Marketing Manager - Arts & Community Growth (Hybrid)

Cincinnati May Festival; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Parental leave

Health insurance

Dental coverage

401(k)

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funds

Job summary

Cincinnati May Festival seeks a Marketing Manager to lead integrated marketing across the May Festival family, including the Cincinnati Boychoir and Vocal Arts Ensemble. You will craft campaigns, materials, and pricing to attract audiences and increase ticket sales, while aligning with branding and community partnerships.

Collaborating with communications, fundraising, and digital teams, you will manage budgets, vendors, and CRM-driven outcomes to maximize reach and engagement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in marketing, communications or a related field, preferably within the arts, nonprofit, or performing arts sector, with a proven track record of results.
• Ability to see the big picture while successfully executing detailed plans.
• Exceptional ability to craft compelling marketing copy, manage creative projects, and ensure brand consistency across various platforms and media.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills and the confidence to communicate results to various stakeholders.
• Strong command of numbers and data with the ability to draw insights to inform projections and strategies.
• Strong project management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proven effectiveness in working cross-functionally and collaboratively in complex organizational structures.
• Knowledge of classical and/or choral music preferred.
• Tessitura, Prospect 2, Adobe, andBeanworks experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement comprehensive marketing campaigns that align with the artistic visions of the May Festival family of choruses, including Cincinnati Boychoir and Vocal Arts Ensemble.
• Lead the creation of all marketing materials, including copy, graphics, print, and digital content, coordinating with third-party vendors and existing shared services support in communication and digital content.
• Drive public awareness, collaborating with communications and fundraising teams to ensure alignment with organizational branding and messaging.
• Contract and manage relationships with marketing outlets and place media buys.
• Design ticket packaging and pricing tiers to inform projections and drive desired audience behavior.
• Responsible for budgeting marketing revenues and expenses as well as the processing of invoices.
• Monitor sales in real-time to inform and adjust marketing strategies, in collaboration with the sales team to ensure resources are allocated effectively to yield optimal conversion rates.
• Regularly report campaign progress and sales updates to the Executive Director and various stakeholders.
• Collaborate with administrative, artistic, fundraising, audience engagement, sales, communications and digital teams to ensure seamless integration of marketing strategies.
• In collaboration with team members responsible for building community partnerships, create supportive marketing materials and provide onsite event support
• Maintain records of partnerships, community contacts, and event outcomes using CRM tools or shared documents.
• Communicate updates to ensure cross-team alignment on community engagement activities and marketing needs.
• Reflect the CSO and May Festival’s mission, vision, and values in your work as well as supporting a respectful organizational culture.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Marketing

Communications

Brand management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Project management

Audience development

Budgeting

Sales analytics

Tools

Tessitura

Prospect 2

Adobe

Beanworks

Job description

Cincinnati May Festival seeks a Marketing Manager to lead integrated marketing across the May Festival family, including the Cincinnati Boychoir and Vocal Arts Ensemble. You will craft campaigns, materials, and pricing to attract audiences and increase ticket sales, while aligning with branding and community partnerships.

Collaborating with communications, fundraising, and digital teams, you will manage budgets, vendors, and CRM-driven outcomes to maximize reach and engagement.