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Interim Digital Communications Specialist - Carolina Performing Arts

The Digital Communications Specialist is a compelling storyteller and a highly flexible and engaged content creator across mediums, with an ability to adapt content for different audiences and outcomes. This individual will implement CPA’s communications and public relations strategy by researching, planning, creating, editing, organizing, and distributing digital content that effectively tells the organization’s story, ensures stories reach key constituencies, and positions CPA as an arts leader. Their efforts will directly impact the activation and efficacy of CPA’s digital channels to increase brand awareness, drive engagement, and generate revenue.

The Digital Communications Specialist reports to the Associate Director of Marketing and Communications. They will create, repurpose, maintain, and optimize content targeted to current and prospective audiences. Routine deliverables include information about Carolina Performing Arts events and initiatives, features on artistic partners, permanent and student staff profiles, newsletter content, blog articles, ad copy, social media content and website content.

This position will manage projects from start to finish, sometimes working independently and other times as a member of a team. The Digital Communications Specialist serves as a key resource and subject matter expert for their colleagues regarding both digital and non-digital communications. They work collaboratively to ensure that content is professional, compelling, accurate, audience appropriate and conforms to best practices of writing and design as well as to University and CPA style, standards, and policies.

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