Communications Coordinator

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Position: Communications Coordinator

Department: Communications

Role Overview: The Communications Coordinator plays a key role in the department, leading administrative functions. This is primarily an administrative position that also supports on-the-ground press and social media activations as needed. This is a great opportunity for an early-career professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment to be part of a high-performing and highly collaborative team.

As an active member of the department, day-to-day responsibilities include tracking press coverage, maintaining clipbooks, and reporting media activity internally; supporting contracting for the department; booking photographers for various festivals and events; keeping media and influencer lists up to date; conducting media research for new projects; and ensuring multimedia assets are logged, organized, and easily accessible.

This is a hybrid role reporting to the Director of Communications, with time split between remote and on-site work.

What you’ll get to do here: 

• Monitor Press Office inbox; field and coordinate press and cross-campus requests
• Track press coverage and maintain clipbooks for campaigns across Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; report media activity internally to a variety of stakeholders
• Support licensing and contracting for the department
• Book photographers for all major Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts festivals and series, plus additional events as needed
• Organize multimedia assets to support press and social media needs
• Keep media and influencer lists up to date; conduct media research for new projects to help ensure campaigns reach media who speak to a range of audiences
• Draft and distribute media alerts and proofread press materials, as needed
• Actively participate in creative brainstorming for communications campaigns across artistic, educational, and institutional projects
• Assist with research across departments, tracking competitor and industry trends
• Staff press and social media activations on the ground, as needed
• Support press pitching and social media content creation, as opportunities allow

You’ll be a fit if you bring:

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience, preferably as part of a Communications function in an arts-focused or nonprofit institution (including internship experience)
• Highly organized and efficient, with strong administrative skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize workload
• Foundational knowledge of the media landscape
• Exhibit good judgment and flexibility in high-pressure and fast-paced work environments
• Collaborative team player
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Good eye for social media capture; foundational understanding of social platforms
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Docs, Canva; Meltwater and Muckrack a plus
• Knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts and contemporary pop culture
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?  

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City. We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We invite you to consider joining our talented, multi-faceted team.

We are:  

• The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus
• We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations
• A leading Arts Presenter.   
• We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more
• An Education Hub.   
• We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members

Who are our people?

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."   

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.