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GBCA seeks Part-time Communications Associate

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) nurtures and promotes a vibrant, diverse, and sustainable arts and cultural community, essential to the region’s quality of life. GBCA supports the needs of more than 400 members from the Baltimore region (Baltimore City and the five surrounding counties) including arts, culture, history, and heritage organizations, as well as individual artists. GBCA requires a strong infrastructure to steward its members and to develop new programs and initiatives.

GBCA’s Part-time Communications Associate will play an important role in the growth and continued success of the organization. He or she will also work closely with all GBCA staff to design and implement strategies to raise public awareness of the organization and to promote and increase participation in GBCA programs, events, and services.

Communications efforts will also serve to support, recruit, and retain donors and organizational and individual members. Responsibilities include managing GBCA’s external communications, web and social media presence, as well as its cultural events calendar and half-priced ticket program.

The position reports to the Executive Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Culture Fly

Oversee maintenance and daily operation of Culture Fly website

Daily event approval and editing

Cross-reference and update events with member accounts

Provide Technical Assistance to Member Organizations and General Public

Collect and review analytics data

GBCA Website

Oversee maintenance and daily operation of GBCA Website

Work with the web developer for improvements and new features/ functions

Add opportunities to the blog section of the website

Provide Technical Assistance to Member Organizations and General Public

Collect and review analytics data

Email Marketing

Weekly production of GBCA Newsletter

Weekly production of Culture Flyer email

Weekly production of Free member Ticket email

Produce event invitation emails and reminders as necessary

Graphic Design

Graphic Design of general programmatic related online and print materials (postcards, flyers, mailings, event invitations, business cards, programs letterhead, etc.)

Social Media

Regular postings to social media to increase engagement, likes, followers, etc.

Maintain and update GBCA’s target audiences

Boost and promote worthy content

Collect and review analytics data

Limelight

Strategize content and manage coverage requests

Manage Limelight content writers

Edit and upload blog content to the GBCA website, emails, and Social Media Platforms

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Strong computer skills, specifically MS Office products and Adobe Photoshop, in a Mac environment

• Familiarity with current web technology and experience with social media. Knowledge of Drupal, Mailchimp, Google Drive, Facebook and Twitter a plus

• Ability to work independently on multiple projects and meet deadlines

• Ability to thrive and work effectively as part of a small team in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a broad range of individuals from GBCA’s stakeholder base

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, the ability to prioritize and organize multiple projects, anticipate needs, meet deadlines, problem-solve and multi-task

• Appreciation for the role and impact of arts and culture in the region

• General knowledge of the Baltimore region’s cultural community

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Education: B.A. or arts-based employment experience

Job Categories: Part-time, non-exempt
Hours: 20 hours per week. 6 month contract

GBCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range
Part-Time/Hourly
Categories:
Marketing Part-time
Employer Name:
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Job Title:
Part-time Communications Associate
Employer Website:
http://baltimoreculture.org
Employer Contact Information:
410.230.0200
Job Submission Requirements:
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to [email protected] 
Benefit Package
Part-time position. No benefits.

Become a Member

As a member of GBCA, you will not only gain access to wonderful benefits, but you will also become an active participant in a broader cultural community. Your organization and employees will directly benefit from opportunities to collaborate, connect, learn, network and share with your colleagues in the cultural community. Join our growing constituency of over 300 individual artists and organizations representing the region's extraordinary range of arts, culture, history, heritage, humanities, and attractions.

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