The Winnipeg Folk Festival is seeking a Manager of Marketing and Communications responsible for developing and implementing the marketing and communications strategy for the entirety of the organization’s activities.
Reporting to the Executive Director, and working closely with the Artistic Director and other senior staff, the Manager of Marketing and Communications will develop goals, strategies, and implementation plans to execute a comprehensive and cohesive marketing campaign for all of the organization’s events.
Committed to creating “experiences of discovery and learning through the celebration of people and music,” the Festival’s long-term organizational goals are to enhance and develop the current summer festival site, undertake a campaign for both capital and endowment funds, and to help Winnipeg become Folk Capital of Canada.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 4-6 years of arts marketing and public relations experience, at
a leadership level. - Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, arts management (or
related disciplines) or significant industry experience required.
Assets:
- Experience with a festival and/or major tourism event.
- Familiarity with Canadian folk music community and general
music industry. - Fluency in both of Canada’s official languages.
Required skills:
- Ability to think strategically and to gauge a rapidly changing
marketplace. - Outstanding writing and editing skills. Ease in creating
communications collateral (including press releases and brochure copy). - Familiarity with new media and technologies, including emarketing,
podcasts, social media vehicles and blogging. - A passion for live music of all kinds, particularly folk.
- Ability to direct, supervise and evaluate contributions of
others. - Creative thinking, teamwork, highly developed leadership and
management skills.
Salary is commensurate with experience. Please send resume, cover letter, and a list of references by December 23, 2009.
resume@winnipegfolkfestival.ca
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