The Media Relations and Promotions Manager is an integral member of the Marketing & Communications team, serving as the primary media contact for Plimoth Plantation, responsible for managing and coordinating the institution’s image as represented in the press. An experienced and skilled communicator, the Media Relations and Promotions Manager develops succinct and compelling stories and pitches from information and research provided by Museum staff. The Media Relations and Promotions Manager manages external and internal film production, and develops the annual media relations and promotions strategic plan.

Qualifications:

The Media Relations and Promotions Manager is a highly motivated, detail-oriented multi-tasker working in a highly collaborative team environment that supports the Museum’s mission and strategic goals. Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience, including proven success in media relations in a non-profit organization, preferably a museum, arts or cultural organization. Superb written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated project management and excellent interpersonal skills. BA or BS Degree required (PR, English, Marketing/Communications preferred). Excellent writer with an acute sense of news angle and press pitching. Entrepreneurial orientation to the digital world; highly skilled in using social media and new technology for media outreach. A flexible schedule is required as the Media Relations and Promotions Manager must be able to work some early mornings, weekend days, holidays and evenings as needed for various Plimoth media activities. Must be an energetic, highly motivated self-starter with superb organizational skills who enjoys working and succeeding in a highly collaborative team environment. Ability to respond to changing circumstances and priorities in a focused and timely manner. Proactively addresses issues as they arise. Strategically focused trend watcher. Familiarity with software applications employed in the Museum’s e-communications program (Convio) and the online calendar (Trumba) is a plus.

How To Apply:
Please send cover letter & resume to: Sue Haverstock shaverstock@plimoth.org

Apply by:
December 15, 2014

About this Organization:
One of America’s foremost living history museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Plimoth Plantation hosts more than 350,000 visitors from around the world each year. Plimoth offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Indigenous People of southeastern Massachusetts and the Colonial English community in the 1600s. In addition to its most famous exhibits, historically accurate recreations of a 1627 English Village, the Mayflower II, and a Wampanoag Homesite, Plimoth Grist Mill, the museum offers an array of year-round educational programs.