Premise: Music has Power
We believe that music is one of the most powerful tools for amplifying connection and joy and building social cohesion in the workplace and beyond. Orchestrating Excellence is a consortium of leading edge leadership and team development coaches, experience design facilitators, and Grammy award-winning musicians.
Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented, creative, and efficient Administrative and Marketing Assistant to support a world musician and team/leadership experience designer. This is a unique opportunity to work with a passionate, talented team and contribute to their artistic and professional success. This role requires a proactive individual who can assist with various administrative tasks, marketing support, and research initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, demonstrate a strong ability to organize tasks efficiently, and maintain a patient and positive demeanor in professional interactions. They will be a holistic thinker with the ability to organize complex and diverse ideas for easy visual comprehension.
TO APPLY: please email your resume AND a thoughtful cover letter. Please be prepared to share work samples.
Responsibilities
Research
- Identify performance opportunities, funding opportunities, and conference keynote opportunities relevant to fields as diverse as music and wellbeing, creative engagement, employee wellness and belonging, and cutting-edge learning and leadership development for organizations.
- Conduct market research on organizations, colleagues, and best practices within the industry.
Design/Editing
- Perform basic iMovie editing tasks.
- Utilize Canva to create eye-catching marketing graphics.
- Compose and edit social media posts and emails
Marketing Support
- Assist with creating an engaging social media presence on platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube including text, images, and strategic tagging form a SEO and targeted biz development perspective
- Assist in developing and implementing marketing strategies for both B2B (corporate: transformational leadership, business transformation, creative engagement, immersive learning programs) and B2C markets/channels (general public, music as medicine, global medicine music, music for healing and well being)
Administrative Support
- Keep the CEO organized and on track with calendars and task management using a visual dashboard approach involving Google Docs and Apple Notes.
- Coordinate travel arrangements and create detailed itineraries.
Schedule meetings, create agendas, and manage calendar appointments.
Website Management
- Help with website redesign (i.e., content gathering and light design tasks).
- Serve as an intermediary between the CEO and developer.
Business Development and Outreach
- Identify and connect with influential figures in the music and leadership/team building spaces.
- Craft outreach messages and connect with contacts for potential gigs or presentations, or collaborations.
Qualifications
- Passion for music and the arts
- Previous experience in administrative support, marketing, and biz dev roles preferred.
- Proficiency in basic editing software such as iMovie and graphic design tools like Canva, Adobe Suite, and Photoshop.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaborate effectively.
- Familiarity with social media platforms and marketing strategies.
- Use of Mac OS, fluency with technology, and willingness to support the employer with tech use.
- Experience with website management (WP) and basic design tasks is a plus.
- Preference for someone in Pacific time zone
About the founder/CEO
Orchestrating Excellence’s founder, Gary Muszynski is an award-winning musician-composer-producer and a pioneer of personal and organizational transformation who bridges the worlds of business, the arts, education, and well-being. Gary coaches leaders, builds teams, designs and facilitates hands-on music-based leadership experiences, and presents his unique viewpoint at TEDx and other venues. He is inspired and influenced by neuroscience research and how it can be applied to learning, leadership, collaboration, and creativity. Clients include Apple, Google, Bank of America, Pixar, Cisco, Deloitte, Disney, Honda, JPMorganChase, XeroxPARC, Kaiser, Genentech, Fast Company, U.C. Berkeley, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Dropbox, Electronic Arts, and McKesson. Learn more at www.orchestratingexcellence.com.
