Marketing Associate, Advertising, Promotions & Email at Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $45K/yr – $50K/yr

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Marketing Associate, Advertising, Promotions & Email

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$45K/yr – $50K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the multi-channel marketing workflow for Lyric Opera campaigns, coordinating trafficking, copy, and email operations while partnering with agencies, ticketing, and events teams to drive audience growth.

Advertising trafficking and production proofing across print, digital, radio, and OOH with agency liaison.
Sales copy, email creation in Prospect2, and deployment timing tied to season campaigns.
Ticket sales promotions, partnerships, and loyalty-focused event collateral and communications.

Job Description

Coordinate advertising campaign trafficking, including asset management, routing materials for approval, and overseeing the proofing process across print, digital, radio, and out-of-home placements
Serve as the day-to-day liaison to Lyric's media buying agencies, supporting placement logistics and identifying niche marketing opportunities tied to specific productions
Create and manage all promotional codes for the Marketing Department and other departments as needed
Manage third-party ticket sales relationships, including writing marketing copy, managing inventory, reconciling sales, and serving as the point of contact between Audience Services, Box Office and external vendors
Contribute to advertising and direct mail projects, including asset coordination, promotion setup, and proofing
Support the identification and execution of strategic promotional partnerships that drive ticket sales
Support audience retention initiatives including the annual Subscriber Season Preview, ticket fulfillment communications, and other loyalty-focused projects
Support public-facing events — both Lyric-driven and external — through the creation of collateral materials and coordination of participation logistics
Write compelling sales copy for email campaigns targeting prospective and existing audiences across the mainstage season, special events, and other programming
Build, format, and proof emails in Prospect2, ensuring accuracy of content, links, audience segmentation, and deployment timing

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago, founded in 1954, is one of the world's greatest opera companies. It is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence and financial strength. Over the past two decades the company has achieved unparalleled success in its ticket sales, averaging 100% attendance from 1988-2002. Lyric Opera is also distinguished for having operated in the black for 20 of the past 21 years.

Founded in 1954

Chicago, Illinois, USA

503 employees (207 in marketing)

www.lyricopera.org