Marketing and Communications Associate

The Marketing and Communications Associate supports executing TCG’s marketing and communications strategies across email, social media, website, and other digital platforms. This role is responsible for creating and scheduling content for programming, conferences, in-person events, institutional marketing, and campaign efforts. Additionally, this role manages video and photo assets, collaborates on social media activations, and supports cross-departmental efforts to enhance engagement and visibility of TCG and its work.

About Theatre Communications Group

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is committed to modeling, promoting, and advancing anti-racist and anti-oppressive values to fulfill its mission to lead a just and thriving theatre ecology. Since its founding in 1961, TCG’s constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to over 800 Member Theatres and affiliate organizations and over 4,000 individual members; TCG advances a better world for theatre and a better world because of theatre. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events, including the TCG National Conference, one of the largest nationwide gatherings of theatre people; awards grants and scholarships to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and through the Global Theater Initiative, TCG’s partnership with the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, serves as the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute. TCG is North America’s largest independent publisher of dramatic literature, with 19 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its Member Theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field, and promote a more extensive public understanding of and appreciation for the theatre. www.tcg.org.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Conference, Programming, and Special Event Marketing

●     Curate and design email content to promote conferences, in-person events, and virtual programming

●     Upload and schedule event-related social media content across platforms

●     Update relevant event website content (sliders, news items, webpages)

●     Support in the creation of a conference microsite and/or event platform

●     Collaborate across departments to gather relevant information and assets to support marketing and communications strategies

Institutional Marketing

●     Draft, design, and send routine organizational communications, supporting the larger organization’s email strategy (IM Wire, NEW@TCG, Briefing, etc.)

●     Ensure organizational information is consistently updated across digital platforms

●     Collaborate with relevant member organizations and TCG teams cross-departmentally to source and schedule content for observances and holidays

●     Support cross-departmental needs with posts and emails for TCG Books and American Theatre campaigns

●     Assist Institutional Philanthropy with sponsor activations, including content generation, template-based design, and approvals

Membership and Individual Giving Campaigns

●     Collaborate across departments to gather relevant information and assets to support campaigns

●     Develop and design emails to support membership and fundraising campaigns

●     Create and schedule related social media content to support regular campaigns

Website, Video, and Photo Management

●     Upload all relevant video content to YouTube for public and/or private viewing

●     Support with uploading of digital assets (video and photo) to the relevant digital asset management platform

●     Disseminate videos across organizational websites, YouTube, and social media platforms

●     General updates to TCG webpages and support for TCG staff in webpage building

Qualifications:

·        Demonstrable experience and commitment to activating anti-racism, equity, and inclusive values, with the ability to apply these values in day-to-day work.

●     Dedication and a deep commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments, working effectively across various identities, including gender expression, race, sexual orientation, religion, ability, age, class, and immigrant status.

●     1-2 years of marketing and/or communications experience with a passion for theatre or arts-related fields

●     Strong writing and communication skills

●     Experience designing email campaigns (Mailchimp preferred)

●     Experience supporting social media strategy and managing individual social media campaigns (specifically Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube)

●     Comfort adapting designs in Canva for use on social media

●     Comfort contributing ideas and leveraging analytics/data to strengthen strategy

●     Awareness of brand consistency in creating messages

●     Desire to work cross-departmentally and ability to manage projects simultaneously

TCG is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in our hiring process and all aspects of our work. We believe that diverse ideas, cultures, and traditions reflect the broad diversity of the U.S. and are vital assets that enrich the programs and services we provide to the theatre field. We honor the intersectionality of identities and strive to uphold EDI principles in both our workplace and our work. We strongly encourage candidates who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+, gender non-conforming and non-binary, neurodiverse, and people with disabilities to apply.

How to Apply

Please include “Marketing and Communications Associate” in the subject line and email your resume and cover letter in a single attached .pdf file to [email protected]. All materials must be sent via email. No phone calls! We will respond only to those resumes in which we have an interest.

Application Deadline

All application materials must be received by June 4th or until the position is filled. Resumes will be reviewed as they are received, so applicants are encouraged to submit their materials before the deadline.

06/04/2025