Freelance Project Manager – Canaletto at Tatton Park

Deliverables

• Overall coordination, scheduling and monitoring to ensure the project is on track to time / budget, meeting milestones and outputs, and problem solving as needed across the Tatton Park teams and partners
• Lead regular partner meetings to monitor delivery against targets and timescales and attend Tatton Park meetings to ensure the Canaletto project is embedded in delivery plans across site. Ensure all stakeholders are informed through structured communications, and identify risks and mitigation for the project
• Research relevant grants to fundraise for education and collections programmes and the Mere / Parkland artwork

• Oversee data collection mechanisms set up across Tatton Park and partners and analysis to include surveys, comment books, online monitoring, capturing engagement numbers and footfall, and the impact of attracting local audiences through ticketing, documentation activities through photography / film to feed into audience development and education / community programmes moving forward
• Track levels of interest through marketing and audience development activity including social media and press coverage, working with the partner marketing leads
• Support Tatton Park, Cheshire East Council and AND plus the artists with engaging local schools / colleges and community groups with the programme / activity
• Reporting for ACE and other funders subject to successful applications – complete activity report forms / final reports to support Tatton Park
• Evaluation design (Failspace model), data collection and short case studies for a primary school, high school, college and community group, and final report

Timescale

It is expected that demand between May 2025 and November 2026 (final reporting) will flex across the activity, but it is anticipated 2 days a week will be an average requirement. Canaletto: The Italian Connection ~ from Venice to Tatton will be open from 28th March – 31st October 2026.