Marketing Specialist, Advertising, Promotions & Email
Chicago, IL (Unknown)
$45K/yr – $53K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time
Posted 22 hrs ago
Job Summary
Own end-to-end marketing execution for Lyric Opera, coordinating advertising trafficking, promotions, email campaigns, partnerships, and audience communications while collaborating with media agencies and internal teams.
- Oversee trafficking, asset management, and proofing across print, digital, radio, and out-of-home placements
- Lead email marketing initiatives, build and proof emails, deploy campaigns, and monitor performance
Job Description
Responsibilities
- DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Advertising & Promotions
- 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.
- Email Marketing (Prospect2)
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in marketing, preferably in the performing arts or a related field.
- Strong copywriting skills with the ability to craft compelling, audience-specific sales copy.
- Experience with email marketing platforms; familiarity with Prospect2 a plus.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated, with a strong sense of urgency and follow-through.
- Collaborative team player who can also work independently.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-channel environment.
- Passion for the performing arts, especially opera.
- Occasional evening or weekend availability required for events, deployments, or performances.
Preferred
- Knowledge of Tessitura and Google Data Studio or other analytics tools is a plus.
Benefits
- Lyric Opera offers benefits including health, dental, vision, 403B (no company match), 401(k) with company match, PTO (including sick, vacation, and personal days, and holidays), life/AD&D coverage, opportunities for professional development, and complimentary tickets.
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.
Salaries
Posted range
$45K/yr – $53K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
52 (10% of company)
Median Tenure
5.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
148.1K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$67.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
48.9%
Direct
40.3%
Referral
5.6%
Social
2.4%
Paid
2.7%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~503
































