Communications Manager

Deadline: May 20, 8:00am

SALARY: $69,000-71,000
CLASS: Full-time Exempt | Hybrid
REPORTS TO: Director of Development and Director of Marketing

Z Space empowers artistic risk, collaboration, and camaraderie amongst artists, audience, and community in the service of creating, developing, and presenting new work. Operating out of an old can factory in the Mission District of San Francisco, Z Space activates two performance spaces, an 85-seat intimate theater and a 236-seat flexible performance space, with a warehouse aesthetic and an adventurous edge. Eschewing traditional theater models with fixed seasons and a singular artistic vision, Z Space strives to embrace a multitude of artistic voices through a variety of programs and partnerships.

The Communications Manager will implement aspects of Z Space’s public facing storytelling and messaging including social media, email and print campaigns, and graphic design. This position will work cross-departmentally within fundraising and marketing and touch all programs at Z Space including our resident theater company Word for Word. They will report to both the Director of Development and Director of Marketing. As Z Space moves to re-brand in the fall of 2025, this position will be crucial in defining our brand and public image and work as one of Z Space’s frontline storytellers.

Core Responsibilities

  • Raise roughly $50,000 annually through Annual Fund solicitations

  • Develop, execute, and manage Annual Fund including donor stewardship and cultivation campaigns

  • Track and analyze success of different avenues of receiving gifts (mail, email, in-person, etc.) and make educated recommendations based in data

  • Coordinate any printing, mailing, and/or distribution of collateral material

  • Create and manage production timelines for printed, electronic, and digital campaigns

  • Develop and design communication strategies and branding/graphic elements for marketing and fundraising campaigns

  • Work with Director of Marketing to build and manage ticketing for shows, monitor ticket sales, advise on strategies for audience engagement, and strategize overall institutional marketing strategy for all Z Space public facing activities

  • Assist Director of Marketing with maintenance of website as needed

  • Manage organizational Style Guide and update and distribute as needed

  • Draft content and help edit and review outgoing communication including proofing for grammar and assurance that all public facing materials follow the company Style Guide

  • Create and manage production of innovative, flexible media (videos, photographs, etc.) for marketing, publicity, or archival purposes

  • Work with Director of Development and Director of Marketing to create and maintain Calendar of Communications including all emails, social media, and direct mail communications

  • Help maintain our ticketing database and patron data in Audience View

  • Execute day-to-day social media efforts and help develop Z’s digital presence

  • Collect organizational data across departments including sending audience surveys

  • Perform other job-related special projects and duties as assigned

  • Attend shows and assist with special events as required

Desired Qualifications

  • Minimum of five (5) years of related work experience in fundraising, marketing, or communications

  • Knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising

  • Demonstrated experience in effective storytelling and messaging

  • Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture

  • Passion for performing arts

  • Exceptional written and verbal communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills

  • Strong creativity, initiative, and project management skills

  • Highly developed time-management skills with great attention to detail

  • Experience with content creation for social media 

  • Experience working with a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), we currently use Audience View

  • Experience working with the following programs/software: Mailchimp, Google Suite, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, Asana (or other project management software), and iMovie (or comparable video editing software) 

  • Media production skills including photography, graphic design, and/or videography are a plus

  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing priorities successfully

Requirements

  • Reliable daily attendance and punctuality 

  • Ability to work nights and weekends as needed

To Apply

Please email zjobs@zspace.org with your cover letter and resume attached in one PDF document. Please also include one writing sample from a marketing or fundraising campaign and one graphic design sample.

This is a full-time exempt position with benefits including but not limited to health care, dental, and generous vacation accrual. Z Space is currently on a hybrid schedule with three (3) days in-office at our theater in San Francisco and two (2) days work from home. Due to the nature of Z Space programming, some work is required outside of regular business hours. Z Space is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of its staff and strongly encourages any interested candidates to apply.