Associate Director of Communications

at  Oakland Museum of California

Overview:
The Associate Director, Communications develops institutional communications strategies and manages communication projects including: publicity efforts for all exhibitions, programs, events, and institutional needs; press previews coordinated by Communications Specialist; writing press releases and materials; cultivating media relationships and pitching press coverage; managing on-site media production crews; and overseeing event and press photography to support OMCA’s photo asset needs. The Associate Director, Communications leads cross-functional communications strategies and meetings, including forecast planning for communications workflows and meetings between executive leadership and other departments.
This position provides support to the Museum’s eNews program and blog, providing oversight of messaging and storytelling to ensure consistency with OMCA’s branding. The Associate Director, Communications participates in strategic planning meetings and provides consultation on promotional and marketing partnerships, as well as other strategies that will support OMCA’s institutional priorities and overall growth. This position reports to the Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, and Visitor Experience.
Responsibilities:

EXPERIENCE

• Ability to deliver results, facilitate and influence others and problem solve beyond temporary solutions.
• 7+ years of related experience.
• 3 years supervisory/lead experience.
• English language proficiency in both spoken and written form; a second language (particularly Spanish or Chinese) desirable.
• Knowledge of media relations tactics and strategy.
• Proficiency in computer systems, specifically MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and FileMaker), knowledge of Drupal preferred.
• Proficiency in Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following reflects OMCA’s definition of essential functions for this position, but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. OMCA may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Museum’s mission, values, vision, and core commitment to the visitor experience, community engagement, and institutional relevancy for the future;
• Contribute to and support the OMCA strategic plan, annual priorities, and institutional initiatives such as diversity advancement;
• Contribute to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, a spirit of collegiality, cooperation, and openness to many perspectives;
• Participate in a culture of ongoing learning, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and community engagement.
• All positions will have core functional responsibilities, cross-functional team activation and learning and development as a core function of each role.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The environment may include:

• Museum environment involves both indoor and outdoor working conditions
• Ability to travel between OMCA locations, and other travel as required by position responsibilities
• Engage with diverse visitor populations for extended periods of time in the galleries or throughout the campus
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs