Fixed-Term Marketing Division Administrative Coordinator

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is seeking a Fixed-Term Administrative Coordinator for the Marketing division to support the CMO and Directors and manage division projects. This role coordinates calendar, prepares materials, drafts correspondence, and tracks milestones to ensure project success.

The position involves budget tracking, invoices, and board materials, with hybrid work and a six-month term from mid-October 2026 to mid-April 2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Liberal Arts or related field.
• Minimum of three years of office administration experience.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and CRM tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with Asana and project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate division projects in Asana and track milestones.
• Support CMO and Directors with scheduling, reports, and meeting materials.
• Prepare briefs, decks, and correspondence; manage budgets and invoices.
• Plan and coordinate division events and board materials.
• Generate status reports and cross-functional communications.
• Communicate with internal teams and external partners to advance projects.

Skills

Google Suite

MS Office

Asana

CRMs

Marketing basics

Writing skills

Communication

Time management

Art knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Marketing/Comm/Liberal Arts

Tools

Asana

CRMs

Job description

Salary Range: $34.18 To $45.80 Hourly

The Fixed-Term Administrative Coordinator for the Marketing division works closely with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Directors of the Marketing Division to support the overall coordination of strategic division initiatives and overall administrative support for the Division.

In addition to providing administrative support to the CMO and Directors of the Marketing division, the Administrative Coordinator serves as coordinator for division projects and will take on specific duties assigned by the CMO.

This is a 6-month fixed-term position, from approximately mid-October 2026 - mid-April 2027. The application deadline is Sunday, September 13, 2026 , 9 PM PST.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides administrative support to the entire Marketing division by scheduling meetings, preparing presentations, aggregating research, responding to accounting and human resource administrative needs, tracking strategic projects, contract trafficking and other division workflows. Drafts internal and external correspondence. Proactively anticipates future needs based on the upcoming events, meetings, deadlines, and other activities.

2. Under direction of the Chief Marketing Officer, serves as the key coordinator for the Brand Identity project: scheduling meetings and tracking deliverables for internal teams and with the external agency partner. Prepares materials to support project milestones. Writes briefs and summarizes feedback at key project milestones. Prepares summary decks. Communicates directly with the agency and internal teams to facilitate collaboration and project advancement. Coordinates calendaring and sharing of information for stakeholder input sessions and cross-functional progress share outs. Tracks project SOW and timeline to ensure project’s overall success.

3. Processes invoices and departmental expense reports; create purchase orders; assists with budget tracking Maintains and updates project flow in Asana, adds new tasks related to key projects, tracks overall progress and communicates with the team to ensure project milestones are met.

4. Manages division Asana project integration into the workflow and planning process.

5. Serves as project coordinator for division-wide brand projects and marketing related inputs for Trustees and Board meetings. Prepares agendas and distributes meeting materials May attend meetings and take meetings and assign follow up action items for key projects.

6. Delivers status reports for key projects and strategic initiatives across the division and, as relevant, to cross functional teams. Compiles insights into presentable, actionable reports for key stakeholders.

7. Facilitates project advancement across the division by shepherding key documents and approvals through the division workflow, especially as related to milestone reporting for strategic initiatives, the brand project, and review of contracts or content for curatorial and legal review. Facilitates aggregating data and insights for third party reporting.

8. Coordinates the Marketing Board Committee preparation, aggregating inputs and presentation needs, day of facilitation and drafting of minutes.

9. Helps facilitate Marketing Division-specific onboarding and offboarding procedures for new or departing division employees.

10. Assists in all Marketing & Communications department events, including press previews, social influencer meet-ups, audience cultivation, and partnership events. Provides cross functional event planning coordination.

11. Assists in assembling post-exhibition marketing campaign reports and campaign analytics. Coordinates with media agency and the broader marketing division to aggregate data and insights into institutional archives.

12. Updates project schedules in Asana to help teams meet deadlines; assists and coordinates production timelines to ensure timely distribution of materials.

13. Performs light clerical duties (photocopying, filing, mailing).

14. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Liberal Arts or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

Work Experience:

Minimum of three years of office administration experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite, project management tools, and customer relationship management systems (CRMs).
• Proficiency in Asana as a project management tool
• Knowledge of marketing + communications best practices.
• Excellent organizational, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships.
• Ability to take direction, manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and take initiative.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Flexibility in meeting shifting demands and priorities.
• Knowledge of art preferred.

Additional:

Schedule : This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule. Hybrid schedules are a minimum of 4 days a week onsite, with the understanding that schedules may change based on operational needs. The workweek is Monday - Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week. from approximately mid-October 2026 - mid-April 2027.

Compensation : This is a union position eligible for the Museums' benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance and a generous time off package. There is a 7-step union pay scale for this position: Step 1 (starting rate) is $34.18, Step 7 (max rate) is $45.80. Generally, new employees start at the beginning of the pay scale.

Application Deadline : Sunday, September 13, 2026, 9 PM PST. We plan to launch the interview process by late September.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources @ famsf.org.

COFAM is the Corporation of Fine Arts Museums and is the privately funded non-profit corporation which supports the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, a department of the City and County of San Francisco.

COFAM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in all phases of employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Comprising the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, we are the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States. The de Young, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and located in Golden Gate Park, showcases American art from the 17th through the 21st centuries, international contemporary art, textiles and costumes, and art from the Americas, the Pacific, and Africa. The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art including Auguste Rodin's The Thinker and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a Beaux-Arts style building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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