2025 Job Opportunities at Base

MARKETING AND PROGRAMMING ASSISTANT

Base, a nonprofit arts space committed to creative risk and experimentation through a framework of equity, seeks a part-time Marketing and Programming Assistant. The person we seek is passionate about experimental dance and performance, and eager to work in a self-directed, collaborative setting.

Within a staff structure that is cooperative and includes four other part-time employees, the Marketing and Programming Assistant will manage all social media and support the Operations and Programs Manager with Base marketing and communications. The Marketing and Programming Assistant is also responsible for house management at Base events and volunteer coordination. This is a hybrid position that involves both remote tasks and on-site support. The Marketing and Programs Assistant will be expected to attend biweekly staff meetings (currently held via Zoom).

  • Marketing and Programming Assistant is a part-time, hybrid position that includes remote work on a flexible schedule and work on-site at Base

  • This position is $25/hr and will average about five hours weekly each month

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of social media, including Instagram

  • Knowledge of platforms including Squarespace, SquareUp and Google Workspace

  • Demonstrated history of marketing success, especially as relates to art spaces

  • Experience with community relations, including artists, audience and volunteers

  • Familiarity with house management, especially as relates to art spaces

  • Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed manner, with interest in generative and creative tasks

  • Brings a lens of anti-oppression and anti-racism to all aspects of professional life 

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Communicates persuasively through written and spoken means

  • Is organized, self-directed and collaborative

  • Shows outstanding attention to detail

  • Has a passion for connecting with people and community

  • Appreciates the importance of art and experimentation in helping society move forward through converging challenges

  • Understands and has had experiences within Seattle’s movement community

TO APPLY:

Please send a resumé and cover letter to julia@thisisbase.org with “Base Marketing and Programming Assistant” in the subject line.

This position will stay open until filled, with a start date in January 2025. Online interviews of qualified candidates will be conducted with members of the Base team in early December. There may be second-round interviews with staff.

BIPOC and LGBTQI people as well as people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Base strives to create an atmosphere of flexibility, open communication and collaboration. We value a diversity of perspectives and appreciate our staff’s willingness to occasionally work the odd hours that come with the territory of live performance. 


Base and Equity 
Base is a predominantly white-led organization striving to sharpen our analysis around anti-racism and anti-oppression. Staff are committed to ongoing work toward racial justice and equity within our community and beyond. We seek to work with candidates who are excited to grow Base’s support of the arts with a lens of systems change and social justice.

Base’s mission 
Base exists to elevate risk and invention in dance, performance and visual experience. A platform for developing and publicly sharing original work, Base is committed to addressing experimental artists’ needs for time, space, experimentation, creative freedom and critical discourse.

More about Base
Base operates a versatile, 2,000 square foot space within Equinox Studios, designed for rehearsals, residencies and performances. By making outstanding creative space accessible to artists, Base helps preserve Seattle’s vital cultural landscape—and makes it easier for artists to sustain their practices as the cost of living rises.