Responsibilities

• The Special Events and Marketing Coordinator manages all of the Museum’s external communications and special events.
• The Coordinator will produce high-quality, professional, engaging information for communications products such as press releases, newsletters, brochures, and social media.
• Additionally, the Coordinator is responsible for keeping Mexic-Arte’s website up to date with photographs, pages, and text.
• Special Events coordinates all special events.
• This position reports to the Executive Director.
• Event Management - Viva La Vida Festival, Cinco de Mayo Festival, and others
• Overseeing as Event Assistant for Viva la Vida in the fall season
• Coordinating City of Austin permits
• Design site plans to create a positive flow for an event
• Vendor outreach and vendor curation for participation in market events

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Communications, Marketing, or Public Relations.
• Work experience in an arts or other nonprofit. Preference given to candidates with experience working in special events, PR, marketing, and/or communications.
• Reliable transportation and valid driver license
• One to two years of events/marketing experience
• Ability to write, edit, and proofread press releases and newsletters
• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking of both English and Spanish
• Proficiency in WordPress (the candidate will be asked to demonstrate this skill in the interview, as it is a daily requirement of the position)
• Comfortable with public speaking, both live and pre-recorded
• Experience managing multiple projects and delegating tasks to other staff members
• Excels at building relationships and networking with fellow professionals

Benefits

• Benefits: Partial health insurance assistance