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Are you passionate about music and live events? Do you have experience engaging with communities of artists and music listeners? NPR is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial candidate to oversee and manage the annual Tiny Desk Contest and provide additional support to NPR Music and the NPR events team. Over the past 10 years, the Tiny Desk has grown into a franchise that amplifies the best of NPR Music -- a home for the discovery of music of all genres. The Contest, inspired by the Tiny Desk concert series, was launched in 2015 to help identify and launch the careers of unknown artists. Since then, the Contest has reached millions of fans across NPR.org, NPR’s news programs and podcasts, and our powerful network of Member stations. We cap each edition of the Contest with an annual national tour dedicated to celebrating the diverse array of applicants. If you’re right for this job, you’ll be a great communicator who is highly organized and able to keep a complex system with many different participants from getting tangled. This role also supports the NPR events team, which produces live events across the nation, taking public radio and podcasts out of the studio and into concert venues and intimate spaces with entertaining, thought-provoking experiences. This position will be based in Washington D.C.
Essential Duties Include:
- Managing the annual Tiny Desk Contest. Here’s what that includes:
- You will create and execute a Tiny Desk Contest community engagement strategy that keeps all contestants and other interested participants connected and engaged throughout the Contest;
- You’ll develop and execute a social media plan to effectively promote the Contest;
- You’ll manage the annual Tiny Desk Contest national tour;
- You’ll coordinate the participation of internal and external Contest stakeholders, including NPR Member Stations, to curate programs and determine event format to ensure range and diversity;
- You’ll partner with event sponsors across the planning lifecycle;
- You’ll maintain and manage the Contest budget and deliver detailed event expenses on deadline;
- You’ll work with the legal and business partnerships teams to ensure that all contracts (venue, rentals, talent) are finalized and logged in Salesforce;
- You’ll work in tandem with our sponsorship team to facilitate all sponsorship collateral and deliverables needed for activation;
- You’ll collaborate with the NPR marketing team to customize printed material and collateral;
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Skills:
- At least 5 years of event activation experience with a focus on community engagement; experience with music events preferred;
- Experience managing social media channels for events and demonstrated ability to participate in, contribute to and grow and amplify online communities;
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to prepare powerful and compelling presentations;
- Excellent writing skills; is able to describe and market NPR events through multiple mediums;
- Highly organized, including the ability to create and manage complex data sets on various platforms including Microsoft Excel;
- Ability to both work independently and work well with others;
- Ability and willingness to work varied shifts;
- Ability to travel around the country;
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under stringent timeframes and changing priorities/conditions;
- Familiarity and comfort with data entry into Salesforce.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you. All applications must include a resume and cover letter to be considered.
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