Communications and Development Coordinator

Job Title:

Communications and Development Coordinator

Reports To:

Executive Director

Location:

Chicago, IL

Payment:
Hourly

Start date:

immediate

The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) is a non‑profit organization dedicated to empowering and amplifying the voices of Chicago’s Latine theatre artists. CLATA’s largest yearly program is Destinos:
Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, which runs every Fall and showcases local, national, and international Latine theater companies and artists in theaters throughout Chicago. CLATA also produces inicios:
Chicago Latine Playwright Festival, Latine Theatre Artist Week, and the Chicago Latine Playwright Fellowship.

The Communications & Development Coordinator supports CLATA’s communications, marketing, fundraising, media relations, and audience engagement efforts across all organizational programs and initiatives. This position plays a central role in advancing CLATA’s visibility, strengthening contributed revenue efforts, and communicating the organization’s impact to artists, audiences, funders, donors, sponsors, theater companies, cultural organizations, and community partners.

Working closely with the Executive Director, Director of Operations, Programming & Impact Manager, CLATA’s consulting publicist, designers, photographers, theater and cultural partner organizations, media partners, and community partners, the Communications & Development Coordinator leads the day‑to‑day execution of CLATA’s communications and marketing efforts while supporting the organization’s fundraising through grant writing, grant reporting, and development communications.

Because communications and audience engagement are CLATA’s most immediate organizational priorities, the successful candidate must possess strong communications and marketing experience, including demonstrated expertise in social media strategy, digital marketing, content creation, audience engagement, and organizational storytelling. The position also requires exceptional writing skills and the ability to produce compelling grant proposals, donor communications, marketing materials, newsletters, and organizational publications.

The Communications & Development Coordinator serves as CLATA’s primary coordinator of communications and development administration, collaborating across departments and with theater companies, cultural organizations, consultants, and community partners to strengthen organizational visibility, fundraising efforts, and public engagement.

• Research grant opportunities aligned with CLATA’s mission and strategic priorities.
• Draft compelling grant proposals, letters of inquiry, grant reports, and supporting materials in collaboration with the Executive Director.
• Maintain the grants calendar and monitor proposal, reporting, and compliance deadlines.
• Coordinate the collection of narratives, budgets, organizational information, financial information, and program data needed for grant submissions and reports.
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Operations to oversee grant fulfillment, ensuring compliance with grant requirements, accurate financial reporting, timely program implementation, and fulfillment of all grant deliverables.
• Maintain organized grant files and supporting documentation.
• Maintain donor, funder, sponsor, and prospect records within CLATA’s CRM.
• Support annual fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, sponsorship fulfillment, and other development initiatives.
• Manage and maintain CLATA’s social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, Linked In, and other digital channels. Create, schedule, and publish promotional, fundraising, and organizational content that advances CLATA’s mission, programs, and development goals.
• Draft newsletters, email campaigns, donor communications, fundraising appeals, audience communications, and other organizational copy.
• Maintain and update website content to ensure timely and accurate organizational information.
• Coordinate the collection of photography, video, artist interviews, testimonials, and event documentation for use in…