Job Description

What we’re Looking For:

Detroit Public Theatre (DPT) is seeking an experienced Marketing Professional to join our team.   DPT is experiencing rapid growth and heading towards an exciting future in the Detroit Cultural landscape.  An ideal candidate will be passionate about the DPT mission and vision, and be ready to take bold initiative toward the company and audience growth. DPT is a collaborative environment where teamwork and adaptability are essential.  We are seeking an individual who is ready to amplify DPT’s impact in the Detroit and national cultural community, and be a voice of the organization. 

The Mission of Detroit Public Theatre:

Detroit Public Theatre (“DPT”) produces nationally recognized plays and programs with world-class writers, directors, actors, and designers in the heart of Detroit’s cultural district. We create bold, relevant work that illuminates the thrills, joys, and challenges of our shared human experience. 

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
• Maintain regular weekly schedule except for special events as needed
• Salary: $45,000.00/yr with benefits packages available
• 2 week paid vacation, holidays, and paid time off
• Job Start Date: April 2022
• Direct Supervisor: Producing Artistic Director

Job Skills Description 

DPT is open to all applicants who are able to demonstrate the ability to complete the essential duties listed below. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skills, and mindset that will be needed to succeed individually and as a company. 

Strategic Marketing Initiatives 

• Conceive, develop, and manage DPT audience communications and outreach
• Conceive and craft strategies for all Marketing areas, including social, digital, advertising communications and creative outreach to the DPT Audience 
• Ensure DPT  brand message is strong and consistent across all channels and marketing efforts including events, email campaigns, web pages and promotional material
• Work in conjunction with other DPT staff members and departments in pursuit of the company’s mission and vision

Advertising and Promotions

•    Create, edit and distribute eblast, social media, and website content
•    Maintain, manage, and update DPT website
•   Generate, maintain and update DPT’s social media presence. 
•     Oversee design and distribution of all print materials
•     Research and purchase advertising buys
•     Primary contact and coordinator for all printing needs
•     Collect and layout text for all programs and manage proofing process
•    Create, edit and  and distribute eblast content

Public Relations

• Coordinate and/or attend media opportunities.
• Coordinate, draft, and proofread and distribute all press release information.
• Create, coordinate, and capture photo opportunities. 

• Maintain and organize company digital and physical archives.

• Maintain Press archives.

Subscription Campaign Management

• Create and execute 2022/23 season ticket subscription campaign.  
• Track and analyze ticket sales 
• Provide subscription sales support
• Manage ongoing relationships with subscribers and individual ticket buyers
• Create engagement opportunities for subscribers and individual ticket buyers

A Bit About People, Plays, And Programs at DPT:

DPT collaborates with and serves Detroit audiences, students, and artists. We produce 4-5 high-quality productions each year that run for 4-7 weeks each. DPT also creates and runs innovative education and community programs. We are proud to collaborate with inspired and inspiring artists and to share their work with our community. Among the members of our DPT family are TONY-nominated and MacArthur Genius Award winning playwright Dominique Morisseau who serves as Executive Artistic Producer and playwright Noah Haidle, whose play BIRTHDAY CANDLES will be opening on Broadway this Spring after being commissioned by DPT and premiering on our stage in our third season. 

We are committed to accessibility for all Detroiters with an initiative to provide access to our performances. Our post-show dialogues promote important conversations about the questions posed by our plays, connecting audience members with each other and with our artists. We collaborate with many Detroit cultural institutions, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Wayne State University, and the Detroit Historical Society, to enhance our programming and impact. We also partner with Detroit Public Schools to create and facilitate arts-connected curricula accompanied by student matinees and post-show programming. Our signature community program, Shakespeare in Prison, works with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, empowering participants (more than 90% of whom will return home) to learn crucial skills as they reconnect with their humanity and that of others through Shakespeare’s works. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Detroit Public Theatre welcomes all candidates and is committed to eliminating barriers.  DPT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, age, physical ability, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, criminal background, or any other characteristics prohibited by law. We are dedicated to maintaining a policy of inclusion, respect, and diversity in recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and treatment during employment.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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