Hot Bed Press is looking for a new Exhibitions, Events & Marketing Officer (22.5hrs /week)

Working hours:                           Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 9.30am – 5.00pm

Pay:                                                   £12.00 per hour        £14,040p.a.  (£24,960 pro rata)

Applications in by:                    Monday 14th March

Interviews:                                  w/c 28th March (dates and times tbc.)

Start date:                                   Wednesday 20th April 2022

Length of Employment

This position is a 2year post and is funded by Arts Council as part of organisational development of Hot Bed Press and planned expansion. It is intended that the post will continue past the 2 years and become a permanent position. The continuation of the role of Exhibitions, Events & Marketing Officer past 2024 is intended to be part-funded by income generated through increased sales & income through events and increased capacity of Hot Bed Press as a whole. Further funding may be sought to supplement increased income to enable roles to continue.

About this part-time post

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic person keen to add their energies, experience, and knowledge to the team at Hot Bed Press at an exciting time of development and planning for the future. The post-holder will be responsible for strengthening and expanding the exhibitions programme, working on existing annual exhibitions and events; The 20:20 Print Exchange, (including annual international touring show), annual open studios and external art/print fairs such as Manchester Art Fair and The Hepworth Print Fair.

The Exhibitions, Events & Marketing Officer will also research new opportunities to represent our print members, promote printmaking and the work of Hot Bed Press at print & art fairs nationally. New exhibition space and display areas installed at Hot Bed Press in 2021 add the capacity to programme 4 exhibitions upstairs in the print studio annually and a programme of events and hired exhibitions on the ground floor.

The post-holder will also be tasked with promoting exhibitions and events through bulletins, social media and targeted leaflets and posters. They will be responsible for helping develop the Hot Bed Press website online gallery representing members’ work and to work in liaison with other staff to promote the new Hot Bed Editions initiative which aims to promote and sell specially commissioned and editioned works by invited artists and designers.

Please click here for an application form:

Exhibitions Events Marketing Officer – Application Form – April 2022

Please note this is a re-advertising of the position. Previous applicants need not apply.