Sheen Center for Thought and Culture – Marketing Manager

Archdiocese of New York
The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture
Marketing Manager
November 2025

Background and Purpose:

Located on Bleecker Street in New York City, the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture is where art and spirituality meet. As an extension of the Archdiocese of New York, the Center works to increase dialogue and discussion on topics related to the Catholic faith, understanding, and civility in today’s world. It is a haven for the arts and provides a platform for provocative conversations about diverse and inclusive aspects of humanity as seen through the creative lens of faith and respect. The Center holds several artistic and thought-provoking events throughout the year.

With the goals of increasing brand awareness, in-person event attendance, online engagement, and audience loyalty, the Center is hiring a Marketing Manager to help manage key market execution for the organization and ensure a memorable brand experience for all in-person and online guests. He or she will report to the Managing Director and will be a key partner to the Chief of Staff, Director of Programming, and Patron Services Manager, ensuring that the Sheen Center puts forth a consistent brand voice and vision and ensures a premium experience for all who encounter the organization. He or she will be responsible for generating original content that tells the story of our mission and our programming.

Reports to: Managing Director

Work Location: The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture

18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012

Responsibilities

• Overall

• Understand the Sheen Center brand and ensure the brand vision, mission, and values are expressed and appreciated by all audiences.

• Marketing & Content creation

• Execute an annual marketing plan aiming to increase in-person attendance and online engagement.
• Manage marketing and communications efforts, including website management; digital and traditional marketing campaigns; direct mail, email marketing, and the related database of names; social media management, and content creation.
• Generate original content consistent with our brand identity that inspires new and existing audiences to not only engage, but make the journey out to the Sheen Center and transform from audience member to donor.
• Report on impact of marketing in a manner that is consistent with the goals of the organization.

• Customer Experience Marketing

• Develop strategy for engaging current patrons so that they grow in loyalty and advocacy for the Sheen Center.
• Work collaboratively with Sheen Center patron services, operations, and fundraising to continually improve patron experience both online and in person.
• Develop practical market research on customer expectations and experiences. Oversee execution and reporting of this market research.
• Use methods to evaluate customer experience and report on this metric.
• Be the voice of the patron in supporting organizational decisions and communications.

Education, Experience, and Skills:

• B.A. or higher with emphasis in Marketing
• Minimum of 1 year’ experience in marketing, public relations, advertising
• Ability to manage all social media platforms
• Highly proficient in Mailchimp (or similar email systems), WordPress, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.
• Working knowledge of SEO and content marketing best practices.
• Interest and experience in performing arts marketing and communications.

Compensation range for this position is: $75,000 – $85,000 annually.
This position is considered exempt and not eligible for overtime.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
teresabayer@sheencenter.org