Marketing and External Relations Assistant

Pay: $37,000.00 - $39,000.00 / year

Location:

Houston, Texas

Employment type:

Other

• Req#: 95546

Job Title:

Marketing and External Relations Assistant

Department: Marketing and External Relations

Reports to:

Marketing Revenue Manager

Status: Regular, full-time, exempt from overtime

Summary:

Primary contact for marketing administrative work such as asset management, advertising production, and budget upkeep. Support sales by developing and implementing cross-promotional opportunities for all concert series. Support marketing and external relations team members with administrative tasks as needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• Act as external liaison to cultivate group sales leads, in support of achieving overall single ticket revenue goals
  • Explore and implement creative opportunities to grow group sales contacts from new and existing clients.
  • Prospect and research organizations/groups to generate group business.
  • Cultivate partnerships with community contacts (churches, schools, travel operators, affinity groups, retirement homes, hotel and apartment concierges, etc.), in conjunction with education and community engagement colleagues.
• With support from the marketing and external relations department, grow future audiences by overseeing and implementing young professional, college student, and free ticket programs; create compelling offerings, recruit ambassadors, coordinate creation of collateral, track effectiveness, and plan and execute pre-/post-concert events.
• Collect, organize, and manage all promotional assets such as photography, video assets, artist bios, artist headshots, and program notes.
• Ensure that Houston Symphony information and content is updated on the Houston Theater District website and any other third-party listings sites.
• Support production of marketing materials including but not limited to radio spots, print advertising, direct mail, and commercials, in conjunction with creative services colleagues.
  • Includes work with vendors and managing both internal and external approvals of marketing collateral.
• Facilitate all marketing invoice processing and, with oversight from the Marketing Revenue Manager, manage upkeep with departmental budget tracking, in coordination with the accounting department.
• Assist Chief Marketing Officer with administrative tasks, including but not limited to credit card expense reporting, presentation development, and coordination of departmental events and meetings.
• Support other members of the marketing and sales team as needed on website updates, email marketing, promotions, and social media.
• Work concert duty as required by the marketing and external relations team (approximately twice a month, involving evening/weekend hours).
• Perform additional duties as required by the Houston Symphony Society.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field required.
• 1-2 years marketing or non-profit experience.
• Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented approach a must.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including excellent writing and proofreading skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to function effectively as part of a departmental team.
• Ability to keep up with changing priorities, work well under pressure, and multi-task.
• Facility in word processing and spreadsheet applications required.
• Sales and customer service experience preferred.
• Knowledge of orchestral music preferred.
• Experience with Tessitura (CRM) a plus.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends, including some holidays.

The Houston Symphony is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other protected class.

The Houston Symphony is Houston’s largest performing arts organization, providing a diverse range of concerts year-round for all ages.