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