Arts Management Specialist

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Produce material designed to promote events and engage audiences, including advertising copy, feature stories, calendar posts, social media posts, and event descriptions.
• Determine schedules for the development of digital and print advertising, working with an in-house graphic design team, and ensure the timely delivery of those assets to external advertising outlets.
• Pitch events and story ideas to local and regional media.
• Create and implement strategies to develop internal and external audiences, including the campus community and the greater Baltimore area, including K-12 students.
• Facilitate the success of visits by visual and performing artists by working with them and/or their representatives to ensure contractual needs are fulfilled.
• Provide expertise to arts departments and centers to ensure the success of their public events, and establish and monitor workflows that ensure artist and event information flows from those departments and centers to communications, marketing, and advancement staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years of experience working in marketing or communications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in arts administration, an arts discipline, or a related field
• Five years experience working in marketing or communications for an arts or cultural organization
• Experience working in an arts or cultural organization
• Experience in audience development in the visual and performing arts
• Understanding of contemporary art and cultural trends
• Advertising and email copywriting experience

Qualifications

• Educational background includes a Bachelor's degree; a Master's degree is preferred
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in marketing or communications

Benefits & Perks

• Generous leave including 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, 15 holidays, and 3 personal days
• Tuition remission for employees and eligible dependents after two years of full-time employment
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans, including the option to join the pension plan
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• Hybrid telework schedule (may be available)