Arts Marketing Experience
Vastine Stabler
3538 Victoria Road l Birmingham, Alabama 35223 l Phone: (225) 773-1329
andrewvs@hotmail.com l https://www.linkedin.com/in/vastinestabler
Marketing and Public Relations Director
- Professional with over two decades experience in Marketing, Public Relations and Arts Development.
- Extensive experience working in non-profit and academic environments.
- Possess marketing related technical and social media expertise.
- Long-time involvement with artists and a variety of arts organizations.
- Strong skills at training new workers, student assistants and interns.
Skills
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Marketing Strategies |
Web & Print Content Development |
Professional Experience
SWINE PALACE, LSU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE – Baton Rouge, LA
Equity Theatre and Associated University Program
Director of Marketing and Public Relations, 8/2005 to 7/2010
Graduate Assistant, Marketing, 8/1999 to 5/2002
Managed company and departmental marketing and public relations functions for five years. Directed public relations, social media, advertising, web presence, box office, house management and patron relations. Taught Arts Marketing, Intro to Theatre, Intro to Acting, and Directing as a grad student.)
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Marketing and Public Relations for 20 Swine Palace productions, 50+ departmental productions, all departmental special events (and select college events) and departmental academic achievements.
- Regularly appeared on local television and radio shows to promote Swine Palace and the LSU Department of Theatre.
- Developed robust social media initiative that included three Facebook pages and a Twitter site.
- Directed award-winning graphic campaigns for five seasons.
- Created interactive webpages for successful tours to China and South Korea.
- Member of various departmental and university committees.
- Launched an arts related Katrina Hurricane relief website that was noted by the BBC and American Theatre magazine.
GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE – New Brunswick, NJ
LORT Theatre
Special Events Coordinator, Development, 10/2004 to 7/2005
Company Manager, 10/2002 to 9/2004
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE – London, England
World Renowned Theatre
Education Intern, 2/2002 – 4/2002
