Events and Marketing Assistant – Soane Museum Enterprises

  • Contract
  • London

Sir John Soane Museum


Job Summary

The post will play an important part in generating and maintaining business across all revenue strands of SME, including reactive and proactive sales, marketing the Museum’s various products, planning, execution and follow up of events and tours, identifying new potential commercial partners.

Job Description

The Events and Marketing Assistant will underpin the work of Soane Museum Enterprises (SME) and support the broader objectives of Sir John Soane’s Museum. The post will play an important part in generating and maintaining business across all revenue strands of SME, including reactive and proactive sales, marketing the Museum’s various products, the planning, execution and follow up of events and tours, identifying new potential commercial partners and additional administrative tasks related to commercial activities. The role also involves supporting SME’s communication function, liaising with internal stakeholders on specific projects as well as dealing with external suppliers and customers.
The role is ideal for a highly organised individual, with a passion for marketing and an understanding of the challenges and sensitivities of working in an historical environment where the primary function is not commercial. The successful candidate will have initiative, be an able communicator, and possess strong administrative skills. A creative approach to problem solving with the ability to work on several complex tasks simultaneously whilst remaining calm under pressure.

Job Requirements

– Marketing background for historical attractions, commercial events venues or retail
– Experience of delivering events, ideally within a museum/tourist attraction/historic environment
– Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate.
– Excellent organisational and administrative skills with a high level of attention to detail
– Some level of experience using email building software (Mailchimp) and website CMS (Drupal) Customer Relationship Managements (CRM) Systems (Salesforce) and Adobe Creative Suite would be desirable
– Experience producing film or images for marketing purposes would be desirable
– A flexible approach to work, with the ability to work well in a fast-paced, fluid environment, whilst maintaining a professional manner at all times.
– A motivated self-starter with the ability to show initiative and creativity.
– Proactive and committed team player.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Events and Marketing Assistant – Soane Museum Enterprises
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Events and Marketing Assistant – Soane Museum Enterprises

Job: Events and Marketing Assistant – Soane Museum Enterprises

Organisation: Sir John Soane Museum

Postcode: WC2A 3BP

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