Marketing & Social Media Manager

THE ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT

ANNOUNCES FULL-TIME POSITION FOR 

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Full-Time

Starting immediately or at winning candidate’s earliest availability

NOTE TO APPLICANTS:

Please follow application instructions listed at the end of this job description

Summary of Position

The Atlanta Music Project seeks a creative, experienced, and detail-oriented individual to take on the full-time position of Marketing & Social Media Manager.

The Marketing & Social Media Manager will execute the organization’s social media, graphic design, and written communications. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Marketing & Social Media Manager will collaborate regularly with members of the program team, development team, operations and AMP faculty.

The successful candidate will have at least three years of professional marketing experience in a corporate setting. In addition, the successful candidate will have superior written communication skills, enjoy working in a corporate environment with talented and passionate colleagues, and demonstrate an unyielding commitment to AMP’s mission of empowering youth to realize their possibilities through music.

Key Duties of the Marketing & Social Media Manager

Social Media 50%

• Implement and manage AMP’s social media presence
• Craft engaging and impactful social media posts using photography, video, graphics
• Maintain & update AMP website (WordPress)

Marketing Communications 15%

• Oversee the production of annual report
• Produce and disseminate content for the AMP website
• Produce and disseminate content for AMP’s email blasts (Mailchimp)
• Design and provide copy for all collateral materials, including digital and hard copies (Canva or Adobe)
• Collaborate with program staff, faculty and students to collect compelling stories and narratives to be used in marketing and grant applications
• Draft press releases and other official communications for media

Graphic Design 15%

• Design graphics for AMP’s online and hard copy flyers, posters, banners etc.

Event Management 10%

• Hire & manage photographers and videographers for events and performances

Brand Management 5%

• Responsible for brand assurance and consistency of logo across premiums, signage, materials, and communication
• Ensure brand messaging included in all communication channels and marketing outreach
• Create a brand backgrounder document to explain origin of organization, key facts, key points for communications

• Collaborate with program staff, faculty, and students to collect compelling stories and narratives used in enhancing organization’s brand
• Employ partnerships and creative strategies to enhance AMP’s brand in the community and beyond

Other Responsibilities 5%

• As needed, provide general administrative support

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in nonprofit or corporate setting
• Proven superior written communication skills
• Proven ability to use story-telling techniques translating to inspirational and effective marketing
• Proven ability in Canva (or Adobe), Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive, Mailchimp, Adobe
• Proven ability to use inspiring storytelling for marketing and brand development purposes
• Stays current in marketing, social media and brand development trends

Candidate Profile and Skills:

• Experience (lived, employment, volunteer etc) with under-resourced / marginalized communities
• Enjoys working in standards-base / results-based work environment
• High integrity, dependable and self-motivated
• Natural curiosity and creativity
• Superior organization skills, both cloud-based and office-based
• Superior time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Possesses extreme optimism and tenacity, especially in the face of challenging, high-pressure situations
• Entrepreneurial and innovative spirit who thrives in a fast-paced and ever-changing work environment
• Impeccable communication skills, both written and oral
• Knowledge of the arts and arts education, particularly music
• Comfort interacting with youth K-12 for social media

Additional Work Demands

• Must be willing and able to work some evenings and weekends

Notes: The Marketing & Social Media Manager is a full-time position starting at the winning candidate’s earliest availability. Salary range is $50,000 - $70,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include company health insurance and 401K. AMP provides telecommuting options and generous vacation policy. Background check required.

To Apply:

Prepare one document in PDF format consisting of the following: 

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Three professional references

Email the one document in PDF format to jobs@atlantamusicproject.org with subject “Marketing & Social Media Manager.”

It is the policy of the Atlanta Music Project not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

About the Atlanta Music Project

Founded in 2010, the Atlanta Music Project provides world-class music training and performance opportunities supporting youth growth and development. Operating in under-resourced communities, AMP’s mission is to empower youth to realize their possibilities through music. In addition to four after-school learning sites providing band, orchestra and choir instruction, AMP's programs include: the AMP Preparatory School, providing beginner choir and orchestra classes; the AMP Academy, providing advanced musical training to AMP’s most talented and dedicated students; the AMP Summer Series, a music festival and school; and the AMP Youth Orchestras and Choirs. AMP also recently launched a college scholarship program supporting AMP alumni pursuing four-year college degrees. With a 2022-2023 projected operating budget of $2.2MM, AMP will serve 400 young musicians.

AMP music ensembles perform more than 50 concerts annually, performing in venues all across Atlanta, from community centers to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. AMP music ensembles have performed alongside international stars such as the Harlem Quartet, electric violinist Lindsey Stirling, pianist Terrence Wilson, soprano Alison Buchanan, rapper Lecrae, R&B singer Monica, and the Imani Winds. AMP musicians can be seen performing with rapper T.I. on NPR's Tiny Desk concert series. AMP's young musicians have successfully auditioned for Georgia All-State ensembles, the Atlanta Opera, and have concertized as far away as Los Angeles, Aspen, Mexico City and Scotland. AMP is a 2019 winner of ArtsATL’s Luminary Award for Arts Education and a 2018 winner of Emory University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award. In 2016 and 2017, the White House named AMP one of the top 50 youth arts programs in the nation.

AMP’s existence is a direct result of the 2009 TED Prize, which was awarded to Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu, founder of Venezuela’s El Sistema. AMP’s co-founders were members of the Sistema Fellows Program at the New England Conservatory in Boston.

AMP’s current and past funders include Carnegie Hall, PwC, Bank of America, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, the Coca-Cola Foundation, Mailchimp, The Zeist Foundation, the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation, the Harland Charitable Foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Foundation, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia Music Foundation and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

AMP’s partners and collaborators include the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton State University, and the Chestnut Family Foundation.

AMP is a member of “El Sistema USA,” the National Alliance of El Sistema Inspired Programs.

For more information visit http://www.atlantamusicproject.org