Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway, is looking for a project manager for its Communications team.
This newly restructured position will establish and manage timelines and deadlines for projects handled by the team, which include all marketing, advertising and promotional material for events produced by Broadway Cares and its programs, Dancers Responding to AIDS and Classical Action, as well as non-event initiatives led by Development and Retail Outreach.
The Communications Project Manager will work hand-in-hand with the team and other departments across the organization ensuring deliverables are clearly identified, projects stay on track, team members and other key stakeholders are consistently updated and expectations appropriately managed. The position reports to the Director of Communications.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage and prioritize projects from kickoff to completion, including creating project schedules, tracking timelines, coordinating approvals and ensuring all deliverables are met
- Manage consistent communications with all team members on a project to ensure transparency and timeliness
- Establish processes and procedures for all elements of a project, particularly those that are repeated across multiple projects
- Identify and implement project management tools needed to facilitate effective communication and tracking, and work proactively with team members to ensure they are trained in those tools
- Support Director of Communications and other team members in the establishment of goals and success metrics for event campaigns and projects
- Source and manage relationships with key vendors (i.e. printers/suppliers)
- Facilitate meetings as necessary with collaborators and maintain list of action items to support individual accountability and timeliness
- Leverage best practices and apply lessons learned from previous projects, actively sharing knowledge and learning from project experiences
- Manage the organization’s Slack channels
- Participate with the entire Broadway Cares staff in facilitating audience appeals, which take place in the evenings and on weekends
- Be available to participate in numerous evening and weekend events and projects
Qualifications
- 2-3 years experience as a project manager or project coordinator within a communications or creative environment
- Confidence in managing constantly evolving projects
- Ability to create strong relationships and build trust within cross-functional teams
- Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Proven leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively manage time while inspiring others to meet deadlines in a collaborative spirit
- Ability to actively participate in problem resolution, reacting positively and quickly to changing dynamics
- Ability to work in a fast-paced creative environment
- Ability to work within strict deadlines, both independently and with a close-knit team
- Self-motivation
- Passionate about making a difference with a comprehensive understanding of and commitment to Broadway Cares’ mission
- Flexibility, drive and a sense of humor
- An affection for dogs
Compensation and benefits
- Salary from $65,000 per year
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- Health savings account
- 401K plan
- Defined benefit pension plan
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS values a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. Our goal is to attract qualified candidates and encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, respect and integrity for all.
If interested please apply by sending a compelling cover letter and resume to projectmanager@broadwaycares.org.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway, is looking for a dynamic storyteller to join our Communications team as our primary copywriter. This newly restructured position will focus on engaging copy that speaks to target audiences across platforms.
The copywriter will create content for our site, news releases, marketing campaigns, emails, social media posts and a printed magazine, embracing the appropriate voice for each. This word artisan needs to be able to both spin a clever pun and compassionately share the stories of those needing a helping hand up or supportive shoulder.
The successful candidate loves the AP Stylebook and brings editing and proofing skills that make friends double-check their own spelling and grammar before sending them texts.
Creativity, flexibility and attention to detail will be required as our copywriter juggles a wide variety of projects, working closely with the Communications team and other internal departments, including development, finance and production.
Broadway Cares currently offers a hybrid work schedule with three days of work per week in our midtown Manhattan office and two days remotely. All staff are fully vaccinated.
The position reports to the Director of Communications.
When applying, wow us with a concise, compelling cover letter and your resume.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS values a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. Our goal is to attract qualified candidates and encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, respect and integrity for all.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Write and edit news releases, online copy, social media posts and promotional materials
- Lead the planning and writing of our monthly e-newsletter and other email communications
- Write compelling stories for twice-annual Behind the Scenes magazine
- Coordinate with Communications Project Manager to ensure news releases, emails and other marketing and promotional deadlines are included in appropriate calendars and plans
- Support social media efforts and cross-channel promotions, including creating social media strategies, writing social copy and community management
- Collaborate with designers, web developer and other team members to create promotional assets
- Actively participate in creative brainstorms around marketing campaigns and events
- Participate with the entire Broadway Cares staff in facilitating audience appeals, which take place in the evenings and on weekends
- Be available for in-person evening and weekend events and projects, as necessary
Qualifications
- 1-3 years copywriting, journalism or other communications experience
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field
- superior writing skills, demonstrable across platforms and voices, with an expert knowledge of AP Style
- extensive knowledge of and passion for theater
- commitment to the mission of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the people we help
- extraordinary organizational skills, attention to detail with effective follow-through and the ability to prioritize in a changing environment
- excellent interpersonal skills
- personal drive, initiative and unending curiosity
- proficiency in Google Drive and Slack
- effective communication, both written and verbal
- affection for dogs
Compensation and benefits
- Competitive salary with opportunities for growth
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- Life and long-term disability insurance
- Health savings account
- 401K plan
- Defined benefit pension plan
To apply, send a compelling cover letter and resume to copywriter@broadwaycares.org. Please include links that show your writing skills and demonstrate your qualifications and experience.
Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, seeks a dynamic and experienced fundraiser to help grow and steward relationships with donors supporting signature events and a portfolio of major gifts for both DRA and Broadway Cares. The development officer reports to the DRA founding director and works closely with Broadway Cares’ deputy director of development and the major gifts team.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the fundraising strategy and growth for DRA events
- Manage, engage and cultivate an individual giving and major gifts portfolio of 300 donors and prospects
- Coordinate donor stewardship events
- Engage donors in a variety of settings which may include attending non-DRA events, meetings and performances
- Oversee acknowledgements and listings for online and print publications
- Coordinate event invitation mailings and RSVPs
- Oversee database management for donor portfolio and prospects
- Recruit and manage event committees
- Strategize and facilitate ticketing, seating and email outreach with ticketing manager
- Participate with full staff in facilitating Broadway Cares’ fundraising appeals for two six-week periods on Broadway, which take place in the evenings and on weekends
- Be available to participate in person in numerous evening and weekend events and meetings
Qualifications
- 2+ years of fundraising experience
- Commitment to the mission of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
- Demonstrated ability to successfully maintain and utilize database systems and proficiency in Google Drive and Microsoft Office
- Comfortable soliciting gifts of $1,000+
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
- Extraordinary organizational skills and attention to detail with effective follow-through
- Personal drive and initiative
- Grant-writing experience helpful but not required
- Willingness to assist, support and do whatever needs to be done at events and in the work environment
- An appreciation of the performing arts
- An affection for dogs
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS values a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. Our goal is to attract qualified candidates and encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, respect and integrity for all.
Currently, Broadway Cares is operating with a hybrid model combining in-person and remote work.
Compensation/benefits
- Salary $60,000-$65,000
- Additional benefits include:
- health and dental insurance
- life and long-term disability insurance
- health savings account
- 401K plan
- defined benefit pension plan
To apply, send a compelling cover letter and resume with “DRA Development Officer” in the subject line to resumes@broadwaycares.org.
