The Press Assistant will join a three person team at The Public Theater that handles all the publicity for The Public’s downtown shows as well as Shakespeare in the Park and other special events. This position reports to the Director of Communications and assists the Press Manager in all day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting with press interviews at the theater and off-site
• Coordinating and editing playbills
• Maintaining media list and photo and print archives
• Assisting with press nights, photo calls and video shoots
• Proofreading all press and marketing materials
• Monitoring chat rooms, twitter, blog sites
• Distributing media clips to staff and managing press clips for artists
• Confirming press seats and coordinating locations with the box office
• Organizing award nominators into eligible shows
• Corresponding with media about Public Theater shows and history
• Researching archival questions about The Public Theater
• Researching and expand media list
• Assisting in writing press releases

Requirements: Qualified candidates must have 1-2 years office experience, and have MS word, Excel, and Outlook experience (Tessitura a plus). Must be highly-motivated and organized; be comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-specific environment; possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; possess strong attention to detail and be good at multi-tasking; be a team player and willing to work evenings and weekends based on show needs; have a knowledge of New York theater; and possess a positive attitude in a hard-working environment.

Please send resume and cover letter to: Liz Sharp, Human Resources Manager, The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

No calls please.

EOE 1/20/12