Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and a leading European arts organisation. Acclaimed for its imaginative programming and innovative productions on the main stage, Opera North also programmes its own venue, the Howard Assembly Room, with an enormous diversity of activity.

We create music and opera for everyone, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and sections of the community. Opera North is committed to Arts Council England’s Creative Case for Diversity in all aspects of our recruitment and employment practices and we are the first opera company to be awarded Theatre of Sanctuary status. We are keen to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Opera North and to support this commitment and to help us develop our policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Monitoring Form.

If you need any help applying to a job, including any adjustments to the application process, and if you’re applying under the Disability Confident Committed Scheme, please contact appointments@operanorth.co.uk

We do not use agencies to fill our positions, no agencies please.

If not otherwise stated, all deadlines are at 23.59pm.

We regret that we cannot contact applicants individually about their applications. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the job closing, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion and keep an eye out for future vacancies.

Website & SEO Specialist

Opera North is looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the role of Website & SEO Specialist within the Audiences Team.

The Website & SEO Specialist is responsible for the ongoing development and optimisation of the company’s websites that meet end-user’s needs and drive up rankings, traffic and revenue. The Specialist proactively uses reporting analytics to advise and guide marketing campaigns and suggest opportunities for improvement as part of the wider work of the Audiences Team.

The successful candidate will have experience in digital marketing and/or website development along with excellent planning and project management skills; experience of digital analytics tools such as Google Analytics and data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI and Looker Studio; the ability to work collaboratively; inherent curiosity and a problem-solving mindset.

Salary: £28,000
Deadline for applications: Friday 10 January 2025
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 15 January 2025

Website & SEO Specialist Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Philanthropy Manager

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Philanthropy Manager.

The successful candidate will help create, shape, and deliver the long-term strategic plan to increase financial support from individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate donors to Opera North. The role holder will be responsible for building, developing, and stewarding long-lasting relationships that will support priority areas for fundraising. They will play an integral part in the delivery of the team’s aims and philanthropic income targets.

Salary: circa £40,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 6 January 2025
Interviews to be held: Howard Opera Centre, 8 Harrison Street, Leeds, LS1 6PA

Philanthropy Manager Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Supporter Engagement Manager

Opera North is looking for an experienced and well-motivated individual to fill the role of Supporter Engagement Manager.

The successful candidate will raise awareness of the importance of philanthropic giving to Opera North, acquiring new “Friends”, retaining and upgrading existing donors, helping to build the pipeline for future giving, and achieving a step change in philanthropic support.

They will help shape the long-term strategy to increase Friends membership and will be responsible for devising and implementing the operational plans to build and sustain a diverse, multi-channel, sector-leading programme, that is a strategically important part ON’s continued philanthropic income.

In addition, they will manage and execute an impactful and effective strategic communications plan, engagement activities, events and partnerships that deliver income and deepen engagement with new and existing supporters.

Salary: circa £40,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: 10am, Monday 6 January 2025
Interviews to be held: Howard Opera Centre, 8 Harrison Street, Leeds, LS1 6PA

Supporter Engagement Manager Job Pack | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy | Guidance Notes

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Disability Confident Committed

As users of the disability confident scheme, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy will be offered an interview.

Supporting Parents & Carers

 

Partner organisation of Parents & Carers in Performing Arts.

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