinemas, bring films into distribution and are the main provider of events, training and advice for the independent cinema sector. We work with the main funding bodies in film exhibition, are a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.

The ICO is based in central London – however, we are a UK-wide organisation and our activities take place across the UK as well as in Europe.  Our turnover is just under £2 million a year and we have 22 members of staff.

Film Hub South East

Film Hub South East is part of the British Film Institute’s Film Audience Network (BFI FAN). Supported by National Lottery funding, BFI FAN is a unique collaboration made up of eight Hubs managed by leading film organisations and venues strategically placed around the UK and is the backbone of the BFI’s strategy to ensure the greatest choice of film is available for everyone.

The Independent Cinema Office is the lead organisation for Film Hub South East.  We provide resources, training and funding for film exhibition – with an emphasis on growing new audiences for British independent and international film.  We deliver talent development activity for aspiring filmmakers and raise awareness of film culture in the region though our BFI NETWORK activities.  We work with organisations to enable 16 to 25 year olds to learn more about the film industry, watch cultural cinema, become familiar with their local venues and develop skills as independent filmmakers, film curators or film industry new entrants though our Young Film Network.

Marketing Coordinator

This is a unique opportunity to join a vibrant, creative team working on a diverse range of projects and an excellent chance for someone seeking to develop their career in the independent cinema sector. We work with many different kinds of partners across the UK – cinemas, festivals, film societies; local authorities, and national bodies; distributors and education and training providers.

The ICO is a small arts organisation and the individual we are seeking must be proactive, able to use their own initiative to juggle a variety of tasks, take responsibility for their duties and prioritise their own time.

You will be enthusiastic about marketing the ICO and its activities, have an aptitude for creating engaging content for social media and managing multiple channels, be professional, creative and enthusiastic. In addition, we need someone very organised with an exacting attention to detail, with great ideas, and who shares our passion for building audiences for cultural cinema.

In return, we can offer responsibility, opportunities for training and development and the chance to work with a friendly, creative team at the forefront of independent cinema exhibition in the UK. We provide access to a Health Matters Assistance Programme (HMAP) – a confidential information and counselling service for employees and to Occupational Health services; a dedicated HR consultant for staff support; access to a SMARTPensions scheme; annual train ticket loans; cycle loans; flexible working practices; flexibility around childcare hours/needs; invites to events and festivals, and other benefits.

Our offices are in London (near London Bridge) and in line with our hybrid working policy this post would require you to work in the office three days a week (one of which would be Tuesday) and two days remotely.

The post is being advertised as full-time working seven hour days (plus one hour for lunch) but we are open to flexible working requests.

How to apply

Please read the full job description and complete the application form (both can be downloaded below). CVs are not accepted. 

Return your completed application form to info@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk by 9am on Monday 29 July 2024. 

Interviews will be held the week commencing 12 August 2024 at our offices near London Bridge (travel expenses are reimbursed) and Zoom requests can be accommodated.

If you would like the documents in a different format please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate this.

Information session

We held an informal information webinar at 12:00 noon on Thursday 25 July 2024 with our Marketing & Communications Manager and Marketing Officer to provide more information about the position and answer any questions you may have before applying for the position. You can watch a recording of this session on the link below.

Watch the webinar recording
Passcode: 4.d52J+2

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At the Independent Cinema Office, we are an equal opportunity employer, and we believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more creative, innovative and gets better results. We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities in the UK and we want to see these reflected on our screens. We also want our workforce to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, ethnically diverse, and disabled candidates as they are underrepresented within the ICO.

Along with application form we also request you complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring information.

Completing this form will help us in monitoring our efforts towards achieving an inclusive and diverse workforce.

How the recruitment process works

We know sometimes the process of applying for a job can feel like sending applications into a black hole and can be unnerving when you don’t know what will happen. We’ve put together a document which explains a bit more about our recruitment process, what will happen during each stage of the process and what we’d like from you. This can be downloaded below.

Document downloads

• Job Description – Word Document
• Application form – Word Document
• How the recruitment process works – Word Document
• ICO paybands 2024-25

If you would like the documents in a different format please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate this.

The closing date for this position is 29/07/2024 at 09:00