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Serving the Stanford University campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages and a growing online audience of scholars. The Cantor’s encyclopedic collection spans 5,000 years and includes more than 40,000 works of art from around the globe. An established resource for teaching and research on campus, the Cantor offers free admission and programs year-round. It is an exciting time to join the expanding team at the Cantor Arts Center. Join us as we build capacity to achieve the museum’s goals within an equitable, collaborative, and creative work environment.
Reporting to the Director of the Cantor Arts Center and in partnership with the Director of Anderson Collection, the Director of Marketing and Communications develops, aligns, and implements communication strategies to articulate and advance the missions of Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection. This position will encompass the full breadth of responsibilities from day-to-day tasks to strategic planning for both museums, and works collaboratively with all departments across both museums. The Director will oversee institutional messaging, media relations, advertising, digital communications, social media, and collateral materials, as well as provide direct supervision to marketing and communications personnel, and management of select outside vendors and consultants.
In this role, you will:
- Recommend, manage and execute integrated marketing programs and strategies to meet institutional priorities for both museums while managing marketing budgets at the Cantor.
- Develop and implement the museums’ communication and brand strategy for the Stanford University community, the regional Bay Area, and for national, international, and virtual audiences using appropriate electronic and print media.
- Manage the museums’ brands in all content, including exhibition and graphic identity, collateral materials, digital presence, advertising, promotional programs, and signage.
- Develop and oversee content for the Cantor’s website. Oversee and contribute to content decisions for the Anderson Collection’s website.
- Write and edit materials for web, press releases, news stories, ad copy, newsletters, talking points, leadership messages, etc.
- Support Exhibitions as well as Academic and Public Programs in promoting their programs to the campus community and the public.
- Support the efforts of Development and Membership in promoting the museums and their programs to the public and other sponsors.
- Serve as representative and spokesperson for the museums at the university, in the community, and in the media, working in close collaboration with the University Communication Media Relations team.
- Work collaboratively and cross-departmentally on initiatives, projects, and other institutional goals.
- Supervise staff, including recruitment, management, development, and retention.
- Manage vendors and consultants on specific projects for both museums.
- Other duties may also be assigned.
In order to be successful, you will bring:
- Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; or a combination of education and relevant experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting and supporting an environment of diversity and inclusion.
- Knowledge of the visual arts; previous museum, nonprofit or arts experience; visitor experience awareness.
- Previous experience in marketing, preferably in a visual arts context.
- Experience with digital, web, print, social media marketing.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams toward a common goal.
- Experience with project management and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience with market research and data analysis.
- Understanding of how to implement effective marketing programs across multiple channels.
- Creative problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills.
- Prior experience in planning and managing program budgets.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At the Vice Presidency for the Arts and Cantor Art Center, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Let us know in your cover letter how your experience makes you a good fit for us. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
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The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
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