Theatre: Marketing Assistant 26/27

This position is for the full academic year. THIS POSITION IS FOR UPPERCLASSMEN ONLY. FRESHMEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

Expected hours of work per week : 10-15

Work Location & Hours: Sanderson 208 or other locations as agreed upon, typically between 9-5, occasional evening rehearsal or performance attendance (flexible around schedule).


Qualifications for Position:

• Writes well and enjoys creating content
• Easily creates tasks and goals based on general direction and vision
• Excels in working independently, requires little supervision
• Interested in learning about communications and marketing in arts or non-profit organizations
• Reliably follows timelines and meets deadlines
• Collaborates and communicates well with others
• Positive attitude and flexibility in the workplace
• Proactive self-starter - initiates ideas and gets help when needed
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Solves problems creatively, sometimes in time-pressure situations
• Hours are typically 10-15 hours/week, with work completed independently based on a weekly in-person meeting and follow-up conversations with the staff supervisor.

Helpful but not required:

• Coursework and/or experience in marketing or graphic design
• Experience with Canva or other design software
• Photo editing, and/or video recording/editing skills

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates daily (except Sunday) posts for Instagram and Facebook, including imagery/videos and written copy
• Meets with staff and students and attends rehearsals/production meetings as needed to get material and ideas
• Collaborates on creating social media posting plan and adheres to timeline
• Creates drafts of other types of written content (press releases, blog posts/articles, website copy, production programs, etc.) based on research and staff guidance, and submits by deadlines
• Submits production information to community calendars
• Hangs flyers/posters on campus and in the community (if they have a car)
• Seeks new opportunities for production and program marketing
• Assists with other aspects of production if necessary to work all awarded hours

Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed:

• Career & Self-Development, including identifying areas for continual growth while pursuing and applying feedback.
• Communication in the form of asking appropriate questions for specific information from supervisors, specialists, and others.
• Critical Thinking in the form of accurately summarizing and interpreting data with an awareness of personal biases that may impact outcomes.
• Global Literacy displayed by advocating for inclusion, equitable practices, justice, and empowerment for historically marginalized communities.
• Leadership through planning, initiating, managing, completing, and evaluating projects.
• Professionalism by prioritizing and completing tasks to accomplish organizational goals.
• Teamwork, including being accountable for individual and team responsibilities and deliverables.
• Technology by quickly adapting to new or unfamiliar technologies.

Work Habits (with the alignment of Core Values) - The College asks from its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service, Diligence, Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness, Diligence, Resourcefulness, Enterprising, Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service, Diligence, Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Makes suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness, Enterprising, and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity, Faithfulness)
• Attend chapel services at least once per week, on average. (Integrity, Faithfulness)

Work Environment: This job operates in an office environment.

Physical Demands

• Sitting : Remaining in the seated position
• Lifting : Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.
• Talking : Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly