Director Of Marketing And Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
Responsibilities: Developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive marketing campaigns to generate ticket revenue for Fort Worth Opera. Managing all marketing efforts to achieve single ticket, group, and subscription sales goals of nearly $1 million annually.Direct all audience development initiatives including: planning, coordinating and implementing the annual subscription, single ticket, and group sales campaigns consisting of print, broadcast, direct mail, telemarketing, public relations and publicity, special events and promotions for both local and regional markets.Supervising a team of four full-time employees in the areas of marketing, communication, and customer service.Providing financial oversight over the marketing revenue and expense budgets; assisting in creating sales forecasts and developing expense projections. Maintaining public relations budget; track and quantify results of publicity campaigns.Producing marketing deliverables, including advertising (print, broadcast, outdoor, online), direct mail, e-mail, promotional materials and other collateral. Developing and managing all direct marketing efforts, including direct mail, e-marketing, customer segmentation, target market strategies and audience development.Overseeing editorial content for Fort Worth Opera newsletter and other communication outreach, including development and maintenance of Fort Worth Opera Web site.Managing development and implementation of strategic and tactical public relations plans to promote opera productions, special events, education/outreach programs and other Opera activities.Serve as primary media contact for organization and as spokesperson, as appropriate.Cultivate relationships with key media contacts, oversee the maintenance of media list, and manage PR consultant relationships.