Marketing Assistant in Olympia, Washington at Washington Center For The Performing Arts
Job Description
About Company:
Department: 03-Marketing
Reports To: Marketing & Sales Director
Position Type: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: On Site with occasional remote work as needed if approved by the Manager
About the Washington Center:The Washington Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center in downtown Olympia that presents touring artists, supports community partners, and welcomes more than 100,000 patrons each year.
Position Summary:The Washington Center for the Performing Arts seeks a creative, organized, and detail-oriented Marketing Assistant to help bring our season to audiences across the South Sound. Reporting to the Marketing & Sales Director, this full-time role supports every part of the marketing process, from coordinating campaigns and season subscription drives to creating content and tracking results.The Marketing Assistant creates and schedules content across social media, email, the web, and print. This includes editing short-form video, adapting graphics, and adding animation effects. The position also coordinates ads and promotional materials with staff, vendors, artists, and community partners. This role is ideal for a marketing professional who loves live performance, thrives on a small, collaborative team, and enjoys switching between creative work and coordination in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.Core Job Duties and Responsibilities:Campaign Coordination:
- Helping organize marketing campaigns, tracking project milestones, and ensuring promotional materials are delivered on time.
- Support season subscription campaigns.
- Coordinate, track and invoice rental event marketing, and playbill advertisers.
- Maintain contact lists, reports, and other department records.
- Coordinate with staff, vendors, artists, and community partners to support brand consistency and timely project completion.
- Coordinate with Marketing Director and contract Graphic Designer to create, proof, and submit ads on time.
- Ensure events are listed on local online entertainment calendars.
- Assist with marketing materials - creation, proofing, and reporting.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Washington Center’s mission.
Content Publishing:
- Create, edit, proof, and schedule content for social media, email campaigns, websites, surveys, printed materials, posters, advertising, and other channels.
Data & Reporting:
- Track campaign performance, ticket sales, web traffic, audience trends, and survey results.
- Maintain marketing & ticket sales reports.
Behavioral Competencies:
- Accountability and dependability
- Communication and interpersonal effectiveness
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Initiative and sound judgment
- Attention to detail and quality of work
- Adaptability and resilience
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Customer service or stakeholder focus
- Confidentiality and professionalism
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Three to five years of marketing and communications experience; prefer nonprofit experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, and major social media platforms.
- Ability to edit short-form video using tools such as Adobe, CapCut, Canva, etc. preferred.
- Ability to design social media graphics using tools such as Adobe or Canva preferred.
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, digital communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, interpret data, and communicate effectively with internal and external partners.
- Comfortable using AI tools for research and everyday workflows.
- Collaborative, dependable, detail-oriented, and committed to arts and community engagement.
- Must be able to work professionally, independently and as part of a small and dedicated team.
- Ability to take a positive team approach to collaborating with coworkers.
- Commitment to the arts, community, and collaboration are essential.
- Consistently take initiative in the performance of job functions as well as self-development.
- Maintain adaptability and flexibility while working towards deadlines in a demanding environment.
- Dependability in Attendance/Punctuality as well as job performance.
This is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position. Typical hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with occasional evening or weekend work as needed.
- Use standard office equipment and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and in writing.
- Sit, stand, move throughout the work area, and maintain focus while managing multiple priorities.
- Climb a ladder to post or remove case posters and lift or carry items up to fifty pounds.
- Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Base hiring rate for this position is expected to start at $24/hour.
Benefits may include health insurance, retirement plan with employer matching, paid time off, holidays and other applicable benefits.
Job Description Notice:This job description describes the general nature and level of work for this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Responsibilities may change at any time, without notice, to meet organizational needs. This document does not constitute a contract of employment.
Application:
Interested candidates should submit cover letter, résumé, portfolio with email, social media, graphics, or animations work you have created along with a completed Washington Center application to employment@washingtoncenter.org – subject line “The Washington Center Marketing Assistant”
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