We’re expanding our team!
Burnt Thicket Theatre is seeking a qualified person for the position of Community Engagement Associate. We aim to strengthen our staff team’s administrative capacity, to create work opportunities for arts administrators, producers, or a specialist in communications who resonate with our mission, are committed to living in Saskatoon, and interested in cultivating a collaborative community within our company.
Community Engagement Associate position summary
The Community Engagement Associate supports Burnt Thicket Theatre's operations, public relations, and communications needs for productions and events by developing and applying appropriate marketing, community outreach, funding development and administration processes. This is a contract position for 20 hours/month, under the leadership of the AD and the GM, supporting productions and events in collaboration with BTT staff, plus personal artistic development.
Suggested qualifications for the position include experience and expertise in communications, marketing and social media, with proven written and verbal communication skills, excellent time management, IT skills, familiarity with WordPress and CRM platforms, strong interpersonal competence with a commitment to collaboration, and the ability to connect with people to advocate for the company. A minimum of two years of post-secondary education is preferred, and/or a minimum 2 years of relevant experience. Previous experience in marketing is required, preferably in theatre or creative industries.
How To Apply
Interested applicants should send a cover letter (see details below) and a resume with references by email to:
Stephen Waldschmidt, Artistic Director, Burnt Thicket Theatre, stephen@burntthicket.com, 50 Neilson Cres, Saskatoon, SK S7H 3N5.
In your one page (max) cover letter please answer the following questions:
- Why do you want to be a part of the Burnt Thicket team?
- What experience do you have to offer as a community engagement associate?
- What are your administrative and creative strengths?
For an informal discussion about the job, please call Stephen Waldschmidt, Artistic Director, at 306-222-9226.
Application closing date: October 1, 2024
The review of candidates will begin as applications are received and will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Start date is immediate or as early as possible.
We thank all applicants for their interest in Burnt Thicket Theatre, however due to capacity only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Company Background & Statement of Intention
Burnt Thicket Theatre is an independent professional company producing live theatre and online performance that brings awareness to real issues in our community, planting seeds for positive social change. Our mission is to tell stories that kindle hopeful change in people’s lives. We lead artists and audiences to live more intentionally for the common good of Canadian society. Our vision is a world of hopeful people who know their immeasurable value in the midst of brokenness and who work together towards a shared future marked by justice, equity, and love. Created in 2007 in Calgary, Burnt Thicket moved to Saskatoon in 2017. In those years we have performed in 44 cities across Canada from Halifax to Victoria, along with two original fiction podcast series available worldwide, that have been experienced by tens of thousands of audience members and garnered critical acclaim.
Burnt Thicket is committed to building an anti-racist, equitable and inclusive artistic organization. We work to reflect the stories, ideas, concerns, and priorities of the communities we have been entrusted to serve authentically and meaningfully. To address the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous administrators at our organization, and to affirm the importance of diverse lived experiences and perspectives, we encourage and welcome applicants who identify as Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
We’re grateful to SK Arts for awarding Burnt Thicket a Professional Arts Organization Core operating grant, which makes expanding our staff capacity possible.