Miami City Ballet is one of the world’s foremost professional Ballet companies, performing at home and abroad with major coverage in national and regional media. The Miami City Ballet School is one of the industry’s leading pre-professional training programs, and has launched the careers of multiple generations of dancers gracing stages worldwide.

Under the guidance of new Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, we have embarked on an ambitious mission to champion new additions to the contemporary Ballet repertoire; to preserve and interpret the masterworks of Balanchine for a new generation; to impact our home community with expanded education and engagement projects, and to perform at the highest level as one of the world’s leading touring companies and pre-professional schools.

The Public Relations Manager for Miami City Ballet and Miami City Ballet School will protect and promote our brand, create phenomenal publicity for our performances and events, and ensure proactive communications with all media including English, Spanish and Portuguese language television, print, radio and web.

The ideal candidate is …

• A driven, creative individual with a superb track record in national and regional media.
• A gifted writer with a flair for compelling stories that command attention. 
• A big-picture thinker that lavishes attention on the smallest details.
• A deft negotiator with major writers, editors and producers during the pitch, engagement and fact-checking process.
• A savvy media strategist that understands non-profit and philanthropic enterprises, and can work seamlessly with volunteers, board members and strategic partners.
• A passionate, curious individual with knowledge of Ballet and the arts.
   

General Responsibilities:

• Serve as the day-to-day media contact for the Company and School.
• Contribute to message planning and editorial calendar management with Marketing Department.
• Create and pitch ideas for articles, photo-ops and segments around Company and School events.
• Create and traffic media alerts for all Company and School performances and functions.
• Book, host and mediate press engagements at Company and School performances and functions.
• Track media response and maintain up-to-date calendar listings, press kits, media lists and clippings and collateral libraries.
• Coach and train senior staff, dancers and other personnel for media appearances and interviews.
• Contribute to content and design of internal publications, program books and other collateral.

This is a full-time position at the Miami City Ballet offices in Miami Beach, FL. 

Email a resume, cover letter and press samples to marketing@miamicityballet.org.  No agencies or phone calls, please.