Marketing and Communications Manager

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Marketing and Communications Manager to join the team at TarraWarra Museum of Art during an exciting new chapter! Reporting to the Director, this position is responsible for leading and implementing the Museum’s marketing strategies, increasing audience engagement and brand awareness across exhibitions, collections, programs and events.

This role is full time and located in the Yarra Valley, suitable for a senior marketing professional with experience in a similar arts-related role. The opportunity to work from home two days per week is available, as the workload allows. A part-time marketing assistant reports into this position.

TarraWarra Museum of ArtLocated in the Yarra Valley, TarraWarra Museum of Art is a leading not-for-profit public art gallery that features inventive and stimulating exhibitions and programs about twentieth and twenty-first century art, and holds one of the country’s most important collections of Australian art from the 1930s to the present day. The permanent collection was established through the generous donation of over 600 artworks by founding patrons, the late Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO. The Museum actively engages with art, place and ideas in a remarkable environment and immersive atmosphere, inspiring curiosity and providing a retreat for the imagination.  

In March 2025, TarraWarra Museum of Art will launch a major new building, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre. A breathtaking architectural concept designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects with landscape design by OCULUS and Wurundjeri horticulturalist and artist Craig Murphy-Wandin, the state-of-the-art building is a multi-purpose learning and performance space for family and children’s programs, talks, forums, workshops, live arts and educational programs.  

The Centre will also offer a unique behind-the-scenes look at works from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection. Presented in visible art storage racks, the general public will have viewing access to the works of some of Australia’s most significant modern and contemporary artists.  Learn more twma.com.au/the-centre

VisionConnecting Art, Place and Ideas

PurposeGenerate a suite of exhibitions and experiences, drawing inspiration from our location, exemplary collection and current ideas. We aim to engage with audiences to develop a deeper understanding of the worlds that artists create.

Our Values• Respect for First Nations voices of Wurundjeri Country and beyond• Respect for art and the artist• Respect for the spirit of philanthropy – the inspiration for the Museum• Respect for the natural world and sense of place, inspiring fresh creative perspectives• Respect the diversity of our visitors• Respect for the curiosity of our audience• Respect for cultural safety, equity and access

TarraWarra Museum of Art encourages applicants from First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and LGBTIQA+ communities to apply. We recognise that there are barriers to employment for people from these communities, and we encourage you to get in touch with us to explore alternative application methods or other ways of removing these barriers. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have all the attributes listed above but feel that you would be a good fit. This role is open until the position is filled, so you are encouraged to get your application in quickly.