Jobs (Calgary): Art Director – Storybook Theatre

StoryBook Theatre is seeking a creative, hands‑on Art Director to lead our graphic design, visual identity, marketing campaigns and social media content.

Full‑time | $50,000 annually. Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM.

The successful candidate will create print and digital materials, develop marketing campaigns, manage social media content and attend opening nights, fundraisers, concerts and special events to document and share StoryBook’s work.

Applicants should have strong graphic design and marketing experience and submit a résumé, cover letter and portfolio.

StoryBook Theatre is seeking a creative, strategic and hands‑on Art Director to lead the organization’s visual identity, graphic design, creative marketing production and social media content.

The Art Director will be the primary permanent employee responsible for the marketing and creative function of StoryBook Theatre and the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre. The position will receive additional support through annual summer student hiring and, as resources allow, part‑time marketing and graphic design assistance.

This is a working creative role. While the Art Director will contribute to strategy, planning and creative leadership, the position also requires significant hands‑on execution of StoryBook’s day‑to‑day design, marketing, communications and campaign needs.

Responsibilities

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- Collaboratively steward StoryBook Theatre’s visual identity and creative direction alongside the Artistic Producer.

- Develop and execute season creative assets, including posters, programs, advertisements, sales campaigns and digital materials.

- Lead the creative development and execution of marketing campaigns.

- Develop and execute email marketing campaigns.

- Create content for StoryBook’s digital and social media platforms.

- Capture photography and video content surrounding productions, programs,



artists and organizational activities.

- Personally attend all production opening nights, StoryBook fundraisers, one‑off productions, concerts and special events requiring social media documentation and posting.

- Create and publish timely social media content surrounding these events.

- Participate in season planning, production meetings and marketing budget discussions.

- Consider target audiences, market positioning and organizational priorities when developing campaigns.

- Manage relationships with printers, suppliers and other creative vendors.

- Oversee the quality, production and delivery of visual assets.

- Select, direct, manage and mentor summer students, interns and marketing assistants.

- Develop effective marketing and creative workflows.

- Maintain organized source files, templates and editable creative assets.

- Complete other reasonable duties relating to the marketing, sales and creative needs of StoryBook Theatre and the Beddington Theatre Arts Centre.

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

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- Have professional experience in graphic design, marketing, creative direction or a related field.

- Demonstrate a strong portfolio of print and digital design work.

- Are proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or comparable design platforms.

- Have experience developing and executing marketing campaigns across multiple channels.

- Understand social media content creation, scheduling and platform‑specific best practices.

- Are comfortable capturing and editing photography and video content.

- Demonstrate robust visual storytelling, branding and design skills.

- Have excellent organizational, project‑management and time‑management abilities.

- Can manage multiple campaigns, productions and deadlines simultaneously.

- Can move confidently between creative strategy and hands‑on execution.

- Have experience directing or mentoring assistants, interns or junior team members.

📌 Jobs (Calgary): Art Director - Storybook Theatre
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