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2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants This range is provided by Warwick Arts Centre. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay rangeDirect message the job poster from Warwick Arts Centre At the heart of this role issales coordinationandincome growth . You’ll lead on bookings, build strong relationships, and help shape our approach to upselling, cross-selling, and developing new commercial ideas—all while delivering exceptional service and event support. You'll be the central point of contact for all non-artistic venue hires across our iconic spaces from community events to education or corporate events and you’ll lead everything from enquiry and contract management, manage the seamless handover to event delivery teams and subsequent follow-up. You’re organised, proactive and great with people. You thrive on variety, enjoy collaboration, and have an eye for both detail and opportunity. You understand how to manage multiple priorities—and do it all with a smile. Experience with venue or event coordination is critical, but your drive and potential matter just as much. About You Are you a natural organiser with a flair for creativity, commercial thinking and attention to detail? Want to play a key role in booking events and growing income at one of the UK’s most vibrant arts centres? We’re looking for a Sales Development Officer, someone who can co-ordinate non-artistic hires across our venues and drive income through repeat and new business bringing energy, efficiency and ideas to expanding our hires and sales activity. What you’ll do: Coordinate and deliver non-artistic hires from first enquiry through to event day Drive sales and achieve income targets Build strong relationships with internal teams and external clients Explore new revenue opportunities, from merchandising to bespoke packages Maintain accurate records and reporting using Artifax and other systems Ensure events meet all policies on safety, safeguarding and best practice Represent Warwick Arts Centre’s welcoming, ambitious, and inclusive spirit You’ll bring: Aproven track record in commercial sales and upselling , with experience delivering against ambitious targets Strongevent and project managementskills Anentrepreneurial spiritand customer-first mindset Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities—you're great at building lasting relationships Superborganisational and time management skills , thriving under pressure Tech confidence, with working knowledge of systems like Artifax and Spektrix A fine eye fordetail , and the flexibility to adapt and succeed in a fast-paced environment If you’re proactive, positive and purpose-driven, a collaborative team player who thrives on variety and achieving targets, this is your chance to shape how we grow and deliver excellence in our non-artistic sales activity. For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description. About the Department Warwick Arts Centre is the largest multi art form arts centre outside London, presenting events, activities, films and exhibitions to over 200,000 people every year. We are one of the region’s leading learning, visual arts, cinema and performing arts venues. We work with exceptional artists and creatives from the city, region and globally delivering a programme that reflects our local and global context. As an arts centre on a university campus our ambition is to develop programmes which speak to and reach our audiences on campus, in the city of Coventry and the wider region. Our city is one of the most ethnically diverse and youngest in Europe our goal is to reflect this through our work and the people we employ. Vision and Values When we re-opened our new building in 2021 a new brand positioning was developed with a focus on forming a better bridge between arts and the community and also highlighting the venue as a melting pot of different people and ideas: Purpose- We’re here to share our love for the arts Belief- We believe the arts are a place we can all meet - a place to share our experiences, a place to find common ground and understanding, a place to connect, to transform and explore new possibilities together. Promise- Experiences you’ll feel and never forget – be it joy, excitement or sadness and whoever you are, wherever you’re from More information can be found on ourwebsite Our commitment to equality Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Arts Centre we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Global Majority* groups. Warwick Arts Centre is a department of the University of Warwick, and the successful candidate will be employed by the University of Warwick. *Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities.' About the University Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**. You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed. *QS World University Rankings 2024 ** Research Excellence Framework 2021 To find out more about us visit ourwebsite. How to Apply To apply, please click the following link:Interview Date: 5th September 2025 Please note, Warwick Arts Centre is holding an online information session: Wednesday 6th August 2025, 5.30pm – 6.30pm on Teams Join our Visitor Experience Manager for an information session about the role. She will outline what we are looking for in the role, Warwick Arts Centres plans for the coming years, and what makes the best application. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. If you cannot attend, we recommend registering so you can receive a copy of the session directly to your inbox the following day. 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