Responsibilities

• VisArts is seeking a strategic, creative, and collaborative marketing professional to lead marketing and communications efforts across the organization.
• As our Marketing & Communications Manager, you will develop and execute campaigns that increase awareness, drive participation, and amplify the impact of VisArts programs, exhibitions, classes, camps, events, and community initiatives.
• You'll work closely with staff across all departments, while coordinating with external marketing and graphic design partners to ensure a consistent and compelling brand presence.
• Lead organization-wide marketing and communications efforts for one of the region's most dynamic nonprofit arts organizations.
• Shape messaging and promotional strategies across classes, camps, exhibitions, galleries, events, residencies, and community programs.
• Collaborate with external marketing and graphic design professionals while serving as the internal marketing lead.
• Help increase participation, attendance, community engagement, and fundraising success.
• Work in a creative, mission-driven environment where your ideas and contributions have visible impact.
• Lead Marketing Strategy and Planning: You will develop and execute annual marketing strategies that support organizational goals across all departments and programs.
• You'll help identify opportunities for audience growth, community engagement, earned revenue, and donor engagement while monitoring marketing performance and return on investment.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of marketing and communications experience, preferably in nonprofit, arts, education, cultural, or mission-driven organizations.
• Experience developing and executing integrated marketing strategies.
• Strong digital marketing skills, including social media management, email marketing, website content management, and audience engagement.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management, organizational, and time management abilities.
• Experience using marketing analytics tools, Google Analytics, social media platforms, and Microsoft Office.
• A strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, solutions-oriented approach.
• Passion for the arts, community engagement, and nonprofit work.
• The ability to work effectively across departments and build strong collaborative relationships.

Preferred

• If you don't meet every qualification listed but are excited about the role, we still encourage you to apply.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and dental insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation to start.
• Paid federal holidays and winter closure from December 24 through January 1.
• Accrued sick leave.
• Retirement plan contributions.
• Parking benefit.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Discounts on VisArts classes and camps.
• A creative, collaborative, and mission-driven workplace.