Marketing and Communications Manager

Job title: Marketing and Communications Manager

Job description: Organization:

Vancouver Chamber Choir

Deadline:

Open until filled

Organization Description:

Recently voted Best Classical Vocal Ensemble in the Georgia Straight’s annual Best of Vancouver reader poll, the Vancouver Chamber Choir was founded in 1971 by Jon Washburn and continues to stand out as one of Canada’s premier professional choral ensembles. Now in its 51st season, the choir is led by Artistic Director Kari Turunen.

Noted for its diverse repertoire and performing excellence, the choir has presented concerts to audiences at home in Vancouver and on tour across Canada and around the world. Honoured with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, by Chorus America, the choir has performed countless concerts and broadcasts, released 36 recordings and has received numerous awards. Foremost supporters of Canadian music, it is responsible for commissions and premieres of nearly 400 choral works by over 150 composers and arrangers, most of whom are Canadian.

In addition to its busy performance schedule the choir annually offers a suite of award-winning educational and outreach programs for singers, composers and conductors.

Website:

Job Description:

(NOTE: this is a one-year contract for paternal leave replacement with start date as soon as possible)

Are you a strategic marketer with a love of the arts and of choral music? Do you strive to create interesting content that catches people’s attention? We’re one of Canada’s leading professional choirs and we need help articulating our company’s mission, story and events to our audiences.

Working with the executive team, your role will be to ideate and create customer-facing campaigns and content that informs and inspires our audiences to attend events and donate to our not-for-profit organization that supports Canadian choral artists.

Responsibilities:

With guidance from the executive team, some tasks include:

• Planning strategic marketing activities to support the choir’s events and fundraising activities
• Leading or participating in creative brainstorming sessions with the executive, fundraising or program team to develop new content concepts that drive forward the organization’s business goals
• Creating creative marketing campaigns that support event ticket sales and grow the choir’s audience
• Building relationships with local media to develop editorial placements
• Managing agency partners and deliverables (graphic design, typesetting, videography, etc.)
• Collecting video and photo content on an ongoing basis for use in social media, advertising and collateral
• Creating social media content in line with the Vancouver Chamber Choir’s brand voice and personality and regularly posting to the choir’s social channels
• Building the choir’s advertising campaign to support our concept series using digital and traditional advertising channels

Qualifications:

In this role you will be continuing the work of our current Marketing and Communications Manager in modernizing the choir’s marketing strategy from the ground up.

We’re looking for equal parts strategist and implementer; someone with the following skills and experience:

• A creative thinker who looks beyond our industry for inspiration
• Outstanding English writing and communication skills
• 3+ years experience in creating marketing content with a proven portfolio of work
• An understanding of metrics and how to measure the success of digital content
• An understanding of the different social media channels and how to adapt and optimize copy on each platform (including organic, advertising and paid social)
• Someone who asks questions and is always uncovering new industry trends and information
• Someone who is a self-starter and is not afraid to push projects to completion
• Someone who can prioritize their work and deliver on deadlines

Experience with these tools is a plus:

• Familiarity with Constant Contact or other email marketing software
• Love or knowledge of local arts organizations
• Design abilities (graphic and/or video) and familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite or other design tools

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter, résumé and links to a portfolio (including writing samples or other work) to Steven Bélanger, Executive Director at . All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, but Canadian citizenship/permanent residency is required.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those invited to an online interview will be contacted. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. However, please note that because the choir’s offices are located in the basement of a heritage building, there are accessibility issues beyond our control. Some remote work may be possible, but candidates must be able to navigate stairs without assistance in order to work on site.

Typical hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, but some evening work may occasionally be required.

Remuneration:

$50,000 per annum

Contact Name: Steven Bélanger
Contact Email:
Contact Phone: (604) 738-6822

Company: Vancouver Chamber Choir

Expected salary: $50000 per year

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:12:12 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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