MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Company: Williamstown Theatre Festival
Location: New York
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
POSITION: Marketing & Communications Director
CLASSIFICATION: Year-Round, Full-Time
STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Managing Director, Strategy & Transformation
SUPERVISES: Marketing & Communications Manager, seasonal marketing
team, and various
consultants
COMPENSATION: $120,000 - $140,000, commensurate with experience
LOCATION: Preference is for this individual to be NYC-based.
Position requires relocating to
Williamstown, MA from June to August, during which housing is
provided.
HIRING TIMELINE: Applications to be accepted until the position is
filled with a priority application
deadline of October 18. Application review and interviews are to be
conducted starting October 21 with an anticipated start date in
November.
Job Summary
The Williamstown Theatre Festival is seeking a creative and
strategic Marketing & Communications Director to lead the
marketing, communications, and audience development efforts for a
70+ year old nonprofit organization in a period of exciting growth
and transformation. Reporting to the Managing Director, Strategy &
Transformation, this position is responsible for the day-to-day
operations of the marketing department to deliver compelling
marketing campaigns, content, and communications that support
revenue growth, advance the Festival's new brand, and develop new
audiences. This role also works closely with colleagues from across
the organization to ensure the institution's branding and
communications are reflective of the Festival's mission and values.
Duties include:
Creative and Brand Development
As the organization enters a new chapter, the Marketing &
Communications Director will be a visionary leader, providing
focused and strategic leadership that is grounded in collaboration,
rigor, curiosity, and joy. They will exhibit a learner's mindset,
with a healthy disregard for the status quo, a penchant for
experimentation, and a relentless curiosity. They will be a
collaborative senior leader and an organized project manager with a
robust understanding of organizational culture and change
management. They will effectively communicate, both internally and
externally, with a directness that aligns stakeholders and achieves
desired outcomes.
Other expectations include:
Compensation range is $120,000 - $140,000, commensurate with
experience. Benefits package includes 25 days of flexible time off;
10 office holidays, plus one week in August at the conclusion of
the summer season and the days between Christmas Eve and New Year's
Day; health and dental insurance with employer contribution; option
to contribute to 403(b) with company match after 1 year of
employment; and summer season housing provided.
To apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter through our
employment portal (Paylocity) outlining how your background and
experience sets you up for success in this position and what you
would hope to bring to this role. We appreciate the value of myriad
life and work experiences, and we recognize that many paths might
adequately prepare someone for this role. We encourage anyone who
believes they would be a good fit to apply.
About Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought emerging and professional
theater artists together for 70 years to create a thrilling summer
festival of world premiere work alongside fresh, new revivals. New
plays and musicals commissioned, developed, and produced at the
Festival fill theaters around the world. In recent years, WTF has
been represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally by The
Sound Inside , The Rose Tattoo , Grand Horizons , Seared , Selling
Kabul , Unknown Soldier , and Lempicka , among others. Cost of
Living , which premiered at WTF, received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize
for Drama. Learn more at wtfestival.org .
Working and Living in Williamstown
Williamstown Theatre Festival's season takes place on the beautiful
campus of Williams College in Williamstown, MA with backdrops of
the Berkshire, Green, and Taconic mountain ranges. Williamstown, MA
(estimated pop. 7,813) is located in Berkshire County (estimated
pop. 128,657) in Western Massachusetts and is an hour's drive from
Albany, NY and 30 minutes from Pittsfield, MA.
The Williams College campus and the 62' Center for Theatre & Dance
are within walking distance of Spring Street, which has several
restaurants with dine-in and takeout options, a pharmacy, a coffee
shop, an ice cream shop, a movie theater, and several stores. The
nearest grocery store is a 10-minute drive from campus and not
within walking distance. Having a personal vehicle does provide
more flexibility in grocery-shopping and expands dining and
activities options. For those who bring vehicles, parking is free
at designated locations on Williams campus with a parking pass. For
a list of all the things to do and see in Williamstown and the
Northern Berkshires, visit DestinationWilliamstown.org .
All staff are provided housing free of charge on campus at Williams
College. Housing is dorm-style with private bedrooms and shared
common areas, including bathroom and kitchen. Williams College
housing is not air-conditioned. Weather ranges from evenings on the
cooler side but can also be quite warm with temperatures in the 90s
with high humidity.
We acknowledge that Williamstown Theatre Festival is a
Predominantly White Institution (PWI) located in a county that is
91% white, according to the US Census Bureau. We are actively
engaged in the work of becoming a more equitable, diverse,
inclusive, accessible, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive institution
that not only welcomes BIPOC artists and staff but nurtures an
environment that allows everyone to thrive. More specific actions
on these efforts can be found in our Progress Report on our
website: https://wtfestival.org/work-learn/ .
Williamstown Theatre Festival is committed to telling diverse
stories and to fostering an inclusive environment both onstage and
off. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect
where equal employment opportunities are available to all
applicants and teammates. We believe that opportunity, access,
resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit
of all. Therefore, WTF is an equal opportunity employer, and all
qualified applicants shall be afforded equal employment
opportunities without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, sex/gender
(including pregnancy and gender identity), disability, military
status, veteran status, marital status, familial status, ancestry,
genetics, or any other class or characteristic protected by
federal, state or local law. Candidates from populations
underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to
apply.
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Salary Description
$120,000-$140,000/annual
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