MARKETING MANAGER POSITION SUMMARY

The Garde Arts Center, Southeastern Connecticut’s home for the performing arts, seeks a dynamic Marketing Manager to implement marketing and communications initiatives that grow audiences, support ticket sales, and strengthen community engagement. This is a hands-on role focused on design, campaign execution, content development, and coordination across departments and vendors.   

The Marketing Manager works collaboratively with leadership and staff to create and carry out strategies and marketing plans for performances, cinema, education programs, rentals, and institutional initiatives. 

The Marketing Manager focus is sales, to drive patronage and revenue sources.  Storytelling and adaptability are essential. This full-time role requires ensuring efficiency, timeliness, budget adherence, and high-quality standards across all productions, and events, including rentals, community collaborations, and promotions. 

The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, values teamwork, and brings advertising expertise alongside a passion for community engagement, economic development in New London and southeastern Connecticut, cinema, and the performing and visual arts. 
Reporting to the Managing Director and serving as a key administrative staff member, this role acts as a liaison within the institution. The successful candidate will be a strong influencer (pun intended, content creator is a plus) and negotiator, self-motivated, and committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive workplace culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, continuous learning, and diversity.