The Grant Park Orchestral Association in Chicago, Illinois seeks a Marketing Manager at the Grant Park Music Festival (the Festival). This position will report to the Director of Marketing and Media Relations. The Marketing Manager works in collaboration with the Marketing and Patron Services team to assist in the planning and management of the Festival's membership campaign. Strong candidates will demonstrate a passion for the arts and the mission of the Festival.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer the design, drafting, testing and implementation of email marketing campaigns.
• Manage production and distribution of all marketing collateral, including season brochures, postcards, flyers, street banners, and concert programs.
• Maintain all aspects of the Festival's website, ensuring that content is up-to-date, upholds brand standards, and functions effectively.
• Write and distribute press releases and media alerts; pitch stories to media outlets; track coverage and produce wrap-up reports.
• Create and post engaging content for use in social media, including Facebook and Twitter.

 MINIMUM CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of three years paid experience in marketing/sales/media relations in a performing arts or similar organization
• Experience using Tessitura and/or other ticketing systems/databases
• Experience using Wordfly and/or other email marketing systems
• Experience using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign software 
• Excellent writing skills

COMPENSATION
$39,000 - $44,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package includes two weeks paid vacation, ten paid holidays, paid sick leave, comprehensive health, dental, vision and life insurance, and 403(b) retirement plan. 
 
THE ORGANIZATION
Entering its 82nd season, the Grant Park Music Festival (the Festival) is the nation’s only remaining free outdoor summer classical music series, and is dedicated to making live, high-caliber symphonic performance accessible to Chicagoans of all ages, backgrounds, and means. Featuring the Grammy®-nominated Grant Park Orchestra under the baton of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the award-winning Grant Park Chorus, led by Director Christopher Bell, the Festival annually offers a 10-week season of concerts, artistic development initiatives, radio broadcasts, and community education and outreach programs, sharing the enrichment of symphonic music with nearly 800,000 people each year.

The Festival recently adopted a new Long-Range Plan designed to guide its growth and ensure its continued relevancy through its 100th season in 2034. Collaboratively developed over 18 months by a broad range of stakeholders—including key members of GPMF’s orchestra and chorus, staff, Board, and donor/patron base as well as other community representatives—the Plan establishes the following major goals for the ensuing three-to-five years:

• To be essential to the vitality of the city, connecting people of all backgrounds to symphonic music.
• To thrill audiences with outstanding musical experiences not found anywhere else.
• To preserve the Festival as a unique cultural asset.

For more information on the Grant Park Music Festival, please visit our website: gpmf.org.