Communications Coordinator

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

• 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

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