Marketing Associate

MARKETING ASSOCIATE

OVERVIEW: Facilitate and project manage a variety of marketing functions across SAM’s Marketing & Communications Division. A particular focus for these efforts is on the museum’s newly promised collection of Alexander Calder works in the Shirley Family Collection. This is a one-year funded position with possibility of renewal.
SAM is dedicated to racial equity and strives for employees, volunteers, and interns who are passionate, qualified, and offer diverse perspectives. SAM prioritizes racial equity in the workplace because we know that people of color are the most impacted when it comes to inequities. We are particularly interested in engaging with historically under-represented groups in the museum field as we strive to be inclusive and equitable. SAM is responsive to cultural communities and experiences, and our strategic plan goals address the role art plays in empowering social justice and structural change to promote equity in our society. 
FLSA STATUS:    Non-Exempt        
REPORTS TO:     Marketing Project Manager
COMPENSATION: $23.17-$27.81 hourly pay range; 40 hours per week
BENEFITS: Full time employees are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance/LTD/AD&D. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 403b plan. Employees will also receive ten days of sick leave and ten days of vacation leave every year, twelve paid holidays and one floating holiday throughout the calendar year. Additional benefits include subsidized transportation (ORCA business passport), access to fitness facility, and museum membership.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Manage the design and production of a wide range of marketing materials and collateral from start to finish including working with other departments to identify marketing goals, brief the design team on project goals, image acquisition, routing for approvals, rights and reproductions, establishing and maintaining production timelines, and establishing and monitoring project budgets.
Work with design team members on design development, coordinate internal review, work with vendors to secure production estimates and produce finished products. 
Work with Marketing Project Manager to plan and execute media placement / ad buying campaigns including negotiating insertion orders and tracking spend.
Support the production of exhibition specific graphics including building graphics and in-gallery experience.
Assist other project managers and design team members with gathering photos, credit lines, logos, copy, delivery info, etc.
Work closely with other members of the MarCom team and with other departments to plan and facilitate museum marketing strategies and campaigns to promote exhibitions and installations for all three museum locations.
Coordinate various meetings; prepare required materials and provide requested follow-up.
Lead the image acquisition process for special exhibitions, working with Curatorial and SAM Collections to identify selected images and facilitate approvals for their use.
Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
BA/BS in marketing, communications, public relations, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Four or more years as a project manager within an agency or design firm or within a Marketing/Communications function.  
Demonstrated expertise and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and project management platforms such as Asana/Trello.
Demonstrated experience placing ads and/or buying media placements whether print, broadcast, sponsored email or digital.
Able to take initiative, prioritize multiple competing tasks, and meet deadlines. Ability to work accurately with close attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; copywriting, editing, and proofreading experience highly desired. 
Able to communicate effectively and project a professional image.
Able to work independently and in a team setting with a high level of initiative, creativity, tact, and professionalism. 
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
Experience working with graphic design teams on print and digital deliverables. 
Demonstrated ability to take a proactive approach to problem resolution; strong organizational and time-management skills.  

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Exposure: Work areas are inside, in a climate-controlled environment with light-to-moderate background noise.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Stationary Work:  Approximately 80% of time is spent stationary while working at a desk. Balance of time (approximately 20%) is spent moving around the work area, the galleries, and around the city. Occasional extended periods of standing may be required when assisting at Museum events.
Communication:  Clear and effective communication with volunteers, donors, members, the public, and co-workers is necessary.
Moving:  The ability to move up to twenty pounds on occasion is necessary for moving files, equipment, and supplies. Must be able to regularly position self to access files.
Office Work:  Ability to effectively and regularly operate a computer, keyboard, and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machines and printers, and ability to inspect, prepare and use paperwork, files, equipment, and supplies is necessary.

Centering equity, diversity, and inclusion as an organization, and as individuals, Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is committed to ensuring that all employees and volunteers enjoy a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. SAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, caste, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, political ideology, gender identity or expression, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status, use of Section 8 certificate, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please contact the Human Resources Department at (206) 654-3188 or HR@seattleartmuseum.org for additional information or to request reasonable accommodations for the application or interview process.

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
 

Salary : $23 - $28