Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust

Job Title: Communications Coordinator

Department: Marketing

Reports To: Communications Manager

About Us

At Theatre Royal, we’re a bold, creative, and collaborative team. We are always looking ahead – embracing new ideas and delivering with purpose.

We’re here to achieve the organisation’s strategy, and we believe everyone plays a part in shaping our success.

Our Values:

• Ambitious – We strive for excellence and quality in everything we do.
• Inclusive – We celebrate diversity and welcome different voices and perspectives.
• Collaborative – We build trust and work in partnership to achieve shared success.
• Creative – We nurture creativity and celebrate imagination and originality in everyone.
• Progressive – We’re forward-thinking, embracing change and looking to the future.

About the Role

This role exists to support Theatre Royal’s mission and strategy by contributing your skills, knowledge, and experience to deliver excellent outcomes for the organisation and our audiences.

While your key responsibilities are outlined below, our work evolves. We value flexibility and ask all colleagues to be willing to undertake reasonable duties within their skills and experience to help achieve our shared goals. You will also work in line with our policies, procedures, and legal requirements, including health and safety, safeguarding, and data protection.

This role assists with press and media communications activity to ensure Newcastle Theatre Royal maintains a high profile in local, regional and national print, broadcast and online media to maximise coverage for our creative programme, events, hospitality offer and corporate activity. You will contribute to the development of effective media relations and communications campaigns including identifying opportunities for media stories, developing appropriate messaging and understanding of the target audience.

Key Responsibilities

Role specific

• Support delivery of media relations campaigns including writing and distributing press releases, syndicated interviews, sourcing and distributing images, distributing what’s on listings, assist with setting up interviews, photo-calls and filming opportunities.
• To organise press and promotional events.
• To be responsible for collating and evaluating media coverage generated on behalf of Newcastle Theatre Royal; to highlight relevant stories, activities and articles relating to the regional cultural sector and the arts/theatre industry more widely.
• Develop and maintain an up-to-date database of media contacts to support the Theatre Royal’s creative programme and wider social and corporate activities.
• To support in the production of impactful communications materials.
• To assist with the maintenance of Theatre Royal and The Green Room websites including generating high quality editorial content which is consistent with other media and communications activity.
• To maintain good contact with visiting production companies offering support where appropriate.
• To maintain an up-to-date awareness of all aspects of the Theatre’s activities, as well as the wider arts and culture industry.
• To work with other members of the Marketing team to ensure all media communications activity is coordinated within wider campaign activity and communicated effectively within the department.

General

• Carry out your role to a high standard, using your skills and knowledge to help achieve Theatre Royal’s goals.
• Work flexibly, adapting to changing priorities and supporting colleagues as needed.
• Follow all policies and procedures, including health and safety, safeguarding, and data protection.
• Report any concerns or incidents promptly and appropriately.
• Deliver excellent service to audiences, stakeholders, and colleagues.
• Actively engage with opportunities for learning and development.
• Contribute ideas and feedback to help improve our work and processes.

Application deadline:

• Wednesday 5th August. Please apply via the linked application form.

Interviews:

•  W/C 24th August

Start/ Training:

• ASAP

Hours

• Full - Time - 39hours per week. 

Salary

The salary is £27,825 for this role.

EAP

• Employee Assistance Programme available to all staff and their household members

Employee benefits

• Critical Illness and Death in Service Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme available to all staff and their household members
• Discounted Travel Scheme - discounted Metro and bus travel.
• Discounted Tickets - Access to staff discounted tickets for performances, subject to availability
• NE1 Discount card - Access to city centre discounts and activities.
• NGCV Discounts - Theatre Royal staff have access to discounts across 10 Newcastle Gateshead Cultural Venues.

Working at the Theatre

We aim to make everyone feel welcome at the Theatre. if you need any adjustments at the time of applying or within the role please let us know at any stage in the process by contacting: recruitment@theatreroyal.co.uk

Accessibility information

Information about access can be found here. Please contact us to discuss any specific needs or requirements.