Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Beaumont Heritage Society The Beaumont Heritage Society is a nonprofit formed to engage and educate the community on Beaumont’s history and heritage for a better future together. Position Summary The Marketing & Communications Coordinator is responsible for assisting with the organization’s marketing, communications, branding, media relations, digital content, and audience engagement efforts. This position plays a key role in promoting museum programs, historic sites, educational initiatives, exhibits, fundraising campaigns, membership opportunities, public events, and community partnerships. The ideal candidate is a strong writer, creative communicator, and organized project manager who can tell the story of the organization in a way that increases public awareness, attendance, donor engagement, and community support. Position Information Job Title: Marketing & Communications Coordinator MC-1 Pay Grade: $21-24 Annual Equivalent: $43,680 - $49,920 Schedule: Full-time, 35 hours per week, evenings and weekends as needed for events Location: Beaumont, Texas | The Chambers House Museum | John Jay French Museum Reports to: Executive Director Supervises: Interns and volunteers as needed Classification: Non-Exempt Essential Duties and Responsibilities The Marketing & Communications Coordinator will: ● Assist with developing and implementing marketing and communications strategies for the organization. ● Manage the organization’s public messaging, brand identity, and visual consistency. ● Assist with creating and scheduling content for social media platforms, website updates, email newsletters, and digital campaigns. ● Write, edit, and distribute press releases, media advisories, public announcements, and promotional copy. ● Coordinate media relations, interviews, press coverage, and community publicity. ● Promote museum exhibits, historic site activities, educational programs, tours, public events, rentals, and fundraising initiatives. ● Design or coordinate promotional materials such as flyers, brochures, signs, digital graphics, advertisements, and event materials. ● Coordinate photography, videography, and storytelling efforts for programs, exhibits, events, and historic sites. ● Track marketing performance using analytics, engagement metrics, attendance trends, and campaign results. ● Collaborate with development staff on donor communications, sponsorship recognition, fundraising campaigns, and membership outreach. Marketing & Communications Manager Job Description - Proposed 2026 ● Maintain and update marketing calendars, media lists, brand assets, photo archives, and communications files. ● Work with staff, board members, volunteers, partners, and community organizations to support outreach goals. ● Represent the organization professionally at public events, meetings, and community activities as needed. ● Assist with crisis communications, public relations responses, and sensitive messaging when directed by leadership. ● Other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications ● Bachelor’s degree or active progress toward a degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, graphic design, nonprofit management, public history, museum studies, or a related field OR Minimum of 2 years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations, digital media, nonprofit outreach, or a related field. ● Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills. ● Basic understanding of social media, digital marketing, and branding. ● Experience with graphic design, photography, video, or content creation tools. Preferred Qualifications ● Interest in working with a museum, historic site, nonprofit, tourism organization, cultural institution, or community-based organization. ● Interest in heritage tourism, historic preservation, museum programming, or local history. ● Experience with website management platforms, email marketing platforms, social media scheduling tools, and analytics. ● Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, photography, video editing, or similar creative software. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities The successful candidate should be able to: ● Write clearly for different audiences, including visitors, donors, media, educators, partners, and the general public. ● Translate museum, historic preservation, and educational content into engaging public-facing messages. ● Maintain a professional and consistent brand identity across print, digital, and public communications. ● Use data and analytics to improve audience engagement and marketing effectiveness. ● Work independently while also collaborating across departments. ● Manage confidential or sensitive