Responsibilities

• Work closely with colleagues across all departments to align communications efforts with institutional goals and audience engagement strategies.
• Craft public relations materials and marketing messaging for broad, integrated campaigns promoting HNOC’s exhibitions, programs, events, and books.
• Serve as a primary media contact, managing inbound press inquiries and coordinating interviews, press previews, and editorial access.
• Represent the institution externally and help steward relationships that advance HNOC’s public profile and mission.
• Collaborate with agency partners and internal creative teams to plan, develop, and execute paid advertising campaigns across digital, print, out-of-home, radio, and broadcast channels.
• Working with the director of communications, ensure responsible stewardship of institutional resources by managing advertising budgets, vendor relationships, and media buys.
• Stay current on emerging advertising platforms, audience trends, and best practices in cultural sector marketing.
• Contribute to broader marketing and communications planning, including content calendars, campaign timelines, and editorial workflows.
• Support institutional events, openings, and press previews as needed, including occasional evening and weekend work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for a degree in English, communications, journalism, business, or history.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, or similarly complex environment.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills across a variety of formats and audiences.
• Ability to translate complex institutional narratives into compelling public-facing stories.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work both collaboratively across teams and independently.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to an evolving work environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents (children and opposite or same sex spouse/domestic partners). Medical insurance includes treatment for gender dysphoria.
• Employer-paid life, long term disability, and AD&D insurance
• Optional critical illness or accidental injury insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Professional development and tuition assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off and 12 paid holidays per year
• Gym membership