Job Listing: Advertising and Marketing Manager

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation - Williamsburg, VA

Closes - open until filled

Title - Advertising and Marketing Manager 

Compensation - $68,000-72,000 plus benefits

Type - full-time

Apply - Please submit an application either online at jobs.virginia.gov or by contacting Human Resources at hr@jyf.virginia.gov for additional application options. Applicants only will be screened based on what is presented in the Commonwealth of Virginia employment application and related documents. 

This position has the opportunity for promotional movement within the Foundation and other agencies within the Commonwealth of Virginia. We believe that long-term career growth is a key aspect of job satisfaction!

Summary - The Marketing and Public Relations Team at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is dedicated to maximizing public awareness of its museums – Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Our goal is to drive increased admission and earned income through strategic marketing and communication efforts. We achieve this by leveraging a combination of advertising, sales, media relations, and digital media strategies. The Advertising and Marketing Manager plays a crucial role in our department, responsible for managing advertising campaigns and both owned and paid media placements. This position also includes direct management of our marketing graphics designer, ensuring cohesive and impactful visual communications. 

Qualifications - 

• Excellent writing abilities, project management skills, analytical thinking, and research skills.
• Detail oriented with experience in project management and partnering with advertising vendors and advertising agency to support exhibitions, programming, events, and facility rentals.
• Ability to work with all levels of professionals/management/ staff/general public.
• Ability to effectively recruit, train, supervise and evaluate employees.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience in planning, negotiating, organizing, implementing, and evaluating integrated comprehensive advertising and promotional plans, simultaneously.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Experience working in heritage tourism, with an understanding of historical content and research helpful.
• Prior marketing and social media experience preferred. 

As an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is an educational institution that provides through its two history museums an awareness and understanding of the early history, settlement, and development of the United States through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures.