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 a workflow that ensures 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

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years of experience in marketing or communications

Benefits & Perks

• UMBC offers a rich benefits package including generous leave (22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, 15 holidays, 3 personal days), tuition remission (8 credit hours per semester, eligible dependents after two years of employment), life and disability insurance, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, wellness programs, and more.