Marketing Campaign Manager

About Crosstown Concerts
Formed in 2016, Crosstown Concerts is an independent national promoter based in Bristol employing 22 staff and dozens of freelancers. We’ve staged over 4,000 concerts across the UK and now deliver around 700 shows a year.

We work from clubs to arena-level venues with scores of artists including luminaries such as Snow Patrol, Jamie Cullum, Paul Weller, Kano, Franz Ferdinand, The Vaccines, Death Cab for Cutie, Belle & Sebastian, Jack Savoretti, Sigur Ros, Agnes Obel, Kneecap, Razorlight, The Fratellis, First Aid Kit, and many many more. We also promote comedy, book tours and live podcasts.

Alongside our touring programme, we run two festivals: Bristol Sounds, our open air summer concert series on Bristol’s harbourside, and Ritual Union, our multi-venue day festival in Bristol. We also co-produce shows with partners including Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. We’re a small, fast-moving team that cares about artists, fans and the venues we work in.

The role
We’re hiring a marketing campaign manager to work on our UK shows and tours. From on-sale announcements to the last ticket sold, your role is to help promote our shows. You’ll oversee the marketing strategy across each of your allocated shows, making sure every campaign is measured against ticket sales.

Reports to: Head of Marketing
Works closely with: Promoters, ticketing team, venues, artist agents and management, co-promoters

What you’ll do

Strategy and campaigns

• Oversee the planning and delivery of campaigns for all shows allocated, from announce and pre-sale through general sale to final push
• Spot shows that are behind on sales early and act fast with a recovery plan
• Build the Crosstown brand with fans, artists and the industry

Paid media and budgets

• Oversee the marketing budgets across your shows, and keep spending on track
• Run paid marketing campaigns across all media
• Evaluate spends to ensure your marketing is efficient

Channels and content

• Aid the management of our social channels, email marketing, print deadlines and purchase orders
• Commission and sign off artwork, video and copy

Partners and reporting

•  Agree marketing plans and share assets with venues, co-promoters and ticket agents
•  Keep artist agents and management updated with clear, regular marketing reports
•  Maintain communication with promoters on marketing campaigns
• Work closely with the Crosstown ticketing team to try to maximise sales

About you
Required

• Have 3+ years in a marketing role
• Have a track record of selling tickets for live music, festivals, venues or similar events, or a successful track record in selling
• Have hands-on experience running paid campaigns and managing a budget
• Be comfortable with numbers: you will need to read sales data, spot trends and act on them
• Be able to multitask and manage a large number of campaigns
• Be a clear writer and confident communicator with agents, venues and promoters

Desirable

• Experience at a promoter, venue, festival, label or artist management company
• Knowledge of UK ticketing platforms and how their data and marketing tools work
• Basic design and video editing skills (Canva, Adobe, CapCut or similar)
• Experience using CRM systems (we use Audience Republic but experience with other platforms is fine)
• Contacts across the UK music industry and media
• Have a real love of live music and a good ear for what fans respond to

What we offer

Salary: £30-36k depending on experience
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: Bristol
Hours: Standard hours are 10am to 6pm, with some flexibility required, including some evening and weekend work around shows and on-sales
Holiday: 20 days plus bank holidays
Pension: Company pension

You’ll also get guest list access to Crosstown shows, a real say in how a growing independent promoter reaches fans, and the chance to shape our growing portfolio of shows.

How to apply
Send your CV and a short cover letter to [email protected] with “Marketing Campaign Manager” in the subject line. In your letter, tell us about one campaign you ran that sold tickets and what you’d do differently next time. Be real please – we want someone with personality.

Closing date: October 16th 2026

First interviews TBC

Crosstown Concerts is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone, whatever their background, and we’re happy to make adjustments at any stage of the process. Let us know what you need.