Marketing Associate

MCC Theater seeks a creative, collaborative, and detail-oriented Marketing Associate to play a key role in shaping how MCC connects with audiences across digital, social, mail, and in-person platforms. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, with an indirect line to the Director of Advancement & Audience Strategy, this role is hands-on in creating content, executing campaigns, tracking impact, and providing operational support to the Marketing Department — ensuring MCC’s bold artistic voice and community presence shine across every channel.

This is an exciting opportunity to join MCC’s Marketing team during a moment of innovation and growth, helping modernize audience engagement and amplify MCC’s visibility within the cultural landscape of New York and beyond.

About MCC Theater
MCC Theater is one of New York’s leading non-profit Off-Broadway theater companies, driven by a mission to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. Founded in 1986, by Bob LuPone (1946-2022) and Bernie Telsey, and later joined by co-Artistic Director Will Cantler, MCC fulfills its mission through the production of world, American, and New York premiere plays and musicals that challenge audiences, artists, and students alike to confront contemporary personal and social issues. This is done through four programmatic areas: annual productions of new plays and musicals; programming to support the development of new work by artists with bold voices; deep and enriching public engagement programs; and in-school and onsite educational programs that foster in high school students the desire to be heard and the courage to speak out.

In January 2019, MCC Theater opened and took residence in the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in Hell’s Kitchen. The venue features two state-of-the-art theaters, two studios, and additional program and office space. This transition brought all artistic and educational programming as well as administrative operations under one roof for the first time in MCC’s history.

Recent and celebrated productions include Trophy Boys, Shit. Meet. Fan., Table 17, The Connector, Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, Soho Rep’s Wolf Play, School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play, All The Natalie Portmans, The Wrong Man, Alice by Heart, Hand to God, among many others.

Our Values
From MCC’s early days on 42nd St, through a long residency at the Lucille Lortel Theater in Greenwich Village, to the recent move into our current multi-stage facility in Hell’s Kitchen, MCC’s mission has been to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would.  To us, this mission has always meant building space for discussions about new, transformative ideas with a community that is engaged, vibrant and expansive.  Along the way we’ve learned about new and better ways to serve the mission both in our productions and in our internal operations.

Fulfilling our mission relies upon a deep understanding of and serious commitment to diversity.  Our experiences have taught us that a fundamental part of our progress is being a company with a workspace where a diverse staff can have productive, honest exchanges. We also have to be a company that promotes talent and topics on stage that invite the entire community into the conversation.  In different ways, we have applied this thinking over the years to improve both our internal operations and our productions. But we also know there is more important work to do.

As part of this work and our journey, MCC has articulated a set of values that are a central underpinning of how the organization operates and exists on a daily basis. These values – Artistry, Collaboration, Inclusion, Empathy, and Accountability – are key to modeling and catalyzing positive change within the theater industry.

Compensation
This is a full time, overtime non-exempt position.
Salary range is $40,000-$50,000, plus health, dental and vision benefits, opt-in 403(b), generous paid time off, and other benefits.

Within an industry that centers the live, in-person experience, our core mission to provoke conversation is often most effectively achieved through spontaneous collaboration and personal interaction. To that end, all positions in our organization are primarily in-person positions with potential flexibility for remote work 1-2 days per week.

Primary Responsibilities
Content Creation & Digital Engagement

Produce and deploy engaging social media assets, email campaigns, digital content, and direct mail efforts that align with MCC’s brand and productions.

Capture and edit in-house video and organic social content from performances, rehearsals, events, and education programs.

Engage directly with followers across social media platforms, responding to inquiries and amplifying audience interaction.

Keep institutional and promotional signage up-to-date on-site and online.

Campaign Support & Collaboration

Work with MCC’s design agency and partners to develop creative assets for web, email, mail, and social channels.

Build and maintain lists for campaign targeting, audience engagement, and cross-promotions with partner organizations.

Manage content calendars and route assets for internal review, summarizing feedback and coordinating timely delivery.

Collaborate on surveys and reports that measure engagement and audience experience.

Analytics & Administration

Track and report on engagement metrics, audience trends, and campaign performance.

Support departmental meetings by managing calendars, logistics, and follow-up action items.

Provide administrative support to ensure smooth workflow within the Marketing department.

Actively participate in analysis and planning sessions to help design MCC’s innovative engagement strategies and tactics.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

1–3 years of experience in marketing, communications, audience engagement, or arts administration (performing arts/nonprofit experience a plus).

Familiarity with social media management, email marketing platforms, direct mail best practices, and content creation tools (photo/video/editing).

Comfortable working with CRMs, analytics, or project management tools (Spektrix knowledge is a plus).

Excellent writing and storytelling skills with an eye for detail and brand alignment.

Strong organizational skills; thrives on managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Eagerness to be an active participant in and meaningful contributor to our ongoing work on creating and upholding a culture of belonging rooted in our values and apply EDI principles to their scope of work.

Collegiality and team orientation are a must with opportunities to contribute beyond job parameters.

Knowledge of and enthusiasm for theater, performing arts and arts education.

Equal Opportunity Employer
In accordance with our values, we seek to have the best available person in every job. To that end, MCC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on qualifications. We do not allow employment decisions to be made on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, partnership status, unemployment status, domestic victim status, veteran status, uniformed service, protected activity (i.e., opposition to prohibited discrimination or participation in proceedings covered by the anti-discrimination statuses) or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law. All employment-related activities are conducted on a non-discriminatory basis and in full compliance with any federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Violations of this policy are strictly prohibited. Every employee undertakes, through such an employee’s employment, to comply with this policy.

The facilities at MCC Theater are fully accessible and ADA compliant with self-opening entrance doors, elevators, ramps, and ADA-compliant restrooms on both floors.

Application Process
Submission deadline: September 26, 2025
Approximate number of interviews: 4-5
Approximate start date: November 2025

Please email your Cover Letter and Resume to: jobs@mcctheater.org
Please use this specific subject line when sending in your submission: Marketing Associate MCC Theater