Kate Chaffey

Marketing and Student Recruitment Manager


Biography

Kate graduated from LSBU with a BA in Theatre Practice: Creative Producing in 2013. Since then, she has worked at a variety of arts organisations and charities in the south west, supporting with their marketing, communications and development needs.

Kate began working for BOVTS in December 2021. She leads the School’s comprehensive marketing and student recruitment strategies. Her role encompasses promoting and recruiting to the School’s degree courses, managing theatrical production marketing and overseeing student launch initiatives.

Working alongside course leaders, Admissions staff, the Director of Drama, and Head of Brand & Marketing, Kate develops and implements targeted marketing campaigns across print, digital and social media platforms to drive course recruitment, events sales and brand awareness. Her responsibilities extend to audience engagement, alumni communications and ensuring that the Theatre School maintains its competitive edge in the higher education landscape.

Students developing and growing in confidence during their time here, seeing their work reaching professional standards in approach and execution; a student who intends to be a stage manager producing a wonderful sound design; a first year student making a lovely recording of a song for their recording project; tracking the careers of former students and seeing them be successful; being able to find a job opportunity for a recent graduate. Frank Bradley, Sound Tutor