Employment & Internship Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The museum continually seeks to hire friendly, dynamic, and talented individuals from racially and culturally diverse backgrounds to join our team. We greatly value expertise and skills gained at the museum and encourage professional development and career growth.

Due to the high volume of responses to our employment listings, we regret that we cannot contact every job applicant. If a strong potential match is found, the Human Resources Department will contact you to request further information or schedule an interview.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Marketing & Communications Manager is responsible for a wide range of marketing efforts for the Marketing & Communications department. This organized and creative individual aids in the promotion of the unparalleled art collection of more than 73,000 works spanning 6,000 years, as well as frequent national and international exhibitions at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

This position will also work in collaboration with the Marketing and Communications department, departments throughout the museum, and a variety of vendors and community partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting directly to the Director of Marketing & Communications, responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Sets advertising strategy, alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications. Builds and nurtures relationships with media representatives, evaluates advertising proposals, and closely monitors and manages marketing budgets.
2. Writes creative briefs and works closely with the Project Manager to establish deadlines, coordinate workflow, and ensure timely delivery of design projects.
3. Leads the museum’s social media strategy and oversees all platforms. Manages content planning, messaging, and scheduling across channels to ensure alignment with institutional goals and brand identity.
4. Directly manages Facebook and Instagram, including writing, posting, scheduling, and monitoring content.
5. Works closely with the Marketing Coordinator, who manages day-to-day posting for TikTok and LinkedIn, providing strategic direction, content guidance, and final approval to ensure consistency across all channels.
6. Reviews analytics across all platforms and adjusts strategy based on performance insights.
7. Oversees paid social media campaigns.
8. Plans and executes the monthly Art After Dark event (10 months/year). Determines themes, sources entertainers and vendors, coordinates logistics, and works the event. Ensures that events meet engagement expectations and remain on budget.
9. Reviews design projects alongside other Marketing team members and contributes to the internal approval process for visual assets and promotional materials.
10. Collaborates closely with departments across the museum (including Philanthropy, Learning & Interpretation, Curatorial, and Visitor Experience) to understand their marketing needs and help set and execute strategies that support their promotional goals.
11. Writes and organizes the museum’s weekly e-newsletter, including content planning, drafting, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
12. Works closely with museum contractors, especially the radio/billboard advertising firm and the social media agency that implements larger paid campaigns.
13. Assists the Director of Marketing & Communications during media previews, special events, and meetings such as the quarterly Marketing Committee meeting.
14. Writes a wide variety of content, including news releases, website copy, social media posts, ad copy, email copy, and other marketing materials.
15. Distributes news releases to media contacts and pitches story ideas to news teams as needed.
16. At times, represents the museum on camera for media interviews, promotional videos, and social content as needed.
17. Works with a variety of vendors, especially photographers, on several museum projects.
18. Ensures brand consistency across all external communications, reviewing materials for tone, accuracy, and alignment with the museum’s visual and editorial standards.
19. Updates and maintains select website content, particularly exhibition, event, and marketing-related pages, ensuring information is accurate and timely.
20. Serves on various internal committees and working groups as a representative of the Marketing & Communications department.
21. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. Understanding of marketing and communications
2. Experience making media buys
3. Editorial media relations experience a plus
4. Some event planning experience
5. Experience with budgets, purchasing and accounting
6. Experience with social media management and analytics
7. Planning and organization skills
8. Ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal customers and external vendors
9. Ability to implement and coordinate comprehensive schedules
10. Ability to operate a personal computer and various software programs
11. Ability to organize/prioritize work
12. Ability to manage multiple tasks and shift priorities
13. Ability to exert physical effort, occasionally lifting materials or equipment up to 50 pounds
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years of experience in Advertising, Marketing or Public Relations required.
2. Requires a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
3. Candidates must have intermediate experience with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Previous experience in Chicago and AP style of writing is a plus.
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment that values people who work well within a team as well as independently.

BENEFITS & COMP

1. Annual salary: $50,000 - $55,000
2. Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k retirement planning with company match
3. Robust paid time off (PTO) and 9 paid holidays
4. Short-term and long-term disability insurance
5. Dependent care leave benefit
6. Employee Assistance Program
7. Family-level museum membership
8. Discounts in museum gift shop and café
9. Professional development opportunities

No visa sponsorship available for this position.

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