Promotion and Outreach Coordinator

Scribe Video Center, a Philadelphia-based non-profit media arts and education center, was founded in 1982. Scribe’s mission is to explore, develop and advance the use of video as an artistic medium and as a tool for progressive social change. Scribe provides educational workshops in video, audio, radio, immersive storytelling and interactive media, and sponsors production projects that explore community issues. The organization is seeking a Promotion and Outreach Coordinator.

The Promotion and Outreach Coordinator, a full-time position, works with the Program Staff to promote Scribe Video Center’s programs, including educational workshops, community productions, public screenings and the catalog of media works produced through Scribe programs. Staying in close communication with Scribe’s diverse constituency is the core of the work, so that our programs are useful and used. An excellent writer and communicator, the Coordinator is focused on increasing, broadening and deepening program participation, as well as making the general public aware of Scribe produced works and programs. Planning and implementing promotional strategies for all our programs is a core responsibility of this position. A substantial part of this outreach work includes direct communication with our potential and actual constituency, through in person meetings, as well creating promotional materials for media and target audiences. The Promotion and Outreach Coordinator helps develop collaborative relationships, often through in person outreach, with a wide variety of Philadelphia area neighborhood organizations and schools, as well as recruiting program participants to take part in Scribe’s varied programs.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Coordinates the writing, design and printing of the Scribe program brochure, working with the Director, Screening Manager, Guest Curators, Workshop Manager and Designer. Three brochures are published annually, promoting workshops, screenings and other special events in the upcoming season.

2. Through in-person meetings, carries out direct outreach to neighborhood organizations, schools, religious institutions and arts organizations to enlarge and deepen our constituency and collaborations.

3. Develops marketing strategies for the promotion of Scribe programs and completed video works, including identifying target audiences and the most effective methods for reaching them.

4. Develops publicity materials, writes press releases and other promotional copy.

5. Develops and strengthens relationships with local and regional press contacts, including maintaining a database.

6. Assists in the distribution and exhibition of works produced through Scribe programs by writing program descriptions, uploading information to website and promoting Scribe work to various screening, festival and broadcast venues.

7. Assists the Media Center Manger and Social Media Coordinator in creating and sharing social media postings across social media platforms (including Instagram, Facebook, Tic-Toc), as well as promotion related updates on Scribe’s website

8. Represents Scribe in the media, at professional conferences, panels and festivals within the arts community and media arts fields.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• A demonstrated commitment to progressive social change
• Excellent writer and editor
• Solid experience with layout and design for print and web-based media
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Previous outreach work with the Philadelphia area’s diverse communities and familiarity with community issues
• Demonstrated ability with major social media platforms, social media marketing and promotional strategies
• Engagement with the local community of digital media makers

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure, organize work assignments, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to contribute to problem-solving activities within a growing, changing organization.
• Ability to act in a tactful and diplomatic manner and work on sensitive issues with diverse groups of individuals
• Skilled with Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML and other appropriate software and apps
• Experience working in a non-profit arts organization
• A strong sense of aesthetics and style

HOURS AND COMPENSATION: This position is posted as a full-time position (32 to 40 hours a week) paid at an hourly rate of $29 to $32 an hour, based on previous experience. Benefits includes employer contributions towards health care insurance, dental insurance; accrued paid vacation and personal time-off;  and employer contribution and matches to 403b retirement savings plan.