What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Coordinator position at Omaha Performing Arts Society?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
The Communications Coordinator plays an important role in Omaha Performing Arts’ (O-pa’s) growing public relations and publicity efforts, including media communication, O-pa’s social media efforts, PR planning for performances and institutional initiatives, as well as O-pa's new Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement, opening in 2026.
Under the direction of the Director of Communications, the Communications Coordinator contributes to O-pa’s social media efforts, oversees promoter and performers’ media needs such as interviews, reviews, media releases, and photography and videography, the creation of program books, and ensures O-pa programming and event information is available and accurate on local and regional information channels. This position, like all positions at O-pa, embodies the organizational values of team, inclusion, trust and integrity and supports O-pa as an organization that serves a diverse, inclusive, and growing audience.
Position is Salary / 45k-50k
Position Duties and responsibilities :
- Works closely with the Communications Manager and Director of Communications to support O-pa’s social media efforts, assisting with the management of social channels, monitoring content and responding to patron needs, and creating content.
- Helps maintain the social media calendar including drafting and scheduling posts.
- Coordinates, captures, and edits photos and videos for social media.
- Reports social media analytics and adjusts strategy based on KPIs for each channel.
- Cultivates relationships with social media influencers and members of the media.
- Works with press agents, promoters, and artist teams to create and seek approval for social media and press content.
- Works closely with outside promoters and O-pa staff to develop specific PR initiatives for ticket on sales, interview requests and reviews.
- Prepares PR and communication plans for performances with the Director of Communications.
- Researches, drafts, and distributes assigned news releases and other PR materials.
- Pitches and schedules interviews to promote events, providing all needed materials and accompanying artists to interviews as needed.
- Coordinates photographer requests for events, seeking approval from artist teams, informing internal staff, and sometimes serving as escort.
- Maintains online Media Center.
- Maintains and updates local and regional events calendars.
- Oversees management of media monitoring and archiving.
- Manages Broadway program book creation, including content collection, timelines and communication with the shows and publisher.
- Assists marketing team with review and proofing of materials.
- Assists with the institutional copy guidelines for messaging and facts.
- Supports O-pa public relations and marketing initiatives as needed or requested.
- Attend meetings as needed or requested.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned.
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