Freelance Sales & Marketing Rep

About Us

JOY! Collective is a boutique creative studio specialising in large-scale murals, bespoke installations and artworks. Our work brings JOY to spaces, sparks dialogue, and brings colour and meaning to communities and commercial environments alike. We collaborate with councils, developers, brands, creative agencies, and cultural institutions to deliver bold and imaginative projects that leave a lasting impact. We have a clear mission to encourage and nurture creativity and as such we also offer regular creative workshops and team-building activities. We are passionate about supporting artists and created the world’s first official graffiti apprenticeship scheme.

The Role

This is a flexible freelance role with a fixed monthly retainer + commission structure, ideal for someone who enjoys working independently and connecting with creative clients. You’ll typically work two consecutive days a week (around eight days per month), though this may vary depending on project flow. This structure rewards both consistency and results, while allowing you to manage your own schedule.

We’re looking for a proactive freelance Sales and Marketing Rep to help drive the next phase of our growth. This is a new and exciting opportunity for a highly driven individual wanting to make an impact in a growing business. You’ll play a key role in identifying opportunities, building relationships, and securing new commissions. You’ll be confident navigating the worlds of creative brand campaigns and events, OOH advertising, public art, placemaking, urban development, and have a strong instinct for where our creative offering can add value.

Key Responsibilities

Sales & Business Development

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities across public, private, corporate and cultural sectors
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers, including councils, developers, architects, agencies, and brands
• Research and respond to relevant tenders, briefs, and open calls for public art and placemaking commissions
• Collaborate with the directors and creative team to develop tailored pitches, proposals, and presentations
• Represent the studio at industry events, networking opportunities, and client meetings.
• Track and manage a healthy pipeline of leads using CRM or similar tools.
• Monitor market trends, funding streams, and public art initiatives to inform outreach strategy.
• Contribute to the studio’s growth strategy, offering insights and feedback from client conversations.
• Ensure smooth onboarding and handover of new clients to the project and production teams.
• Create and implement processes around sales pipelines

Marketing Support

• Contribute to and implement marketing campaigns to support sales goals
• Assist with content creation (e.g. case studies, social media, newsletters)
• Maintain website content and help optimise it for conversions
• Manage marketing tools (CRM, HubSpot, email marketing, social scheduling platforms)
• Support the development of marketing materials and brand communications

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven experience in sales, marketing or business development, ideally within the creative industries
• Be a confident communicator with a personal approach
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
• Be a strategic thinker who can spot opportunities and tailor outreach accordingly
• Ideally demonstrate a strong understanding of public art commissioning processes and creative procurement
• Be comfortable working independently and collaboratively within a small, ambitious team
• Be passionate about art in public spaces and the power of creativity
• Be a self-starter with a proactive attitude and strong time management skills
• Be familiar with Excel/Google Sheets, Powerpoint/Google Slides, HubSpot, and mailout tools such as Mailerlite.
• Ideally, will have knowledge of InDesign or Illustrator, but not essential
• Be Mac/PC literate
• Ideally demonstrate an understanding of how AI could automate/streamline sales and marketing processes and enhance sales opportunities.

Studio Culture & Benefits

We’re passionate about fostering a positive, open, and forward-thinking studio culture where creativity thrives. Kindness, curiosity, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. We value working in inspiring environments, staying culturally connected, and supporting each other to do meaningful, bold work that makes a difference.

• Potential opportunity to increase to full-time/In-House
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working structure