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Marketing Manager/Director

Korn Ferry · Plano, TX, USA ·

Pay:
110.000
Job type:
Full Time

We have partnered with our client in their search for an Interim Marketing Manager/Director in the Plano, Texas area.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and steward a distinctive, mission-aligned brand that resonates with children, families, educators, donors, community leaders, and other stakeholders.
  • Establish the museum's brand platform, including positioning, key messages, voice, visual identity, and brand standards.
  • Ensure consistency and quality across all public-facing communications, signage, digital channels, advertising, publications, and visitor materials.
  • Translate the museum's mission, programs, and educational impact into clear and compelling stories.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Director, leadership team, and board on matters involving reputation, public messaging, and community perception.
  • Build broad awareness of the museum as an accessible, inclusive, educational, and family-centered community resource.

Fundraising and Stakeholder Communications

  • Collaborate with the executive director to support fundraising campaigns, sponsorships, donor communications, special events, and stewardship activities.
  • Help articulate the museum's case for support and communicate its educational and community impact.
  • Develop materials for donors, foundations, corporations, government partners, and prospective supporters.
  • Assist with campaign announcements, recognition strategies, annual reports, impact reports, and major gift communications.
  • Ensure appropriate recognition of founding donors, sponsors, partners, and supporters in accordance with museum policies.

Communications and Public Relations

  • Proactively identify opportunities to position the museum as a leader in children's learning, science education, family engagement, and community development.
  • Coordinate media visits, interviews, press previews, and major institutional announcements.
  • Monitor public sentiment and respond appropriately to reputational risks, misinformation, visitor concerns, and emerging issues.

Digital Strategy and Content

  • Lead the strategy and ongoing management of the museum's website, email communications, social media channels, digital advertising, and other digital platforms.
  • Oversee the development of an accessible, user-friendly, mobile-responsive website that supports ticketing, memberships, donations, school reservations, program registration, and visitor planning.
  • Develop an editorial and content calendar that highlights programs, exhibitions, educators, community partners, supporters, and visitor experiences.
  • Create engaging, age-appropriate content that makes science approachable and encourages families to explore beyond the museum visit.
  • Ensure digital content reflects the museum's commitment to accessibility, inclusion, privacy, and child-appropriate communications.
  • Use search optimization, email segmentation, social media insights, and website analytics to expand reach and improve conversion.
  • Establish guidelines for photography, video, testimonials, permissions, and responsible representation of children.

Personal Attributes

  • Skilled in both big-picture thinking and detailed execution.
  • Creative and intellectually curious.
  • Emotionally intelligent and empathetic, with a collaborative leadership style.
  • Energized by building something new and leading through uncertainty.
  • Passionate about connecting art, science, and human experience to deepen public understanding of the world.

Education & Work Experience

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, business, nonprofit management, museum studies, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least ten years of progressively responsible experience in marketing, communications, public relations, audience development, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated marketing and communications strategies.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across sectors and audiences.

Title Marketing Director

Location Plano Texas Dallas and Surrounding areas

Client Industry Financial Services

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