Theatre Junction GRAND
Marketing and Development Assistant

Theatre Junction GRAND is Calgary’s culturehouse for contemporary live arts. We are the “junction” where people, ideas and art forms converge. Our 2010/11 season features a new creation by our Resident Company of Artists, and performances by leading contemporary artists in theatre, dance and music from Belgium, Australia, Quebec, Paris, New York and Beijing.

Position Description:
The Marketing and Development Assistant is responsible for the administrative aspects of all marketing and development activities.
Reporting to both the Communications & Marketing Manager and the Fund Development Manager, this full-time position supports two related functions.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Communications & Marketing
• Coordinate production and distribution of marketing materials
• Maintain website and update with current information as needed
• Implement social media marketing activities
• Assist with development and implementation of sales promotions
• Distribute monthly newsletters and other mass email communications using e-marketing software
• Assist with subscription sales and ticket sales
• Prepare media materials for distribution (i.e. copying, filing, mailing, e-mailing)
• Other duties as assigned by the Communications & Marketing Manager

Fund Development
• Assist with proposal writing for funding requests
• Prepare donation acknowledgement letters and other correspondence
• Maintain corporation and individual donor files
• Schedule meetings with individual and corporate sponsors
• Create monthly fundraising reports and other database reports as needed
• Continually update and correct database records
• Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate and individual donors
• Coordinate production and distribution of collateral required for fundraising initiatives
• Maintain guest lists and prepare invitation materials for fundraising events
• Assemble media and donor kits for events and meetings
• Other duties as assigned by the Fund Development Manager

Qualifications:
• A minimum of three years' experience in an administrative position
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and either Photoshop or InDesign
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Please email a cover letter and resume to hr@theatrejunction.com.