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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Apollo’s Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Position Opening: </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Manager of Marketing & Audience Development (full time) </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Manager of Marketing & Audience Development </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Apollo’s Fire seeks an experienced, dynamic and creative Manager of Marketing & Audience Development (MMAD) to be a key member of the leadership team at Apollo’s Fire. He/she is the manager of AF’s ticket income and other earned revenue, and is responsible for developing new audiences, generating increased local and national ticket sales, strengthening AF’s brand at the local and national levels, and managing all marketing, communications, and public relations activity. In addition, the MMAD is responsible for promoting outreach and education programming via AF’s Community Access Initiative. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>The MMAD reports to the General Manager (GM) and works closely with the Artistic Director (AD) to convey AF’s programs to the public in a compelling way. He/she generates new marketing and audience development concepts for the team’s consideration, and leads and inspires the Box Office staff who assist with Marketing and Front-of-House operations. Above all, the MMAD drives the marketing and public relations process, is responsible for ticket sales goals, and helps other team members to participate in this effort by providing key data and analysis, and management of the Marketing and Public Relations Calendar. As a team member, he/she works in a collaborative environment as part of a small but highly efficient staff. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Specific responsibilities include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>1. Local Season Marketing: Develop and recommend annual updates to the marketing budget and plan, including creating and managing the annual timeline for releasing the season brochure, announcement of the season, pre-season marketing and publicity; and quarterly detailed timelines with dates for print materials, eblasts, mailing list trades, and ad trades. Drive and manage the implementation of such timelines; • Season Launch (June): Coordinate and manage the season launch process, including the printed brochure, season announcement to public and the press, and website launch, in consultation with the Artistic Director; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Pre-Season Marketing (July-Sept): Lead the process for timely distribution of brochures, rack cards, subscription eblasts, and subscription radio ads; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Subscription Concert Marketing (Sept-May): Arrange for timely delivery and distribution of postcards, posters, and print materials; consult with the AD on design and wording of such materials; create draft eblasts for approval by AD; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Press and Publicity: In consultation with the AD, propose ideas to pitch to journalists to obtain feature previews and reviews; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Social Media and Website: Expand and maintain an active social media presence; collaborate with the AD, ED, GM, and website administrator to keep AF’s website updated and active; gather, maintain and report on the efficiency of social media and e-blast functions in driving ticket sales and to inform media buys. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:7.35pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Program books: Lead and manage the process for creating and printing the complete program books (playbills) for each concert; if qualified, the MMAD may be asked to write occasional program notes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>• Surveys: Lead and execute regular audience surveys. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='page-break-before:always'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>2. Audience Development and Promotion: In collaboration with the Artist-in-Residence for Outreach Programs (AROP), GM, and Education Specialist, develop, recommend, and implement promotional strategies for outreach and educational programs, including Family Concerts, school workshops, and “Baroque Bistro” events to ensure strong attendance and to expand AF’s engagement with new audiences, including Young Professionals; attend promotional events and take an active role as one of the public “faces” of AF; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>3. Creative Idea Leadership: Lead the effort to attract new audiences by proposing new marketing concepts to the Artistic Director, Executive Director and General Manager – including ideas for media publicity, ad trades, partnerships, and outreach events; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>4. Financial: Monitor revenue and expenses in the Marketing budget; achieve revenue goals, including ticket sales and subscriptions; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>5. Branding: Work with the Artistic Director, Executive Director, General Manager, and AF’s publicist to manage the brand of the institution, locally, nationally, and internationally – this includes placing ads in international classical music magazines in coordination with CD releases and national/international tours; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>6. National/International Tour Promotion: In consultation with the AD, contact tour presenters to provide appropriate materials for AF’s tour engagements; assist AF’s national publicist when needed; occasionally manage marketing and publicity for a self-produced concert out of town; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>7. CD launch marketing: Promote and advertise new CD releases in consultation with the AD, AF’s British record label, and AF’s national publicist; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>8. Box Office: manage the Box Office Manager (BOM) and handle phone orders a few hours per week, when the BOM is unavailable; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>9. Staff Leadership: Supervise the work of the 2 part-time Marketing staff members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>10. Board Interaction: Interface with members of the Board of Directors who have an interest in helping with certain aspects of Marketing and Audience Development; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-bottom:6.9pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>11. All staff members work at ¾ of local concerts, generally in a front-of-house capacity; there are typically about 7 weeks of concerts, and the MMAD will work at 3-4 concerts in each of those weeks; staff members receive a half-day of comp time for each concert worked. Comp time cannot be taken during concert weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>12. General: As a staff member at the Manager level, he/she is expected to monitor emails outside of business hours when time-sensitive marketing issues are at play. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>For more information about Compensation, Qualifications, How to Apply, and information About Apollo’s Fire, please see the full posting at: <a href="https://apollosfire.org/about/employment/">https://apollosfire.org/about/employment/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Apollo’s Fire is an equal opportunity employer.</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>