Marketing Specialist

Company: STooPS Art & Community
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Compensation: $1200/month

Started as a response to the gentrification of Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, STooPS Art & Community was birthed in 2013 by Founder/Director, Kendra J. Ross with the vision to make art accessible while valuing creators and honoring the local. STooPS creates opportunities for community building through workshops and showcasing interactive, multidisciplinary art on neighborhood stoops, sidewalks, and storefronts. We reinvigorate outdoor spaces and the iconic brownstone stoops in honor of their legacy of communal care, networking, rest, and social activism.

STooPS Marketing Specialist is responsible for sharing our story and our love of art and community to the world. Specialist will work collaboratively with STooPS Team (primarily Founder/Director, Creative Producer, and Development Director) to create an overall marketing strategy for STooPS activities and campaigns. STooPS activities include (but are not limited to) a Summer Festival, Fall Fun Series, Holiday Party, and educational/curatorial programs.

Campaigns may include individual donors cultivation, general fundraising, and brand awareness. Marketing Specialist will be responsible for managing the implementation of all marketing facets of the organization. Marketing Specialist will be directly responsible for the strategy, creation and implementation of ongoing social media presence. Specialist will also be the main point person for press and PR consultants.

• Marketing strategy creation, execution, and growth
• Collaborate with Founder/ED and Creative Producer on overall branding and marketing strategy
• Manage creation of all print and digital marketing materials by graphic designer
• Organize and manage distribution of marketing and promotion materials for all programs and campaigns in collaboration with Creative Producer
• Manage all social media accounts for STooPS which includes content creation, posting, comment correspondence, direct message management, and growth
• Create newsletter strategy, timeline, and creation in collaboration with Founder/ED
• Manage website updates
• Point person for press, PR consultants, day of marketing and documentation
• Working collaboratively with Development Director on fundraising campaigns which includes gathering documentation for grant reporting, managing/creating pitch decks, and creating language and graphics for fundraising campaigns
• Assist with acquiring sponsorship and managing sponsorship relationships
• Organize and be present for community engagement and marketing opportunities such as tabling at events and festivals, panels etc
• Collaborate on overall brainstorming for organization structure and programming

• At least 3 years experience of overall Marketing strategy creation and execution
• At least 3 years experience of successful social media content creation
• Expertise in email marketing (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Flo Desk etc)
• Passion for art and community
• Experience and excitement for working in a collaborative team
• Adaptable, flexible and responsive to shifting priorities and timelines
• Community engagement experience
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Personable and outgoing
• A team player
• Someone who takes initiative and has great follow through
• Highly efficient with chill attitude

This position requires expertise of Google Suite, Flo Desk (or comparable mass email system), Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Tik Tok. Knowledge of graphic design software (i.e. Adobe Design Suite, Canva) and web hosting such as Wix is a plus.

Time Commitment: approximately 10 hours per week

We are an events based organization that operates in seasons. Hours may fluctuate depending on the season (ie more hours prior to an event, and slower periods afterwards)

Work is done mainly remote except for events, community meetings, and tabling.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to info with Subject “STooPS Marketing Specialist Applicant” by November 8, 2025.