Work with us

We’re recruiting for the role of:

• Tāhūhū Whakatairanga, Matihiko · Marketing & Digital Executive. Applications close 5.00pm, Wednesday 20 August, 2025.

• A crucial implementation role supporting the Marketing & Digital Manager and the Festival’s marketing department.
• Full-time, fixed term position until end of March 2026.
• Be part of an amazing team who tautoko the arts community in Tāmaki Makaurau while experiencing the excitement of the Festival as it transforms the city.

Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival is seeking a highly productive, proactive and collaborative Marketing & 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 new 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.

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.

Working at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival isn’t just a day job — it’s being part of a supportive whānau whanui that includes dedicated arts and events professionals, vital creative communities, and incredible artists from all over Aotearoa and around the world. 

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, and extend our world-famous manaakitanga to the artists and audiences who make this Festival a special place to come to.

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.

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest in joining our team of volunteer Festival Guides for Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival 2025. Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about opportunities to volunteer in 2026:

Main image: Artist Pōwhiri, Aotea Square, 2025. Image by John Rata.