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Marketing and Communications Director
Nantucket Historical Association
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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The Nantucket Historical Association seeks a highly-organized and energetic team player to join the NHA as the Marketing and Communications Director, focused on the promotion of NHA initiatives through strategic marketing campaigns and effective communications skills.
The NHA is seeking a candidate who understands and enjoys all aspects of public/media relations, marketing, and advertising. This candidate is comfortable creating and maintaining communications systems, developing organizational and event-based marketing plans, establishing relationships with the media and other stakeholders, and creating content such as press releases, e-newsletters, website copy, social media messaging, and marketing materials as required.
The successful candidate must possess strong writing, copy-editing and technology skills. Graphic design and photography skills are preferred. Candidates should hold a degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or another related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Current writing samples, cover letter, and names of three references should be submitted with a resume to Rebecca Miller at , or c/o Nantucket Historical Association, PO Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554.
The Nantucket Historical Association is an equal opportunity employer.
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This job posted by MERC from October 2 through January 2.
Assistant Director of Special Events
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
The Montclair Art Museum seeks to hire an Assistant Director of Special Events.
Full-time, year-round position. Some weekend/evening work as needed.
The Assistant Director of Special Events will serve as the chief strategist and fundraiser for 25-30 annual Museum events. The Assistant Director plans, coordinates, and executes all events for MAM’s Development Department, including annual fundraising galas and other new revenue-generating events to be developed, on-going cultivation events for major donors and trustees, and member events. The Assistant Director must be able to use an entrepreneurial and results-oriented approach to lead and drive the production of high quality events that advance donor involvement, cultivation, and stewardship for major gifts.
An integral part of the Museum’s fast-paced Development Department, this person must bring to the position creativity, maturity, professionalism, and highly developed diplomatic skills. In order to be successful, she/he must be able to integrate fundraising goals and strategies into event planning, manage logistics and details with ease, and bring exceptional interpersonal skills to meet the needs of an influential and diverse audience. This person is an essential aspect of the fundraising effort, and not simply an event planner. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, those noted below.
- Event planning: Coordinate, schedule, plan, and support 25-30 annual development events in collaboration with Trustees, Museum Director, Director of Development, other MAM departments, and volunteer committees.
- Budget and Accounting: Oversee the annual and specific special event budgets. Handle all event-related income and expenses. Ensure the budget is kept up-to-date and that expense budgets are followed. Prepare purchase orders, vendor payments, and track admission sales and tickets. Oversee tracking of all gifts and pledges related to fundraising events.
- Vendor Management: Maintain excellent communication and relationships with event vendors.
- Marketing/Publicity: Work with MAM’s Communications department to oversee creation of all event materials, including event save the dates, invitations, rack cards, e-blasts and programs to help publicize the events to the widest audience possible.
Education and Training and Work Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 3-4 years related special events and development or project management experience required.
Skills and Abilities: Self-starter with extraordinary organizational skills; the ability to prioritize with great attention to detail. Must be high energy with the stamina necessary to oversee a busy event calendar with accuracy and under pressure. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to compose, edit, and proof correspondence and documents. Excellent computer skills, including the Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with CRM software preferred. Interest in museums and nonprofit fundraising and administration. Job requires evening hours in order to oversee MAM events. Sense of humor and grace under pressure.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Physical demands: occasional long work week with morning and evening meetings; sitting, walking, standing, climbing stairs, hearing, lifting no more than 5–10 lbs.
To Apply please visit www.artfrankly.com
Montclair Art Museum is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The company does not tolerate discrimination against any employee, and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other basis made unlawful by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
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This job posted by MERC from August 2 through November 2.
Contract Position: Exhibition Sales and Business Development Manager
Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia (Virginia Highlands), USA
Imagine Exhibitions is the global resource for all things related to traveling exhibitions. From design and creation to placement and presentation, Imagine has the experience and inspiration to bring the best possible exhibition for any venue.
Imagine Exhibitions is looking for an independent contractor for the role of Exhibition Sales and Business Development Manager. The contractor must possess a high level of sales aptitude, creativity, attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to handle multiple projects at one time. This position will report directly to and support the VP of Exhibitions.
The Exhibition Sales and Business Development Manager will sell Imagine Exhibitions’ products and experiences to museums, science centers and other venues worldwide. The successful candidate will be resourceful, results-oriented and will specifically have the ability to:
- Promote/pitch/secure sales from existing and prospective clients around the world through a relationship-based approach;
- Develop clear, researched, targeted and effective sales plans to generate sales leads, create sales opportunities and gain new business;
- Identify and pursue growth opportunities to expand existing markets, penetrate new markets or market segments; match product offerings to target markets using effective communication to reach those specific audiences.
The Exhibition Sales Manager is primarily responsible for:
- Actively pursue and develop new sales prospects, research and identify potential clients and opportunities to maximize revenue.
- Lead promotional and communication strategies that enhance the visibility of Imagine Exhibitions products.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, internal and external stakeholders.
- Supply management with oral and written reports on customer needs, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new opportunity development.
- Participate in industry trade shows, conferences, networking events, etc.
- Coordinate logistics for trade shows to include booth rental, furniture, printing of sales decks,
registrations, hotel bookings, programs, and sessions. - Create and lead activities for development of materials/activities to support sales efforts, including promotional materials, newsletters, web presences, social media and other sales campaigns for promotion of products.
- Create marketing and sales presentations for CEO and VP of Exhibitions for conferences and as needed
- Assist the VP of Exhibitions as assigned
- Travel to deliver sales presentations to prospective clients.
- Develop sales and business development ideas for email blasts and hard mailings.
- Research promotional ideas for b to b conferences, direct mailings, etc.
- Manage all sales presentations, Dropbox, and Website as changes are made to the Exhibition.
- Implement agreed-upon best practices for sales and marketing materials.
- Maintain records of attendance for all exhibitions and create stats based on this information.
- Manage the sales database: ensure accuracy of information, regularly update contacts and account information.
- Perform a strategic watch on your market and share it with the sales and marketing team.
- Research best practices for marketing materials and suggest changes.
- Write content for Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications and other technical documents.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Experience in the sales and/or communications industry
- A bachelor’s degree and/or diploma that lends to the position
- An aptitude for problem-solving
- Superior people and presentation skills
- A results-oriented work ethic with ability to negotiate and close deals
- Financial literacy regarding sales
- Client-oriented with a service personality
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience using contact management software (Basic Excel skills required)
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally; with a valid passport and no travel restrictions
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Out-of-the-box thinker with a good attitude
- Experience in sales, minimum of 5 years is preferred
- Experience with the traveling exhibition, museum or attraction industry
- Ability to speak a second language
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This job posted by MERC from July 17 through October 16.
The last update to this page was 10-2-17.
