Primary Function: The Brand Communications Coordinator supports the Barnes Foundation and Calder Gardens through a combination of communications, social media, project coordination, and administrative responsibilities. Reporting to the Lead Director of Communications, the coordinator plays a central role in executing public relations and earned media initiatives, including developing press materials, supporting media outreach, coordinating press activity, and tracking coverage.
The coordinator also creates and executes social media content in collaboration with the Senior Manager of Brand and Creative Strategy and provides operational support across the Brand Department. This role coordinates departmental administrative needs and proactively traffics marketing and communications design projects, and ensures public-facing work is accurate, organized, and delivered on schedule.
Job Qualifications
- 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing, social media, or a related area.
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, English, art history, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt content for media, social platforms, and audiences. Excellent organizational skills, close attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Sound judgment, professionalism, initiative, and the ability to work both independently and cooperatively with colleagues and external partners.
- Familiarity with social media publishing and content creation; basic photography or short-form video experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Philadelphia and arts & culture media landscape
- Experience in a museum, cultural, educational, or nonprofit organization, or demonstrated interest in art and culture, preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaborative project-management tools. Experience with media databases or monitoring platforms such as Cision and social media management platforms such as Sprout Social is a plus.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for media events, programs, and social content coverage.
Clearances: Criminal Background-National
Physical Activities to Perform Essential Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Moving:
- Approximately 80%+ of time is spent seated while working at a desk.
- Ability to occasionally transport up to 25 lbs. of files, equipment or supplies. Ability to move to access files, equipment or supplies.
Vision Requirements:
- This position requires extended time on the computer.
Communication Requirements:
- Clearly communicate in person, by phone, and by video conference.
- Communicate with others in conversational and written English.
Working Conditions:
- Position operates in hybrid work setting comprised of the Barnes’ Philadelphia campus and remote work setting indicated by the employee at their documented home address.
- Position requires extended time on the computer.
Job Responsibilities:
Organization-Wide Competencies:
1. Accountability:
a. Prepares for work assignments and meetings,
b. Conducts thorough fact-finding, decision-making and/or follow through,
c. Admits mistakes and errors and informs others when one is not able to meet a commitment.
2. Job Quality:
a. Dependably demonstrates job knowledge necessary for the position,
b. Produces timely, accurate, high quality work output,
c. Prioritizes work responsibilities effectively and produces work quantity expected for the role.
3. Service:
a. Identifies problems and collaborate with others to devise and create effective solutions.
b. Interacts and communicates with fellow employees in a manner that promotes a harmonious and
cooperative working environment in accordance with our Core Values.
c. Facilitates open communication and keeps an open mind about new ideas.
4. Leadership:
a. Sets a good example for others,
b. Demonstrates ethical decision-making and communication,
c. Makes decisions. Uses a solution-oriented, collaborative approach.
5. Collaboration:
a. Seeks win-win outcomes in decision-making,
b. Shows a proactive, inclusive, helpful, and respectful attitude to colleagues, guests and others,
c. Takes initiative to contribute to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.
Skills Required
- 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing, social media, or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, English, art history, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience
- Strong writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to adapt content for media, social platforms, and different audiences
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Sound judgment, professionalism, initiative, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Familiarity with social media publishing and content creation
- Knowledge of the Philadelphia and arts and culture media landscape
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaborative project-management tools
- Basic photography or short-form video experience
- Experience in a museum, cultural, educational, or nonprofit organization, or demonstrated interest in art and culture
- Experience with Cision, Sprout Social, or similar media monitoring and social media management platforms
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for media events, programs, and social content coverage
What We Do
The Barnes Foundation is a nonprofit cultural and educational institution in Philadelphia that shares its extensive collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and modern art, as well as objects from many cultures, with the public. It organizes special exhibitions and offers art education, public programs, and classes for learners of different ages. Its mission is to advance education and appreciation of fine arts and horticulture through direct engagement with art.
