Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Term of Service: May 2025 – August 2025 (exact dates TBD)

Position Overview:
Brevard Music Center (BMC), a premier music festival and arts education institution, seeks a creative and motivated Marketing & Communications Coordinator for its 2025 season. Reporting directly to the Director of Marketing & Audience Development, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to BMC’s mission by supporting marketing efforts across social media, email campaigns, media relations, and event promotion. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and eager to gain hands-on experience in arts marketing and administration.

Core Responsibilities:
Social Media & Digital Marketing: 

  • Manage and create content for Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
  • Develop a seasonal content calendar and schedule posts aligned with BMC’s marketing strategy.
  • Use Canva to create engaging graphics and maintain the Evergreen and Seasonal Marketing Folders.
  • Work with the Production team to capture and post “Behind the Scenes” photos and videos.

Email Marketing:

  • Learn and manage WordFly to create and schedule weekly enewsletters and eBlasts.
  • Coordinate with the Development team to avoid over-communication to patrons.
  • Draft email content based on press releases or seasonal campaigns, ensuring proper approvals.

 Event & Media Sponsor Coordination:

  • Coordinate press interviews and on-site media visits.
  • Assist in updating website content, including homepage banners and event listings.
  • Proof and review summer festival ads for accuracy and brand alignment.
  • Support the distribution of promotional materials in Brevard, Hendersonville, Asheville, and surrounding counties.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Director to manage media sponsors and track promotional benefits.
  • Write and proof seasonal radio spots for distribution.
  • Coordinate event calendar listings across various platforms, including Explore Brevard, Visit NC, and Mountain Xpress.

Photography & Cataloging:

  • Organize and archive photography from events and performances, ensuring all images are properly tagged for future use.
  • Work with photographers to meet departmental needs for press, social media, and promotional materials.

 Audience Engagement:

  • Support the Box Office and other departments with marketing needs, including poster displays and ticketing website content expansion.
  • Collaborate with the Artistic and Production teams on CD sales, artist signings, and merchandise sales.

 Special Projects:

  • Assist in the creation of recruitment and development materials, including student testimonials and campaign assets.
  • Support special events such as Open Air Brevard and multimedia concert previews (if applicable).

Qualifications:

  • Current college student or recent graduate pursuing a degree in Marketing, Communications, Arts Administration, or a related field.
  • Strong writing and editing skills, with attention to detail.
  • Proficient in social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram) and familiar with design tools such as Canva (Adobe Creative Suite is a plus).
  • Highly organized with the ability to multitask and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Interest in performing arts and arts education is preferred.

Requirements:

  • Satisfactory background check.
  • Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
  • Minimum three years of college experience.
  • List of references (no recommendation letters required).

Benefits include a competitive season stipend paid bi-weekly, full board and on-campus housing (shared rooms with another seasonal staff member), and complimentary concert attendance with staff ID.

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Any questions can be directed to:

Mical Hutson
Director of Marketing & Audience Development
Brevard Music Center
mhutson@brevardmusic.org

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Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival. Over four hundred young musicians from around the country come each summer to study and perform in over 80 concerts ranging from orchestra to opera, chamber music and pops. As a matter of policy, the Brevard Music Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information (including family medical history) in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of its faculty and staff, or the operation of any of its programs and activities.