Job Abstract

Are you looking to impact the community positively through arts and entertainment while stepping into your next career? The City of Rancho Cucamonga seeks a creative, experienced marketing professional as its new Community Affairs Coordinator for the Lewis Family Playhouse at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center (VGCC). The Community Affairs Coordinator at the Lewis Family Playhouse will be a creative, action-oriented individual willing to think outside the box while developing multi-faceted promotional campaigns designed to increase attendance and further awareness of the venue’s offerings. The successful candidate will be passionate about the arts and have a proven record of creating high-quality marketing collateral and public relations strategies to drive community awareness.

This position might be perfect if you:

• Love the arts!
• Understand how the arts can bring communities together, revitalize interpersonal connections, inspire cultural intelligence, and strengthen the foundations of our society.
• Enjoy creative challenges, diversity, and community service.
• Like to stay current on trends, methods, and tools.
• Are organized and flexible, have a keen eye for details, and are inspired to reach new audiences with creative ideas.
• Play well with others and enjoy building and strengthening relational bridges with peers and stakeholders.

• Creating long-range/annual marketing and public relations plans to increase attendance and income goals and keep the brand image of the Lewis Family Playhouse at VGCC consistent.
• Developing the vision and providing guidance for promoting shows and establishing community partnerships.
• Developing and executing multifaceted promotional campaigns that include print and electronic advertising, publications, promotional materials, displays, direct mail, email, the city website, and social media.
• Developing and executing all public relations strategies with local, regional, and national media to ensure maximum coverage for the Lewis Family Playhouse at VGCC and serve as a press spokesperson, as appropriate.
• Being at the helm of the dynamic team that creates the marketing materials (season brochures, playbills, press releases, posters, flyers, and programs) for the Lewis Family Playhouse at VGCC.
• Overseeing the budgeting for the out-of-the-box marketing ideas and, of course, the in-the-box ideas too.
• Developing and executing all public relations strategies with local, regional, and national media to ensure maximum coverage for the Lewis Family Playhouse at VGCC and serve as a press spokesperson in coordination with the City’s Public Information Officer, as appropriate.
• Your passion for the arts should assist you in developing the Lewis Family Playhouse at VGCC and implementing strategies to reach new and underserved audiences, members, and donors and cultivate existing audiences, members, and donors towards a deeper involvement with the venue.
• Serving as the lead staff member responsible for market research and analysis, and for planning, ensuring, and measuring patron satisfaction.

Education and/or Experience
Equivalent to Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field and three years of responsible graphics design, marketing, and advertising experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Graphic design methods; illustration techniques; advertising practices; marketing promotion and communications practices;

Operate modern office equipment including computer hardware and specialized desktop publishing and graphics programs; research, evaluate, and present marketing ideas and themes; write text for marketing materials; coordinate advertising and public education campaigns; use discretion and exercise sound judgment; work independently; meet project deadlines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including customers, community groups, supervision, management, and the general public; and communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C or Class 3 California Driver's License and have a satisfactory driving record.

Ability to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and special events as needed.

APPLICATION PROCESS: All applicants are required to apply online at www.cityofrc.us. This position is open until filled or until a sufficient number of applications have been received. First review of applications is July 3, 2024, with potential interviews the week of July 17, 2024.

Applications must be complete and demonstrate that the minimum qualifications are met. All statements made on the application are subject to investigation and verification. Resumes may be attached to completed application form as supplemental information and will not be accepted in lieu of an official application form. Applications will be screened and the most qualified candidates who best match the needs of the City will be invited to compete further in the examination process. All candidates will be notified of their application status by email throughout the recruitment process. Candidates invited to compete in the examination process, who successfully pass the examination process, will be place on an eligibility list. The candidate on the eligibility list who most closely meets the requirements of the City may be selected to receive a final offer. The City may conclude that none of the candidates, even those who meet the minimum qualifications, are appropriate for the position.

Successful candidates shall be required to:

Pass a reference and background verification. References will not be contacted until a mutual interest has been established; and
Provide proof of a valid California driver's license and be insurable; and
Pass a pre-employment medical exam which includes a Tuberculosis (TB) Exam;

If hired, candidate will be required to complete a verification form designated by Immigration and Naturalization Service to certify that they are eligible for employment in the United States of America and furnish proof certifying legal authorization to work in the United States.

The City of Rancho Cucamonga Participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. In accordance, the City will provide the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For additional information regarding E- Verify, the Federal Government's online employment eligibility verification system, please visit www.uscis.gov.

Disclaimers
The City of Rancho Cucamonga is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In addition, the City of Rancho Cucamonga abides by a nepotism policy which may preclude you from being hired if the City employs a relative. The City of Rancho Cucamonga makes reasonable accommodations for disabled persons, considering each situation on an individual basis. Please make direct requests for accommodation to Human Resources. For information on Employee Rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, please click here. There is a no smoking policy in effect in all City Offices and vehicles. Finally, please note that the provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract expressed or implied and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice. Questions regarding this recruitment may be directed to Human Resources at Careers@CityofRC.us. Applicants may wish to visit the City's official website at www.cityofrc.us for more information.