{"id":1556,"date":"2017-11-20T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T22:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:40:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:40:51","slug":"marketing-communications-coordinator-vera-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/2017\/11\/20\/marketing-communications-coordinator-vera-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing & Communications Coordinator – Vera Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Vera Project is an all-ages volunteer-fueled music and arts venue located in the Seattle Center campus. By engaging participants in a wide spectrum of music production and community organizing, Vera fulfills its mission to foster a participatory creative culture through popular music concerts, arts programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for all ages, especially young people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Position Overview<\/h5>\n

The Marketing & Communications Coordinator facilitates Vera marketing, community relations, social\u00a0media and communications efforts. The position reports to the Executive Director, and works with the Talent Buyer and Development Coordinator to plan and execute all marketing, promotions, and communication for the organization. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, detail-oriented, energetic, and highly organized, have an interest in media and communications, especially where they intersect with the music and arts nonprofit industries. We seek someone who is ready to fiercely embody the meaning of VERA, which stands for \u2018Veri Et Recti Amici,\u2019 meaning \u2018True and Sincere Friends.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Vera Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of color, queer, transgender, and nonbinary folks are encouraged to apply. VERA is committed to providing an inclusive space, open to all ages, genders, races, cultures, religions, abilities, etc. and asks all members to sign our Participation Agreement to verify their commitment and accountability to our shared values.<\/p>\n

Some key Responsibilities<\/h5>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Maintains weekly and long-term marketing plans and promotes Vera\u2019s concerts, classes, programs and events<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Supports programming, fundraising and outreach events<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Ensures timely and creative use of social media platform, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, adding new platforms as needed<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Ensures weekly updates to the Vera Project mailing list and blog<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Develops marketing materials and creates content for website, weekly ad in the Stranger, and more<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Prepare marketing plans for each show booked for promoters approval<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Assists with outreach to local businesses and organizations to develop strategic partnerships and sponsorship<\/p>\n

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\u25cf \u00a0Supervises Marketing & Communications Intern & Graphic Design Intern<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Serves as main media contact and identifies and cultivates new media relationships & sponsorship<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Creates and sends press releases, writes copy and creates graphic design<\/p>\n

Desired Skills<\/h5>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Knowledge of media relations, marketing and communications practices<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Excellent written communication skills<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Strong attention to detail<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Project management experience<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Excellent time management skills and ability to meet & prioritize deadlines<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Functional knowledge of local, national, popular and independant music.<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Familiarity with Seattle\u2019s music and arts community<\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/h5>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Familiarity with social media platforms<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Microsoft Office proficiency<\/p>\n

\u25cf \u00a0Must work occasional weekends and evenings to attend events<\/p>\n

Hours & Compensation 25 hrs\/week, $14\/hr<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information, please visit:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>https:\/\/theveraproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Marketing-Communications-Coordinator-Job-Description-2017.docx.pdf.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

To Apply:<\/strong> Please submit your cover letter, resume, and 3 references to hiringcommittee@theveraproject.org .<\/p>\n

Position is open until filled. Applications received on or before November 27th will be given priority consideration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Vera Project is an all-ages volunteer-fueled music and arts venue located in the Seattle Center campus. By engaging participants in a wide spectrum of music production and community organizing, Vera fulfills its mission to foster a participatory creative culture through popular music concerts, arts programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for all ages, especially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1561,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions\/1561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}