Company
Glyndebourne
What can you receive?
£50k+ pro rata
Link
https://www.glyndebourne.com
Deadline
13 October 2024
We are seeking an ambitious and experienced leader to become our Director of Audiences.
The successful candidate will grow our membership, audience attendance and engagement, elevate the customer experience across all touchpoints, realise box office revenue targets and enhance Glyndebourne’s reputation as one of the wonders of the cultural world.
Glyndebourne is one of the world’s leading opera companies. We produce opera of the very highest quality in a state-of-the-art opera house situated within a landscape of outstanding natural beauty.
We are going through a period of exciting change and growth, welcoming a new generation of opera-goers and taking our artistic ambitions to new heights.
In 2024, our 90th year, we welcomed close to 100,000 people to our acclaimed summer Festival; more than in any year since 2007. A further 30,000 will attend our Autumn Season, whose principles are to platform emerging talent and to provide audiences an accessible route into opera. Our year-round Learning and Engagement programme focuses on two priorities: national talent development and local engagement with children and young people.
As Director of Audiences you will lead our Marketing, Press, Insights, Website / Digital and Content teams (responsible for filmed material, brochures, programmes and other publications) as well as Retail and Art & Collections (including Archive), which serve the dual purpose of generating commercial income and enhancing the customer experience. Your success will be especially dependent on establishing clear and effective relationships with our Operations Director and their front of house and box office / ticketing teams; and vice versa.
You will be part of our nine-strong Executive team, who together define and lead the company strategy. The Directors report through the Managing Director / Artistic Director partnership to the Board of Trustees.