Director of Marketing

Los Angeles, CA

$95K/yr – $110K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize the museum's integrated marketing engine for attendance, revenue, and audience engagement across exhibits, IMAX, fundraising, and education programs.

  • Lead cross-channel campaigns and analysis to hit attendance targets and diversify revenue streams.
  • Manage a 3-person team (Print/Graphic Design, Digital Marketing, Marketing Coordinator) and vendor relationships to execute campaigns.
  • Align brand, audience insights, and guest feedback across departments to sharpen the visitor experience and reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Lead the planning, execution and analysis of marketing efforts to promote the California Science Center, including its special exhibitions and IMAX films, to meet attendance and revenue targets, ensuring alignment with its mission and strategic goals. - Provide strategic guidance and allocate marketing resources to support fundraising and membership initiatives, education programs, and other revenue-generating activities. - Supervise a three-person team that includes the Print and Graphic Design Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, and Marketing Coordinator. Recruit and supervise work-study students or volunteers as needed. - Prepare and oversee budgets and track expenditures for general marketing activities and specific campaigns. - Negotiate IMAX licensing agreements for educational movies, securing favorable deal terms and diversifying IMAX Theater programming to maximize profitability. - Maintain strong relationships within the giant screen industry including film distributors, producers, and other large-format theater operators. - Select and oversee vendors and consultants to support various aspects of the marketing plan, such as media buying, filming and photography, printing and mailing distribution, ensuring deliverables are met. - Ensure brand identity is mission aligned and consistent across channels, enforcing rules regarding logos, colors, typography and messaging across public facing collateral. - Develop a deep understanding of the Science Center’s diverse audiences and all facets of the visitor experience, and monitor and report on attendance and engagement trends. - Oversee guest survey efforts for marketing purposes and develop actionable insights. - Participate in interdepartmental teams including the Management team and Web team. - Keep informed of industry trends and best practices to optimize and evolve marketing strategies and participate in industry groups/associations
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CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER

The California Science Center is the West Coast's largest hands-on science center and a dynamic destination where families, adults and children can explore the wonders of science through interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, innovative programs and awe-inspiring films.Our mission is to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people's lives.

Founded in 1951
Los Angeles, California, USA
325 employees (58 in marketing)