Arts Promotions Specialist

Wheaton, IL (Hybrid)

$27/hr – $30/hrMid Level3+ years expPart time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own integrated arts promotions and audience engagement across events, campaigns, and student teams with a focus on multi-channel execution and brand consistency.

  • Own event promotion and advertising across music and arts programs, coordinating print, digital, and social touchpoints.
  • Own CRM-driven email/SMS campaigns and analytics to move prospective students and audiences through the funnel.
  • Lead the Arts Media Team and student organizers to produce compelling content and ensure budget discipline in marketing activities.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Oversee the internal and external promotion and advertising of performances, tours, recitals, and other events for the Conservatory of Music, Artist Series, Community School of the Arts, Arena Theater, and Art Department.
  • Supervise the development and distribution of all print and digital marketing materials for divisional events, including copywriting, design coordination, and production.
  • Manage and maintain arts-related website content, ensuring that event details, images, and video assets remain accurate, current, and engaging.
  • Develop, implement, and manage email and SMS marketing campaigns for arts events using Dotdigital and the Spektrix CRM and ticketing platforms.
  • Oversee all arts-related social media accounts, ensuring consistent messaging and engagement across platforms.
  • Collaborate with Enrollment Marketing on prospective student recruitment campaigns.
  • Manage the Arts Media Team, a group of student staff responsible for creating and curating content that showcases the Arts at Wheaton to alumni and the broader public.
  • Supervise ensemble publicity managers, providing guidance and ensuring alignment with overall marketing strategies.
  • Provide leadership, mentorship, and training to student teams, fostering a collaborative, creative, and professional working environment.
  • Oversee and manage budgets for all marketing and promotional activities related to arts programming.
Requirements
  • 3-5 years of experience leading successful promotions initiatives in areas such as recruitment, brand development, or event promotion.
  • Strategic and creative thinker with excellent project management, communication, and strong writing skills.
  • BA in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field preferred.
  • Experience with CRM systems, digital and social media marketing, and analytics.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365; familiarity with Asana, Spektrix, Squiz.
Preferred
  • Experience in the arts or higher education preferred.
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Wheaton College

Wheaton College is an explicitly Christian, academically rigorous, fully residential liberal arts college and graduate school located in Wheaton, Illinois. Established in 1860, Wheaton is guided by its original mission to provide excellence in Christian higher education, and offers more than 40 undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, and 14 graduate degrees.

Founded in 2014
Wheaton, Illinois, USA
1.8K employees (172 in marketing)

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518.1K
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$17.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
22.7%
Direct
25%
Referral
1.7%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.1%

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