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PUBLICIST / Part-Time
We are seeking a part-time publicist to join our team! The publicist supports our multi-faceted, 2-year project Arms Around America, which uses storytelling, live performance and community engagement to instigate productive dialogue about the gun debate in America. The project includes a podcast release (Fall 2023) and performances around the country (Fall 2024.) More details about the project will be shared with qualified candidates.
The publicist works collaboratively with the Artistic Director and other administrators to develop a publicity strategy; and to execute it independently. The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 3 years professional PR experience and existing relationships with a range of individuals and media outlets that promote podcasts, social justice work and the performing arts. They are social media savvy, with capacity to secure social media placements in communities where Dan Froot & Co will perform, and comfortable creating and implementing brand strategy.
This is a part-time contract position, averaging 15 hours monthly at $50/hr beginning March 2023 and ending January 2025, with the possibility to extend. The publicist is paid as an Independent Contractor. The ideal candidate is Los Angeles-based, however the right person can perform the job 100% remotely, as long as they can attend meetings during PST business hours.
Responsibilities
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Co-write and independently distribute press releases to appropriate media outlets, maintain relationships and follow up as necessary
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Secure press placements in newspapers, websites, social media, podcasts, and radio for Arms Around America
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Collaborate to develop social media strategy and posting schedule; create content ideas and approve posts
Qualifications & Skills
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Minimum 3 years professional publicity experience
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Evidence of successfully promoting projects in podcasting, live theater, social justice
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Evidence of successfully designing social media strategy and creating content
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Able to spin concepts into concise pitches
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(2) Professional references
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Existing relationships with media outlets that cover podcasting, the gun conversation, social justice, theater, performing arts
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desired Characteristics
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Enthusiastic storyteller; this person will need to tell the story of a process-based, multi-faceted work over two years
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Genuine interest in non-profit theater, the gun conversation, podcasting & social justice
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As a majority bi-poc company we are interested in working with someone who identifies as a person of color
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A strong creative sense, ability to work independently and think strategically
Compensation
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$50/hr; average of 15 hours per month
How to Apply
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Please send resumé/CV, cover letter and references to: annie.for.danfroot.co@gmail.com
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If you have questions about the position please email them to: annie.for.danfroot.co@gmail.com
Applications accepted until April 3, 2023
More About Arms Around America
Arms Around America is a project of Los Angeles-based theater group, Dan Froot & Co. We conducted book-length oral histories of families whose lives have been shaped by guns, in South Florida, Montana and Southern California. We are adapting those families’ stories into a podcast (fall of 2023), and a live theater work to be performed in each family's home community and around the country in the fall of 2024, with national touring to follow.
You can check out our current podcast season by clicking here. It's part of a project called Pang!. Pang! is based on the stories of real families around the country living with hunger or food insecurity. You can also watch excerpts from Pang! by clicking here. The process for Arms Around America will be very similar to Pang!, so you can get a sense of where this project is going. By opening a window into families’ lives, we hope to explore diverse perspectives and foster dialogue around the complex roles that guns play in our society. We hope that this project can help us all learn how to talk to each other (rather than talking at each other) about gun-related issues.