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• Key Areas of Work

  Advertising and Marketing

  • Over the duration of contract, support advertising strategies to effectively reach target audiences, engagement goals, and increase brand visibility for Curtis as we approach a centennial.
  • Plan and facilitate advertising campaigns across various channels, including digital (such as search engines, social media) and traditional (such as print, radio).
  • Manage advertising tactics through ideation, implementation, optimization, and reporting; to meet central and cross-department strategic goals.
  • With direction from senior director of marketing, coordinate media buys, facilitate creative production, and asset delivery.
  • Organize, track, and assist with replacing assets and materials to support a new brand identity.
  • Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify target demographics, consumer insights, and advertising opportunities.
  • Monitor campaign performance, analyze data, and build reports with actionable insights.
  • Build and maintain relationships with advertising agencies, media vendors, and industry partners to leverage partnerships and negotiate favorable advertising rates.

  Project Management

  • Vendor management for media placements, creative design partners, and production logistics.
  • Support departmental budget tracking; invoice processing and credit card expense reconciliation.
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, external agency partners and vendors.
  • Work with Senior Director of Marketing to develop marketing objectives to support departmental goals, campaign priorities, and schoolwide performances activities.
  • Support marketing colleagues with high-priority projects including mass mailings, season launch/subscription fulfillment, and performance updates.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

• Qualifications and Skills

  Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

  • Minimum of three (3) years profession marketing, media, or advertising experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, business, or a related field
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
  • Working knowledge of classical music and/or education industry; Previous work in the performing arts, especially classical music, preferred
  • Strong project management skills; Organized, with a customer service mindset
  • Creative thinker, strong collaborator, and enthusiastic team player
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Required Core Values

  The ideal candidate must exhibit:

  • A positive, “can-do” attitude.
  • Devotion and dedication to Curtis, its students, alumni, and parents.
  • Passion for their work, and contribution to the field and greater good.
  • Commitment and accountability for their work, and their ability to effect change.
  • Desire and willingness to collaborate, think creatively, and make data-driven decisions.
  • Respect, courtesy, and patience for colleagues, other staff, faculty, patrons, core constituents, and volunteers.
  • An eagerness to make Curtis a more diverse and inclusive institution.

• Working Conditions and Physical Demands

  • Consulting Agreement terms to be determined with select candidate
    • Full time preferred; part time option available
    • Hybrid work structure preferred; fully remote option available
  • Exertional requirements are routine office environment
  • Some night and/or weekend work required as needed
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire.
  • COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement for all positions at the Curtis Institute of Music and all new hires are expected to be fully vaccinated before beginning work.

Position will remain open until filled.