Seattle Arts & Lectures seeks Marketing Manager
Marketing Manager
Working in partnership with the Director of Events & Outreach, the Marketing Manager implements SAL’s marketing, advertising, communications, and engagement efforts to increase the visibility and impact of the organization, our mission, and our programs. The Marketing Manager will help to drive earned income of ticketed programs, as well as awareness and appreciation of our Youth Programs and our free community-based programs.
Organization Overview:
Since 1987, Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) has cultivated transformative experiences through story and language with readers and writers of all generations. SAL fulfills its mission through educational, public, and community programming, in person and online. Our public literary events bring the most talented and thought-provoking writers of our times to speak about and read their work. Our youth programs include Writers in the Schools (WITS) and the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) program. WITS places local, professional writers in classroom residencies to inspire K-12 students in discovering the power of their creative voices as they develop lifelong writing skills. Our YPL program elevates the powerful voices of local youth poets committed to community engagement, education, and equity in our region.
SAL plays a unique role in our community by using the literary arts to invest in essential community conversations. We offer thoughtfully curated experiences through programs that are intergenerational in nature, bolstering both emerging and established literary artists, and inviting change and new perspectives in our audience. We believe these activities are essential to continuously and courageously revitalize equity, justice, and belonging.
SAL is currently a predominantly white-led organization, and we are committed to actively working to dismantle white supremacy culture and institutional racism. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture and are committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in all areas of our work and workplace culture. SAL is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals from all cultures and communities are warmly encouraged to apply. We believe that having a board of directors, staff, interns, and volunteers with diverse backgrounds enables us to better meet our mission and we strongly encourage applications from people of color and other historically underrepresented and marginalized groups.
Strong candidates will bring a diverse set of skills, characteristics, and experiences, both professional and lived. SAL strives to mitigate inherent biases that influence hiring practices by focusing on a holistic view of potential candidates and understanding that no single candidate will offer every desired skill and characteristic. The following offers an aspirational view of the ideal candidate profile, and we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
Position Overview:
Working in partnership with the Director of Events & Outreach, the Marketing Manager implements SAL’s marketing, advertising, communications, and engagement efforts to increase the visibility and impact of the organization, our mission, and our programs. Reporting to the Director of Events & Outreach, the Marketing Manager works primarily with the Public Programs team, which includes the Patron Services Manager and the Public Programs Associate. The Public Programs team drives the production, outreach, and sales for all ticketed events, as well as engagement around our free community-based programs. The Marketing Manager will help to drive earned income of ticketed programs, as well as awareness and appreciation of our Youth Programs (Writers in the Schools and the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate program) and our free programs.
