Campaign Manager

Why join Kilimanjaro Live?

Winner of the Music Week Award for Live Promoter of the year 2023, Kilimanjaro promote over 700 live shows a year nationally from small venues to stadiums and outdoor events. Kilimanjaro Live’s promoters take particular pride in spotting new talent and working closely with agents, managers and record labels to nurture artists’ careers. Ed Sheeran, Cat Burns, Jacob Banks, Frank Carter, Birdy, Don Broco, Stromae, Marina, Kae Tempest, Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Fender are among the scores of artists who the company has promoted concerts by in recent years.

Kilimanjaro live is seeking a new Campaign Manager to join our marketing team. The successful candidate will work across a broad range of shows and tours ensuring best in class marketing campaigns are implemented and maximum sales achieved. Experience in touring marketing is a bonus but not essential.

You will be familiar with the live music landscape having worked with either venues, ticket agents or artists before. You should have at least 2 years of experience working in a similar role, with hands-on experience digital marketing experience preferably in the music sector.

More about the role:

Reports to: Head of Marketing

As a Campaign Manager you will assume responsibility for the creation, implementation, and monitoring of all the marketing functions for the shows and tours assigned to you. This includes the set-up announcements/on-sale and full campaign through to the shows and settlement.

Responsibilities:

  • To devise, implement and monitor marketing initiatives for campaigns to promote ticket sales.

  • Oversee the creation and approval of the announcement assets with the Promoter Assistant and Design team

  • Gather all necessary assets for announcement such as artwork, biog, press release, image and circulate to all parties: Internally, ticket agents, pre-sale partners, venues and other media partners

  • Create marketing launch plans for the campaign

  • Liaise with ticket agents to arrange marketing support proposals & pre-sale support

  • Where relevant set up and run pre-sale marketing with partners

  • Liaise with venues to plan effective launch and marketing of the campaign

  • Liaise with the venue to ensure the show is announced, to agree marketing support and to ensure venues display print and other support.

  • Set-up on-sale advertising set – out in the marketing launch plan

  • Monitor tickets sales using the sales sheet on a regular basis

  • Keep accurate record of the marketing spend in the marketing budget and note all activity

  • Liaise with the marketing agency, ticket agents and venues on the continued running of marketing activity to maximise ticket sales. This includes but is not limited to; Digital advertising, press, radio, outdoor, TV, print for venues and print distribution, PR opportunities, social media pushes on all platforms including sharing content into Facebook groups, database activity via all parties, sourcing new content

  • Gather all invoices and create a marketing settlement

Desired skills:

  • 2/3 years of experience in a similar role.

  • Knowledge or awareness of live music industry and touring.

  • Accuracy and exceptional attention to detail.

  • Able to build relationships both internally and externally in order to ensure great service.

  • Experience placing and running digital advertising campaigns.

  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment to short deadlines.

  • Good understanding of the media mix and experience in media planning.

  • Experience in booking, running and reporting on digital media campaigns.

  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud programmes, specifically Photoshop and InDesign is a bonus.

  • Strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).

Please send your CV and cover letter to careers@kilimanjarolive.co.uk