Public Relations Manager

Responsibilities:

To attend all General and Board Meetings
To submit a budget at the first Board meeting of the season
To provide all media (newspapers, cable TV, radio, web sites, etc.) with notices of upcoming theater productions, auditions, newsworthy events, and advertising
To write press releases
To contract a photographer for head and lobby shots as needed
To coordinate photo shoots and photo display in the lobby
To arrange for reviewers' tickets for each production
To submit an annual report at the end of the year

The Public Relations Manager is responsible for developing and distributing all publicity for every production and for general theater activities. Audition notices, calendar events, pre-show publicity with photographs, and general news articles are part of the regular publicity events. The Public Relations Manager is also responsible for ordering all advertising, including posters, flyers, or mailers, for all productions and for arranging media interviews.

The Public Relations Manager is also the media spokesperson for the Walpole Footlighters, Inc., with the approval of the President and the Board of Directors.