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Communications Manager

Job Title: Communications Manager
Location: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Reports To: Chief Revenue Officer

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Position Overview:
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art seeks a data-savvy, detail-oriented and strategic-thinking Communications Manager to lead our email marketing efforts. This role is essential in helping us connect with diverse audience segments, ensuring each interaction is meaningful and drives engagement with the museum’s programs and events. The Communications Manager will manage our online presence and the customer database, strategically segment audiences, and deliver targeted messaging that promotes our offerings to specific groups.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Email Marketing Management:
    Design and execute all email campaigns, including program announcements, special events, and membership promotions. Ensure all emails align with our brand voice and deliver engaging, accurate content.
  • Digital Guest Experience:
    Ensure the digital guest experience is streamlined by publishing events and connecting the calendar, ticketing system, and email platform. 
  • Customer Database Management:
    Maintain and update the museum’s customer database to ensure accuracy, allowing for effective segmentation and targeted communications.
  • Audience Segmentation:
    Develop segmented audience lists to ensure messaging relevance. Tailor email content to specific customer groups, maximizing engagement and conversion rates for various programming and membership offers.
  • Campaign Analysis and Optimization:
    Track and analyze campaign performance, generating insights and recommendations to improve open rates, click-through rates, and overall effectiveness of communications.
  • Follow-Up and Special Promotions:
    Collaborate with programming teams to ensure timely follow-up emails and exclusive promotions for recent attendees, encouraging ongoing participation and loyalty.
  • Cross-Department Collaboration:
    Work with programming, development, and visitor services teams to align messaging with organizational goals and provide cohesive communication across all channels.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in email marketing, database management, and digital communications.
  • Strong understanding of audience segmentation and email marketing best practices.
  • Proficiency in email marketing software (e.g., Mailchimp, HubSpot) and CRM databases.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills with a keen eye for detail.
  • Analytical mindset with experience interpreting and leveraging campaign data.
  • Passion for the arts and commitment to engaging community audiences.

Why Join Us?
At the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, you’ll join a team dedicated to inspiring community through art. This role allows us to play a crucial part in how our audiences experience and connect with our programs, exhibitions, and events.

What to look forward to:

It’s an exciting time to join Memphis’ art museum! As we prepare to move to a new, state-of-the-art facility in downtown Memphis in 2026, our team is undergoing transformational change, allowing candidates to make a lasting impact on the next chapter of our legacy. With a highly creative, hardworking, and welcoming museum team, you will be joining some of the brightest minds in Memphis. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all individuals.

Benefits: (i) A cafeteria plan that includes optional health, dental, vision, additional life insurance and supplemental policies, and a flexible spending account. The museum contributes toward the employee portion of health insurance premiums. (ii) A 401(k) retirement plan. The museum matches up to 4% of your salary annually. (iii) Employment category, combined with years of service to the museum, determines the amount of time off (OPTO) that each employee receives in addition to regular paid holidays.

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Recent studies show that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, yet women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds.

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

Salary: $45,000 - $50,000

To apply, email resume and CV to jeff.rhodin@brooksmuseum.org by December 1, 2024.

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The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or marital or veteran status. We actively encourage minority candidates to apply for open positions.

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