Close Date: Tuesday, November 21st, 2024 at 9:00 PM (PST)
Position: Senior Media Assistant - Museum Marketing
Department: Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Community Services- Arts and Museums
Hourly Range: $26.79-$31.01
Classification: Temporary
Non-Exempt – Overtime Eligible
J Ob Summary
Under the supervision of the Museum’s curator, assists in providing oversight for the graphic design, marketing, and social media efforts at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History and each of its four facilities. This role will be responsible for overseeing a small team of Media Assistants in the development of marketing and brand strategies and other special projects.
Application Requirements: Applicants must include a design portfolio, either by uploading it with their resume or by providing a link within their resume.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- May oversee Media Assistant
Example Of Duties & Responsibilities
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Work closely with Arts and Museums’ Curatorial staff to develop and implement the museum’s marketing program for each of its five facilities.
- Lead and schedule a small team of 2 to 3 staff members and their regular roster of exhibition programs.
- Manage multiple marketing and design projects, simultaneously, ensuring all defined deadlines are met.
- Liaise with artists to develop exhibition brochures and other printed materials.
- Train incoming members of the Marketing team.
- Evaluate the museum’s current graphic design, marketing, and social media efforts.
- Increase the Lancaster Museum of Art and History’s visibility through social media.
- Assists with publications and press events for the city
- Develop and maintain the museum’s website
Required Skills
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Creativity
- Marketing expertise
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all those encountered in the course of work.
Education and Experience:
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for acceptable job performance
- Currently enrolled in a college or university majoring in Marketing or a related field is desirable.
- At least two years of graphic design, marketing, or a related field is required.
Core Competencies:
- Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information
- Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work
- Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
- Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
- Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
- Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers
- Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
- Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
- Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
- Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness
Guiding Principles:
- Put people first.
- Be visionary.
- Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
- Be Fiscally Responsible
- Be Creative
- Always Improving
- Be Adaptable and Resilient
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
- Position self to bend or twist (moderate)
- To move, transport, position items up to 15 lbs. (moderate)
- Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (infrequent)
- Operate Equipment (none)
- Stationary or squatting position (frequent)
Environmental Factors:
- Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
- Interruptions (frequent)
Essential Cognitive Functions:
- Analyze (continuous)
- Computations (frequent)
- Generate Written Work Product (frequent)
- Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
- Interruptions (frequent)
- Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
- Organize (frequent)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting
www.dfeh.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/ .
The City of Lancaster is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
