Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Hello!

Thanks for your interest in working with us.

About Apples and Snakes
Apples and Snakes is the national organisation dedicated to performance poetry.
For over forty years, it has stood with poets to nurture, grow and champion
performance poetry for everyone, delivering fearless, high-quality and innovative
programmes with the power to change lives. It nurtures artists, builds young
people’s confidence and oracy, supports a national community, and brings the
best in performance poetry to wider audiences.

Apples and Snakes foregrounds Black British poets and creates platforms,
connections and opportunities for poets to be seen. From first-time performers
to established names, it helps poets grow their craft, find their voice and make a
living doing what they love. Working regionally and nationally it brings
performance poetry to schools, libraries, festivals, playgrounds and even station
platforms, working with over 4,000 children and young people across England
each year, and with organisations including Young Identity, Gobs Collective,
UniSlam, Southbank Centre, Roundhouse and the BBC.

Apples and Snakes is a registered charity and an Arts Council England National
Portfolio Organisation

applesandsnakes.org | @applesandsnakes

Role overview

We are seeking an experienced, part-time, Marketing and Communications
Coordinator to support the planning and delivery of high-quality, inclusive
marketing campaigns for our live events, learning activities, and digital
projects, working closely with artists and partners.

This role plays a key part in audience development, ensuring our work
reaches diverse communities, aligns with Arts Council England priorities and
upholds our commitment to equality, diversity, and access within the arts and
cultural sector.

The successful candidate will be a marketing professional with at least three
years’ experience with strong digital marketing skills, creative flair, a
collaborative approach and an understanding of marketing within the arts,
cultural, or third-sector context.

We appreciate that writing applications takes time and thank you in advance
for your interest in this role.

Marketing and Communications Coordinator (Part-Time)

Contract terms: 12 months fixed-term contract. Part-time (2.5 days p/w Mon -
Thurs. Ideally able to work Tuesdays (team day) e.g. Mon, Tues, Weds - half day,
or Tues, Weds, Thurs - half day, with twice monthly in-person meetings at our
London office)

Reports to: Digital and Marketing Manager

Salary: £32k FTE

Location: Hybrid / UK-based - commutable to London.

Experience Required: Minimum 3 years’ relevant marketing experience

The Role

Key Responsibilities

●  Plan and deliver targeted marketing campaigns for performances,

learning programmes, and digital projects

●  Create engaging, accessible content for social media, newsletters, and

web platforms

●  Maintain a consistent and inclusive organisational brand voice
●  Work closely with programme teams, artists, and partners to promote

projects effectively

●  Support audience development strategies, particularly for children and

young people and underrepresented communities

●  Monitor, evaluate, and report on marketing activity using audience data

and analytics

●  Manage mailing lists, CRM systems, and routine website updates
●  Ensure all marketing materials meet accessibility standards and reflect

equality, diversity, and inclusion principles

●  Research, connect and build relationships with community and partner

organisations

●  Manage and maintain a reciprocals lists for social media, newsletter and

other coordinated work

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

●  Minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in a marketing role
●  Proven experience delivering digital marketing campaigns
●  Strong copywriting and creative content skills
●  Experience managing social media platforms and email marketing

systems

●  Ability to analyse marketing data and report on impact
●  Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
●  Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
●  Experience working within the arts, cultural, education, or charity

sectors

●  Experience marketing live events, online events, or participatory arts

programmes

●  Basic design skills (e.g. Canva or Adobe Creative Suite) and social media

scheduling tools

●  Basic knowledge of video editing and social media sizing to produce
engaging content on Instagram Shorts, Reels and organic posts,
YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Tiktok and LinkedIn

●  Knowledge of  the arts sector and the types of audiences and language

involved

●  An interest in connecting and engaging audiences through the digital

medium with the confidence to tell compelling stories

Access and Inclusion

Apples and Snakes is committed to being an inclusive organisation.

We are committed to tackling Anti-Black Discrimination. This ongoing focus
is central to implementing the creative ambitions of our Tackling Anti-Black
Discrimination action plan, working with our Black artists, producers &
trustees to ensure the next generation of Black British poets are platformed
and supported.  This commitment and focus includes Workforce
Development and we are actively seeking applications from Black and mixed
Black candidates and those who are underrepresented in the arts and
cultural sector.

We are happy to discuss access requirements and flexible working
arrangements.

What We Offer

●  Flexible working
●  A supportive and collaborative working environment
●  Opportunities to work with leading artists and creative practitioners
●  The chance to contribute to meaningful cultural and educational

impact

How to Apply

Please send a CV and supporting letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing
your experience and skills and how you meet the person specification
to recruitment@applesandsnakes.org

Closing date for applications: 5pm on Monday 30th March

1st interviews:   w/c 7th April 2026
2nd interviews:   w/c 14th April 2026

With very best wishes,

Apples & Snakes