Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival is seeking a highly productive, proactive and collaborative Marketing & Digital Executive to help drive the promotion of our next Festival in March 2026. 

In this role, you’ll support the roll-out of marketing strategy and activity, as well as sharing responsibility for maintaining the Festival’s communications across multiple channels. You’ll work closely with the Marketing & Digital Manager to ensure all our campaigns are activated; our social media accounts and website are always up to date; and our audience outreach and distribution network, both online and in the real world, is connecting with the right people.

You’ll need to be competent in all things marketing and be comfortable with a varied scope of tasks and duties – all of which are centred on promoting the Festival, its wide range of events, and its arts sector and community initiatives.   

While you’ll be surrounded by a creative team of design, video and content specialists to make things happen, this role is also an opportunity for the right person to contribute and upskill in the making of content – and for the right person to be mentored while doing it. 

Based in our central Auckland office, no two days will be the same. You’ll need a calm head and the ability to effectively manage a varied and sometimes pressured workload as the team approaches important milestones such as the programme launch, the opening of the Festival, and our manaakitanga towards artists and audiences joining us in March.

View a full job description, including required skills and experience, here.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival, also known as AKLFEST (aklfest.co.nz), is a major celebration of the arts, culture and creative expression. We invite both international and local artists to perform over 18 days of events, in central venues around Aotea Square to spaces and places all over Tāmaki Makaurau. It’s a festival for everyone, every March.

We believe art has the power to impact the way people think and feel about themselves and the world. Arts participation improves the wellbeing of our society, and at the Festival you’ll work towards putting on life-changing live performances and events. You’ll also help people from all walks of life, and from all corners of Auckland, access those experiences. 

The Festival is a workplace for individuals of all backgrounds, identities and orientations. We are committed to accessibility, equity and inclusivity alongside our responsibility to uphold the mana of te ao Māori through both the mahi we do in the industry, and our practices and engagement as a leading arts organisation.

While the roles we advertise require specific skills and experience, you do not need to tick every box to be considered. Our industry is made up of passionate individuals who serve the arts, and regardless of which sector you may come from, we welcome any applicants who are serious about joining us on this mission.

HOW TO APPLY:

Email a CV and covering letter to caroline.everitt@aaf.co.nz by 5.00pm, Wednesday 20 August, 2025.

Please note, we may begin interviewing candidates before the closing date for this role and encourage early expressions of interest. We reserve the right to close applications early if the right candidate is found.