SUMMARY:

The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) seeks a freelance Social Media Associate to join a highly-motivated, results-oriented marketing team in advancing the reputation and brand visibility of Artistic Director/Choreographer Mark Morris and the touring Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble, as well as broadening the reach and deepening the engagement with key audiences through the organization’s education and community engagement programs. The Associate will help implement MMDG’s marketing and content strategy across owned channels with a specific focus on social media management. This role reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications.

The successful candidate joins a community of kind and dedicated arts and administrative professionals who are propelled by Mark Morris's commitment to artistic excellence, access to the arts, and the impact that the arts have in connecting and engaging communities. MMDG is committed to ongoing and sustained equity and inclusion work. All staff are expected to be actively engaged and dedicated to upholding our core values: celebrating our diverse community, pursuing excellence in all that we do, advancing access, exposure, and opportunity to dance and music, and cultivating creativity.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Create and curate the organization’s brand across social media channels – 2 Instagram accounts, 3 Facebook pages (Mark Morris Dance Group, Mark Morris Dance Center, Dance for PD), Twitter, LinkedIn.
• Implement content and engagement tactics to grow followers and engagement on all channels, ensuring content is aligned with marketing and fundraising initiatives.
• Analyze and report monthly on results across social media channels.
• Optimize tactics based on monthly performance reports.

SCHEDULE: 15 hours per week. Hybrid. Will be required to be in the office and at the Dance Center occasionally to capture content and participate in team meetings.

COMPENSATION: $20/hour as an independent contractor

APPLICATIONS:

• Applications accepted through our website – www.mmdg.org/jobs
• You will be asked to submit the following as part of your online application:
  • Complete résumé highlighting relevant experience
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
• Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

DEADLINE:

• The position is open until filled.
• Candidate interviews will be conducted both by video using Zoom (https://zoom.us/) and in person, depending on schedules. If the interview is conducted on Zoom, please download the application in advance and have a functioning camera and speaker on your device. MMDG can also provide candidates with reasonable accommodations, if needed.