EDUCATION AND AUDIENCE RELATIONS OFFICER

Key Activities

Under the supervision and guidance of the Children and Youth Programming and Special Projects Assistant, the Education and Audience Relations Officer is responsible for audience development for French Theatre (FT) programming and for the coordination of FT’s learning and education activities, based on the programming established by the Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming. The Education and Audience Relations Officer reports to French Theatre and will work closely with the NAC’s multidisciplinary Arts Alive team.

Duties include, but are not limited to :

Audience Relations and Promotion

Develop and implement strategies to attract and retain audiences :

• Participate in developing, coordinating and promoting various mediation initiatives related to artistic programming;
• Maintain partnerships with regional organizations;
• Ensure and coordinate French Theatre’s visibility at certain key events;
• Develop and maintain links with communities seeking equity (including cultural communities, groups with access challenges, schools in disadvantaged areas, etc.);
• Working closely with the Communications and Marketing Officers, explore ways to present and promote French Theatre’s programming to new audiences (schools and others).

Coordination of School Programming :

In collaboration with the Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming, and under the supervision of the Children and Youth Programming and Special Projects Assistant, coordinate all French Theatre school programming :

Skill Requirements