The National Ballet of Canada, one of the world's top international ballet companies, enthusiastically embraces new initiatives in digital media to increase audience engagement and ticket sales. The company is looking for a highly motivated self starter to join the communications team to help expand and improve its web, video and electronic communications. The position of Web and Digital Media Coordinator requires a creative team-player with strong web and video skills who thrives working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

General Responsibilities Include:

• Creating, circulating and deploying all e-communications using Wordfly
• Managing the email schedule and approval process to meet deadlines
• Editing performance trailers, behind-the-scenes videos, digital ads and video loops for the theatre lobby
• Sourcing content for external editors on other video projects
• Encoding video assets for digital advertising agencies to meet deadlines on campaign deliverables and participating in the revision process
• Maintaining and updating the National Ballet website using Kentico CMS on a day to day basis
• Supporting other CMS users from the Communications and Development departments
• Maintaining the video database by transferring all incoming footage from external drives to the server and entering all edited items into the database according to the video database protocol

Qualifications:

• Must have elementary web development knowledge and familiarity with basic coding (HTML). CSS, JavaScript are an asset
• Must have previous experience and knowledge with video editing and multi-media encoding using Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro (experience with Adobe Media Encoder and After Effects an asset)
• Must have an eye for design using Photoshop and InDesign
• Experience with Wordfy, Tessitura and Kentico (or other types of e-communications tool, database and content management systems) is an asset
• Knowledge of trends and innovation in digital marketing
• Must have the ability to work independently, and as part of a team, on multiple projects in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Understanding of or experience with not-for-profit / performing arts an asset