Communications & Marketing Manager

Museums Aotearoa; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Canterbury Museum is seeking a visionary communications leader to shape how the museum speaks to communities and stakeholders during a defining period of change. You will drive external and internal communications, strengthen reputation, manage media relationships, and advise senior leaders.

You will be an exceptional writer and storyteller with senior-level experience in media, issues and crisis communications. Leadership of integrated campaigns and digital channels is key.

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level communications or public relations experience.
• Exceptional writing and storytelling with strong news sense.
• Experience shaping external and internal communications and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Shape how Canterbury Museum speaks to communities and stakeholders.
• Drive external and internal communications, manage media relationships and provide strategic advice to senior leaders.
• Oversee integrated campaigns, digital channels, brand management and audience development.
• Lead reputation management and organisational storytelling across sites and programmes.
• Develop team capability and maintain quality in a fast-moving, accountable environment.

Skills

Senior communications

Media relations

Crisis communications

Storytelling

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We’re building a new Museum for Waitaha Canterbury – a world-class facility for the taonga (treasures) we care for and a place to tell the stories of our region and the people who live here.

We’re looking for a visionary communications professional to shape the way in which Canterbury Museum speaks to, listens to and connects with its communities and stakeholders during a defining period of change. You’ll drive the Museum’s external and internal communications, strengthen and protect its reputation, manage media relationships and provide trusted strategic advice to senior leaders.

You’ll be an exceptional writer and storyteller with substantial senior-level communications or public relations experience. You’ll bring sound judgement, strong news sense and proven expertise in media, issues and crisis communications. Strong socials experience an advantage. You’ll know how to turn complex information into clear, compelling messages for stakeholders, communities, the wider public and staff.

Marketing is currently an important component of the role. You’ll oversee integrated campaigns, digital channels, brand management and audience development across the Museum’s sites, exhibitions, programmes and services. However, your strongest credentials will be in strategic communications, reputation management and organisational storytelling.

Our ideal candidate will be a credible people leader who can help set direction, build team capability and maintain quality in a complex, fast-moving and publicly accountable environment.

Applications close at 8.00 am on Friday, 30 October.