Dance Place seeks Communications Associate - $25k to $30k

Dance Place, a nationally recognized cultural arts center in Washington, DC, seeks a Communications Associate. This is a 35 hour per week, salaried, year-round position with benefits. The Communications Associate will report to the Director of External Relations. The ideal candidate will have 1 or more years of non-profit arts marketing experience and embrace Dance Place’s mission to build a community of artists, audiences and students through high quality performances, commissions, training and educational programs and our commitment to enriching the field of dance locally, nationally and internationally. Dance Place is an equal opportunity employer.

Responsible for creating and enacting programmatic and institutional marketing materials for all of Dance Place’s programs in the theater, school and community programs. The Communications Associate will take lead on generating and distributing printed and electronic marketing materials. The Communications Associate plays a role in a broad range of detail-oriented, deadline-driven activities that sustain and expand Dance Place’s audience, student and donor base. Responsibilities include but aren't limited to:

• Implement marketing strategies for all Dance Place programs as devised by Director of External Relations and Executive Artistic Director

• Execute all aspects of Dance Place’s printed and electronic marketing efforts, including direct mail, email, website content management, and print advertising

• Follow and maintain brand guidelines across all organizational materials

• Update designed templates for programmatic marketing pieces using Adobe Creative Suite

• Manage records in CRM database and develop extensive knowledge of the box office and reporting features of the system

• Analyze and report on earned income figures, demonstrating cause-and-effect where applicable