Marketing Maven for Fun Festival

We’re Hiring: Marketing Specialist 

Location: Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Woodstock, VA
Type: Full-Time on-site
Reports To: Executive Director

About Us

Shenandoah Valley Music Festival (musicfest.org) is a fun-loving, artsy nonprofit that throws amazing concerts, runs fundraising drives, sells cool merch, and brings people together through creativity and community. If you’re into marketing, music, and making a difference, we want you on our team!

What You’ll Be Up To

• Cook up creative campaigns for concerts, donations, and merch.
• Design and place ads in print and digital spaces—make 'em pop!
• Keep our social media fresh, fun, and full of good vibes.
• Write and design concert brochures and programs that people actually want to read.
• Help spread the word with flyers, posters, and other promo goodies.
• Send out emails that get people excited to buy tickets, donate, or snag a T-shirt.
• Keep our websites looking sharp and up to date.
• Pitch in on branding and big-picture planning.
• Apply for marketing grants (we’ll help!).
• Survey our fans and report on what’s working (and what’s not).
• Help with donation drives and intern recruiting.
• Support ticket sales and box office fun.
• Promote our merch—gift cards, tees, hats, you name it.
• Be a friendly face at events and help guests feel welcome.
• Tackle general office stuff, too.

What You Bring to the Table

Must-Haves:

• Degree or darn good experience in media arts, design, marketing, or nonprofit arts management.
• Canva and WordPress skills.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint know-how.
• Solid writing and editing chops.
• Great sense of humor.
• Social media experience that could go viral at any moment.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Great sales chops.
• Fundraising proficiency.
• Adobe Creative Suite experience.
• Basic HTML skills.
• AI savvy. 
• Journalism or marketing writing background.
• Experience in arts or nonprofit organizations.

You’ll Fit Right In If You’re…

• Creative and detail-obsessed (in a good way).
• Super organized and great at multitasking.
• Friendly, communicative, and love helping people.
• Independent but love being part of a team.
• Ready to roll up your sleeves and make cool stuff happen.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• We’re all about creativity, collaboration, and community.
• You’ll get to work on exciting projects that make a real impact.
• We value your ideas and give you space to shine.
• Plus, we have concerts. And merch. And fun people.
• Good benefits.
• Salary in the low to mid $40’s, depending on experience.

Ready to Join Us?

Send your resume, cover letter, (you write them, not AI. We’ll know the difference); and portfolio (if you’ve got one) to svmf[at]musicfest[dot]org. Put “marketing gig” in the subject line. We’re reviewing applications as they come in—so don’t wait! Deadline for application is November 15.