Story Maker (Marketing Content Producer) at Arts for Learning Indiana

Deep End Talent Strategies; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Unlimited PTO

Cell phone stipend

Gas reimbursement

Anti-Racist commitment

Job summary

Arts for Learning Indiana is seeking a creative storyteller to bring our mission and impact to life across newsletters, websites, social media, and campaigns. The Storytelling & Communications Lead will craft compelling content about students, Teaching Artists, programs, and community partnerships.

You will collaborate across teams to strengthen our brand, manage digital channels, and support fundraising communications, events, and annual reporting with an audience-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills for diverse audiences.
• Strong creative instincts and experience with digital communications, social media, and content creation.
• Proficiency with Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with website management systems, email marketing platforms, and digital analytics.
• Basic photography, video production, and editing skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Collaborative, resourceful, self-directed, and proactive in taking creative initiative.
• Passion for arts, education, and community engagement.
• Experience in communications, marketing, journalism, or public relations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Storytelling & content creation across newsletters, social media, websites, and materials.
• Capture stories through photos, videos, testimonials to demonstrate impact.
• Support annual Impact Report, fundraising communications, and promotional campaigns.
• Create branded graphics and marketing materials for programs and events.
• Maintain an organized library of stories with permissions and releases.
• Manage social media content, scheduling, and audience engagement.
• Update website content and coordinate email marketing campaigns.
• Develop editorial calendars for program promotion, fundraising, and news.
• Draft press releases and engage with local media and partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external designers/partners, ensuring timely delivery.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Storytelling

Digital communications

Social media

Content creation

Organization

Collaboration

Passion for arts/education

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Website management systems

Email marketing platforms

Digital analytics

Photography

Video editing

Job description

Our client, Arts for Learning Indiana, is growing its team!

Position Overview

Arts for Learning Indiana is seeking a creative, enthusiastic storyteller to help bring our mission and impact to life! This position plays a key role in sharing our students’, Teaching Artists’, programs, and community partnerships through engaging content, digital communications, and marketing initiatives.

Working collaboratively across the organization, the Storytelling & Communications Lead will create compelling communications that strengthen our brand, expand our reach, and deepen connections with our audiences and supporters.

Key Responsibilities

Storytelling & Content Creation

• Proactively identify and capture compelling stories by visiting programs, classrooms, exhibitions, and community events.
• Develop engaging written and visual content for newsletters, social media, websites, marketing materials, and organizational publications.
• Capture photographs, videos, testimonials, and stories that demonstrate the impact of Arts for Learning's work.
• Support the creation of the annual Impact Report, fundraising communications, and promotional campaigns.
• Create branded graphics and marketing materials for programs, events, and organizational initiatives.
• Maintain an organized library of stories, photographs, and videos, including appropriate permissions and releases.

Digital Communications & Marketing

• Manage social media content, scheduling, and audience engagement across platforms.
• Maintain and update website content and coordinate email marketing campaigns.
• Develop and maintain an editorial calendar that coordinates program promotion, fundraising campaigns, events, and organizational news.
• Promote programs, exhibitions, events, and fundraising initiatives through digital and traditional channels.
• Track communications performance and recommend ways to improve engagement and reach.

Public Relations & Brand Engagement

• Draft press releases, pitch stories, and support relationships with local media and community partners.
• Maintain consistent branding, messaging, and visual identity across organizational communications.
• Strengthen Arts for Learning's visibility through community calendars, partnerships, and outreach opportunities.

Collaboration & Communications Support

• Collaborate with development, program, and leadership teams to identify storytelling opportunities and meet organizational communications needs.
• Coordinate with external designers, photographers, videographers, and marketing partners as needed.
• Support communications planning and ensure creative projects are completed accurately and on schedule.

Qualifications & Skills

• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with an ability to create compelling content for diverse audiences.
• Strong creative instincts and experience with digital communications, social media, and content creation.
• Proficiency with graphic design tools such as Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with website management systems, email marketing platforms, and digital analytics.
• Basic photography, video production, and editing skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Collaborative, resourceful, self-directed, and comfortable taking creative initiative.
• Passion for arts, education, and community engagement.

Experience in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related creative field preferred. A combination of professional experience, education, and demonstrated creative work will be considered.

Tenets of our Culture:

Based on the proven track record of execution and interdependent project management of the current team, we have the following tenets. These are regularly reassessed through a collective decision-making process, to ensure collective accountability in project execution, distribution of labor, and work/life balance:

• Hybrid schedule
• Unlimited PTO
• We value and strive toward an equitable work environment:
• We embrace the transformative power of consensual conflict resolution
• We strive toward transparency in our communication
• We uphold a “Brave Space”, not a “Safe Space”
• We are an LGBTQIA+ celebratory space
• We have a cell phone stipend and gas reimbursement.
• We value building, celebrating, and nurturing our community through regular gatherings.
• We are a part of the Young Audiences/Arts for Learning and the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts national affiliate networks, through which we tap into a wealth of knowledge and camaraderie with peers around the country.
• We acknowledge that, partially due to the history of the non-profit sector, we are a predominantly white organization. However, we understand the importance of becoming an Anti-Racist organization and transforming our internal and external work.
• We work with the best artists and administrators in the greater Indianapolis area.
• We currently operate in a hybrid work environment, with staff generally gathering in person as a team one day each week and working remotely on other days. Additional in-office or in-person work may be required based on organizational, program, or partner needs. Because this position is highly relationship-based, the Program Director must also be available for in-person meetings, site visits, and other partner-facing responsibilities throughout the community and have reliable transportation to attend these engagements as needed.

At Arts for Learning Indiana, we value:

• Access, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (ABIDE) as essential elements of an ongoing process to move our culture toward justice and solidarity.
• The strength of symbiotic and innovative partnerships.
• Learning that fosters Imagination as central to developing Self-discovery, Critical Thought, and Empathy.
• People who integrate creativity into their lives; in particular:
• Artists for their devotion to the fostering and amplifying of cultural expression
• Educators for their commitment to inspiring young minds through culturally sustaining pedagogy
• Youth for their inherent intelligence and curiosity to explore, create, and discover who they are
• We thank all who lift up the mission and celebrate the vibrancy of the Arts for Learning community: staff, board, donors, advocates, and volunteers

About Arts for Learning Indiana

Founded in 1961, Arts for Learning Indiana envisions a future where all youth in Indiana have access to an education made whole by the arts. Through partnerships with schools, Teaching Artists, and community organizations, we create transformative arts experiences that inspire learning, creativity, and belonging.

Arts for Learning Indiana is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment.