Senior Manager or Marketing, Event Sales, and Programs

Overview

Title: Senior Manager of Marketing, Event Sales and Programs

Reports to: CEO/Director of Marketing, Communications and Audience Development
Location: Portland, OR
Type: – Full time/Exempt
Salary: $65,000 per year

Benefits: Pittock Mansion Society offers an excellent benefit package including 100% employer paid employee medical, vision and dental insurance, a very generous PTO package, sick leave, retirement plan with company match up to 3%, and an Employee Assistance Program. Full time staff are also offered a free annual Pittock membership and benefits of the Reciprocal Museum Membership program that allows them free access to area museums and gardens.

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Senior Manager of Marketing, Event Sales, and Programs
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Qualified candidate must complete background check prior to hiring

About Pittock Mansion:

Pittock Mansion is a 1914 historic house museum, owned by the City of Portland, Parks and Recreation and operated by the Pittock Mansion Society. The premises include the Mansion, the Gate Lodge and the Garage with beautiful gardens adjacent to Pittock Vista Point. The mission of the organization is to inspire understanding and stewardship of Portland history through Pittock Mansion, its collections, and programs.

Pittock Mansion is one of the top tourist destinations in Portland.

The organization is at an exciting juncture of growth, reimagination, and evolution with the new vision, Pittock 2.0.

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager of Marketing, Event Sales and Programs is a full-time, exempt position primarily responsible for managing the museum’s core marketing and communication efforts and expanding earned revenue programs for the museum. This role combines creativity, logistical expertise, and strong relationship-building skills to produce memorable experiences that further the Mansion’s mission of inspiring understanding and stewardship of Portland’s history.

This is a newly created position that will directly report initially to the CEO and eventually to the Director of Marketing, Communications and Audience Development and will primarily fully develop and manage Pittock Mansion’s new facility rental program, develop and manage new ticketed public programs and events to be offered by Pittock Mansion and manage the core marketing and communication function of the museum.

The Senior Manager of Marketing, Event Sales and Programs will be an energetic and fast-paced individual who can multi-task and deliver quality products on time and within budget. This job will be a customer service and hospitality driven role that will work with multiple external clients as well as with the internal team. They will be the liaison with Portland Parks for events that will take place on the grounds of Pittock Mansion.

Essential duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

Event Sales (40%): Being a unique and one of the most beautiful venues in Portland, Pittock Mansion is poised to proactively expand its facility rental and photo shoot program after a successful pilot and growing interest.

• The manager will be expected to target and market the facility rental program to a wide variety of potential clients such as businesses and corporate clients, event and conference planners, professional photographers as well as wedding planners and other partners.
• They will ensure that the holiday season and spring, summer and fall facility rental calendar is optimized with event and photoshoot/filming reservations.
• This role will be the key POC for all rental clients and serving as Pittock’s host staff will manage the pre, during and post planning of the events from start to finish, ensuring smooth operations, guest satisfaction, and adherence to safety protocols.
• They will serve as the main POC with the City of Portland/Parks and Recreation regarding outdoor permitting and related communication with event rentals and programs, keeping the CEO closely informed.
• They would be responsible for walkthroughs with potential…