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This is a unique opportunity to develop the brand and communications around Ad Infinitum’s journey to date and the exciting projects in the pipeline. You’ll be a specialist in devising and delivering accessible, inclusive and relevant campaigns that have local, national and international impact; underpinning our mission to champion marginalised voices and highlight complex and urgent themes of socio-political injustice. You will be a natural collaborator who thrives in the company of a close knit team; passionate about working with a diverse range of artists, creatives and partners.

This page will tell you the key information about the role and how to apply. Please read the full job description and additional information in the downloadable recruitment pack before applying.

We actively encourage people whose backgrounds, lived experience and skills are underrepresented in the sector to apply. Any candidate who self-identifies as Deaf, deaf, hard-of-hearing, Disabled and/or from the Global Majority and meets the essential criteria is guaranteed an interview as these identities are underrepresented in our sector, whilst directly representative of the artists and communities we champion. If this applies to you, please briefly indicate this in your application or in your accompanying email.

Please reach out to us if you have any questions about the role or working with Ad Infinitum. We’d be happy to have an informal chat with you before you apply. Please email recruitment@ad-infinitum.org if you’d like to arrange this.

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE

Title: Marketing & Communications Associate (Freelance)

Salary: £16,500, based on 66-75 days between September 2026 and Autumn 2027 (depending on level of experience/rate of work)

Contract type: Freelance, 1-2 days a week, schedule to be mutually agreed. Some evening and weekend work will occasionally be required.. 

Responsible to: Executive Director, Ali Ford

Place of work: This role may be based remotely, or out of Ad Infinitum’s office and studio at St. Anne’s House, St Anne's Rd, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4AB.

Access: We are committed to creating a more diverse and representative arts sector and will work to provide access support or arrangements that are required for you to undertake this role effectively.

A full person specification is in the recruitment pack.

ABOUT AD INFINITUM

Ad Infinitum is a diverse-led, multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed touring theatre company based in Bristol. Founded in 2007, we embrace difference through collaboration, enabling a more representative theatre culture to exist by placing those minoritised by society at the heart of our work.

Our wide-reaching programme includes creating new theatre productions with national and international collaborators; supporting diverse and underrepresented creatives through our Artist Development Programme; touring critically acclaimed productions from our portfolio; and delivering inspiring Learning and Engagement activities with children and young people.

You can find out more about us and our productions in the recruitment pack and on our website here

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send us a short cover letter (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your suitability for the role and some supporting material to demonstrate your experience/skills (this might be a link to your portfolio of work, an attachment or link to a specific piece of content, or a CV / LinkedIn profile). 

If you’d rather apply for the role in a different way, for example by sending an audio or video application, feel free to do so. This can be in English or British Sign Language (BSL). Please make sure the audio/visual quality is high enough for us to fairly assess the application, that you clearly outline how you meet the criteria outlined in the job description, and that it’s no longer than 5 minutes. 

Please also complete this anonymous equal opportunities monitoring form online by following this link here. 

Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@ad-infinitum.org. 

Please write “Marketing & Communications Associate Application” in the subject line and attach your cover letter and CV, or include a link to the audio/video file.

Any candidate who self-identifies as Deaf, deaf, hard-of-hearing, Disabled and/or from the Global Majority and meets the essential criteria is guaranteed an interview as these identities are underrepresented in our sector, whilst directly representative of the artists and communities we champion. If this applies to you, please briefly indicate this in your application or in your accompanying email.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis from the week commencing Monday 24 August 2026. We will shortlist and interview candidates continuously until we find the right fit for the role. 

Initial conversations will be held online, with follow-up interviews to be held in-person in Bristol with 2-3 Ad Infinitum senior/exec team members and representatives. We will discuss a suitable start date with the appointed candidate with the aim for the role to start as soon as possible. If you are successful, then we will collect two references after offering you the role and contact them with your permission.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or would like this information in a different format, please email recruitment@ad-infinitum.org