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Marketing Associate, Advertising, Promotions & Email
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL (On-site)Full time$45K/yr – $50K/yr
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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.
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
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
52 (10% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3