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Marketing and Communications Manager
Location: Kansas City, MO (hybrid) or Remote (from within the USA)
Salary: $50,000-$60,000 annually DOE (salary exempt, full-time)
About Folk Alliance International
Folk Alliance International (FAI) is an arts nonprofit founded in 1989 to connect folk music leaders aiming to sustain the community and genre. As the leading international voice for folk music, FAI is a member organization and worldwide community for artists, agents, managers, labels, publicists, arts administrators, nonprofits, venues, festivals, and concert series presenters. Folk music is broadly defined and includes a variety of genres in the musical arts and industry.
FAI convenes artists, music business industry professionals, and folk music communities on a global level with a mission to serve, strengthen, and engage the global folk music community through preservation, presentation, and promotion. FAI presents an annual event consisting of conference, awards show, and artist showcases as well as year-round programming.
About the Position
The Marketing & Programming Manager will be responsible to project manage, develop, and execute a marketing plan across channels and develop communications that will further the goals of FAI. This position requires a creative and strategic thinker who can use marketing expertise to positively position FAI within the music industry and speak to diverse members, donors, and shareholders.
The Marketing and Communications Manager will work closely with the Programming & Community Director to ensure that the organization's communications, programming, and marketing advance FAI’s strategic plan and mission.
The Marketing & Communications Manager will work closely with the leadership team and staff to ensure that the organization's communications and marketing advance FAI’s strategic plan and mission.
The ideal candidate is a skilled project manager with experience in the music industry and/or nonprofits and a record of leading marketing efforts to inspire growth. This person excels in a team environment that values shared leadership and will step in to lead, do, or follow as the situation requires. A passion for music will help in this role, but musical experience is not required. FAI will prioritize a KC area resident, but we will consider a remote worker if it's the right candidate.
Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Marketing
2. Collaboration, Leadership, and Strategy
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years of experience in marketing preferably in the arts and culture sector and/or music industry.
- Proven track record of success in developing and executing marketing and fundraising strategies that achieve measurable results.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate the organization's mission and impact to diverse audiences.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency in digital marketing platforms.
- Knowledge of current trends, best practices, and regulations in nonprofit marketing and development.
The Marketing and Communications Manager plays a vital role in advancing our mission to enrich lives through music. If you are a strategic thinker, creative problem solver, and passionate advocate for the arts, we invite you to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the community.
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