Application Guide

How to Apply for Marketing Consultant

at Cedille Chicago

🏢 About Cedille Chicago

Cedille Chicago is a unique nonprofit dedicated exclusively to showcasing Chicago's classical musicians through high-quality recordings on the Cedille Records label. Unlike commercial labels, they focus on artistic excellence and community impact rather than profit, offering the chance to promote world-class talent from a specific cultural hub to a global audience. Working here means contributing to preserving and expanding classical music's reach while supporting local artists.

About This Role

This Marketing Consultant role involves evolving Cedille Records' brand identity and executing comprehensive marketing strategies for new releases, catalog recordings, and organizational initiatives. You'll oversee digital platforms including website content, email marketing, social media, and potentially a website redesign, directly impacting how Chicago's classical musicians are promoted worldwide. Your work will coordinate album release campaigns from timeline planning to asset creation, making you central to the organization's public presence.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve coordinating with artists and production teams on upcoming release timelines, crafting social media content highlighting Chicago musicians, analyzing email campaign performance, and planning website updates to showcase new recordings. You'd balance strategic work like developing quarterly marketing plans with tactical execution of promotional assets, all while collaborating remotely with a team passionate about classical music.

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🎯 Who Cedille Chicago Is Looking For

  • Has 3+ years of marketing experience in nonprofit arts, classical music, or media, with proven success in digital campaign management and content strategy
  • Demonstrates excellent writing and editing skills tailored for classical music audiences, with samples showing ability to craft compelling narratives about artists and recordings
  • Is a strategic thinker who can develop coordinated marketing plans for album releases while managing multiple deadlines in a remote contract environment
  • Shows genuine passion for classical music and Chicago's arts scene, with understanding of how to market niche artistic content to broader audiences

📝 Tips for Applying to Cedille Chicago

1

Highlight specific experience marketing classical music, arts nonprofits, or media content—quantify results like increased streaming, ticket sales, or donor engagement

2

Include writing samples that demonstrate ability to write about classical music accessibly (e.g., album descriptions, artist bios, social media posts for arts organizations)

3

Research Cedille's current catalog and suggest one specific marketing idea for a recent release, showing you understand their artists and style

4

Emphasize remote work discipline and experience managing projects independently, as this is a contract position requiring self-direction

5

Tailor your resume to show experience with website content management systems, email marketing platforms, and social media tools used in arts marketing

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with nonprofit arts marketing and how it prepares you for promoting classical recordings', "Examples of successful digital marketing campaigns you've managed, particularly for niche or artistic content", "Your understanding of Cedille's mission and Chicago's classical music scene, with ideas for amplifying their artists", 'How you balance strategic planning with attention to detail in deadline-driven environments']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Listen to several Cedille recordings across different genres (orchestral, chamber, vocal) and note what makes them distinctive
  • → Analyze their current website, social media presence, and email newsletters to identify strengths and opportunities
  • → Research Chicago's classical music scene—key venues, organizations, and how Cedille fits within this ecosystem
  • → Review their artist roster and recent releases to understand their programming priorities and artistic vision
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you develop a marketing strategy for a new classical album release targeting both traditional audiences and new listeners?
2 What experience do you have with website redesigns or content management for arts organizations?
3 How would you approach promoting catalog recordings (older releases) alongside new albums?
4 Can you describe a time you collaborated with artists or creative teams in a marketing campaign?
5 How do you measure success for nonprofit marketing campaigns when traditional sales metrics might not tell the whole story?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting generic marketing materials without demonstrating specific knowledge of classical music or nonprofit arts
  • Focusing only on commercial marketing metrics without addressing nonprofit goals like audience development and mission advancement
  • Proposing marketing ideas that don't align with Cedille's focus on Chicago artists or their sophisticated, quality-focused brand identity

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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