Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Longwood Gardens is seeking a Senior Marketing Communications Specialist with superior project management skills who thrives in a highly collaborative environment working with diverse constituents.The Senior Marketing Communications Specialist is responsible for creating engaging and well-written content for various media including print publications, website, blog and other online outlets, social media, and e-communications. Serving as one of our primary writers and proofreaders, this position is responsible for ensuring all content is on-brand, consistent in terms of style, quality, and tone of voice, and optimized for the selected media and audience. This position reports to the Director of Communications and works daily with the Marketing and Communications team to achieve shared goals of increasing garden visitation, enhancing revenue opportunities, and elevating brand recognition.

Minimum requirements include a B.A. degree or equivalent experience in Communications with at least 5 years of experience creating and producing communications across a broad range of media, experience with media relations, and a strong understanding of social media platforms, holistic marketing and multiple marketing communications platforms. Baseline knowledge and skills include proficiency in email service provider applications, content management systems, and Microsoft Suite programs; the ability to create and manage editorial calendars and organization workflow; and an understanding of POS and business analytics systems. Experience in event planning and with video production including storyboarding and script writing is a plus. The successful candidate will show strong initiative with the ability to multi-task, be a self-starter who can work independently, and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and an extraordinary guest experience mindset.