Marketing Production Manager: 09.17.07

Phoenix Art Museum is looking for a */Marketing Production Manager /*to
manage and oversee multiple Marketing & PR department projects from
initiation to completion; perform project and traffic management duties;
manage vendor relationships; negotiate and purchase creative freelance
needs; develop and maintain schedules and budgets.

*_Job Duties Include:_*

1. Develop and maintain annual production schedules for broadcasting and
printing;

2. Coordinate with design team for print production management,
validation and tracking of agency hours and all related costs;

3. Manage vendor relationships and act as liaison between the Marketing
& PR department and Museum’s partners, vendors, and other departments
within the Museum;

4. Work with external agencies to estimate, write specs, bid, negotiate
and purchase all print production;

5. Bid, negotiate and purchase creative freelance needs including but
not limited to publication materials, sheet fed, web and specialty
printing, out-of-home posting materials, fulfillment, incentives,
photography and illustration; seek right and manage all photography and
illustration;

6. Develop and manage budgets and schedules; schedule timelines and
resources for general marketing and exhibition related activities;

7. Collaborate with internal Museum departments to ensure that
consistent and coordinated messages are being sent to museum members and
the general public;

8. Maintain schedule of jobs using Microsoft Project or similar;

9. Manage internal and external resources from conception to completion
for each project;

10. Work with Director to assign/hire/schedule external
agencies/freelancers and approve/reconcile all outside print invoices;

11. Evaluate all estimates for all projects for Director approval;

12. Work with Director to review, propose and implement new procedures
to increase efficiency of department;

13. Maintain marketing materials in various forms, including general
items such as maps, brochures etc.; exhibition specific materials such
as fliers, mailers, posters etc.; e-mail marketing campaigns;

14. Collect, manage and post material for the website;

15. Train other departments in use of marketing tools such as image
library, website and email marketing campaigns.

*_Minimum Qualifications: _*

1. Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, business/project
management, or related field;

2. Minimum three years agency experience, or experience as a production
artist, art director, or traffic manager;

3. Knowledge of printing and publishing technologies, including design
and production computer programs;

4. Knowledge of agency work-flow process and the estimating and
reconciliation process;

5. Skill in negotiating for the purchase of art or photography in the
form of marketing collateral;

6. Organizational skills must be a high priority, with ability to
multitask on several assignments;

7. Proficiency in leadership skills as it pertains to the dynamics of
group relationships with the ability to manage the relationships of team
members involved in a project;

8. Proficiency in the estimating process and cost negotiating.

*_Benefits Include: _*

· Medical/Dental insurance

· Long term disability insurance

· Vacation, holiday and sick pay

· Flexible spending accounts

· Direct deposit

*_Submit cover letter, resume and salary history to job code PAM-MPM_*_:_

· Email: HR@phxart.org

· Mail: Human Resources Department

Phoenix Art Museum

1625 N. Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685

· Fax: (602) 257-2127

Job Status: full-time, exempt

Pay rate: commensurate with experience.

EOE