Kloden theater is looking for a communications manager

March 3, 2025

Kloden The theater is expanding its staff and is looking for a communications manager to lead our communications work.

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Deadline: 19.03.25

Employment type: Permanent

Kloden The theatre's pillars are professionalism, quality, inclusion and diversity. The audience will be presented with the breadth of the best that is produced for children and young people, while the theatre will contribute to people experiencing a greater diversity of stories and perspectives, and to being aware of who is represented in the performing arts. 

The theatre has in a short time become one of the country's most important programming stages for performing arts for children and youth, and a production site for the independent performing arts field. In parallel with our artistic activities in temporary premises, we will begin construction of the permanent theatre house. Kloden theater in Kabelgata in Oslo, with an estimated opening in 2027. 

Kloden theatre is looking for a structured and proactive communications manager with great execution, good strategic skills and experience with communications work within the arts and culture field. We are looking for someone who is able to see the big picture, with a good overview of the performing arts field and other relevant networks. 

As a communications manager, you must enjoy working strategically, creatively and operationally, and want to create results together with your colleagues.  

We offer an exciting and meaningful job, with competent and pleasant colleagues who are passionate about performing arts for a young audience. You will meet experienced staff and a social working environment with high ceilings.  

People with a minority background are encouraged to apply. 

Work areas 

• Responsibility for internal and external communication. 
• Strategic identity development, visibility, positioning and branding of Kloden theatre both in public, politically and for new audience groups, and general press work. 
• Content production in the form of text, updating websites, social media and newsletters, press releases and other editorial material. 
• Application and report writing and general internal planning work. 
• Ambassador for Kloden theatre – networking. 

We use several information channels in our work and place great emphasis on being present on relevant platforms.  

Qualifications: 

• Good presentation skills in Norwegian and English, both written and oral. 
• Good understanding of our social mission and for our target groups.  
• Good computer and network skills. 
• Relevant work experience and/or education at college or university level.  
• Experience from commercial concept development. 
• Digital competence, preferably with simple image processing and video editing 
• Experience from strategic communication work and networking within the media, along with journalistic experience, is an advantage. 

Personal characteristics: 

• Structured, systematic and enterprising 
• Good social skills that stimulate collaboration 
• Great work capacity and ability to handle pressure during busy periods 
• Commitment and interest in performing arts and social issues. 

The Communications Manager will initially report to the HR Manager. The position is part of the administration and working hours will mainly take place during the day, but some weekend and evening work must be expected. 

About the employer

Kloden teater is a programming theater for the performing arts and young people in Oslo. Kloden The theatre presents high-quality Norwegian and international performing arts for children, young people and families.  

We facilitate the production and screening of performances, professional events, artistic projects for and with children and youth in collaboration with professional artists, as well as various types of gatherings for both the local community and the performing arts community. 

Kloden The theatre is located at Økern, at the bottom of Groruddalen and is in the heart of Norway's largest urban development area. We are about to start construction of the theatre building Kloden theater that will accommodate, among other things, two stages, production and rehearsal rooms, a workshop, office facilities for artists and a place where children and young people want to be, to meet, to experience.  

Kloden Teater actively works for a safe working environment and advocates for a world where all people are treated equally and given the same opportunities. We have zero tolerance for all forms of discrimination and harassment.

If you have any questions, contact Artistic Director Ådne Sekkelsten: 91 52 46 45