Marketing Specialist: Advertising & Email Campaigns

Lyric Opera of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO (sick, vacation, personal days, &H

Life/AD&D coverage

Complimentary tickets

Job summary

Lyric Opera of Chicago is seeking a Marketing Specialist, Advertising, Promotions & Email to support advertising campaigns, promotions, and email marketing for the mainstage season and special events.

You will coordinate trafficking, liaise with media agencies, manage promotional codes, and build email campaigns in Prospect2 to drive ticket sales and subscriptions. The role requires strong copywriting, organization, and collaboration within a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of marketing experience, preferably in performing arts.
• Strong copywriting skills for audience-specific sales copy.
• Experience with email marketing platforms; familiarity with Prospect2 is a plus.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with urgency and follow-through.
• Collaborative team player but also able to work independently.
• Familiarity with multi-channel campaigns and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Write compelling sales copy for email campaigns across the mainstage season and events.
• Build, format, and proof emails in Prospect2; ensure content accuracy and deployment timing.
• Execute email deployments and maintain the campaign calendar with the team.
• Track and report on email performance metrics to inform strategy.
• Coordinate advertising campaign trafficking across print, digital, radio, and OOH.
• Support partnerships and audience retention initiatives and loyalty programs.

Skills

Copywriting

Email marketing

Prospect2

Project management

Multi-channel

Analytics

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Tools

Prospect2

Tessitura

Google Data Studio

Job description

Lyric Opera of Chicago is seeking a Marketing Specialist, Advertising, Promotions & Email to support advertising campaigns, promotions, and email marketing for the mainstage season and special events.

You will coordinate trafficking, liaise with media agencies, manage promotional codes, and build email campaigns in Prospect2 to drive ticket sales and subscriptions. The role requires strong copywriting, organization, and collaboration within a fast-paced team.