Marketing & Communications Coordinator | Beaumont, TX

Marketing & Communications Coordinator 

Beaumont Heritage Society- Beaumont, Texas 

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 

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. 

● 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 degree in communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, graphic design, nonprofit management, public history, museum studies, or a related field. 
● 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 communications with discretion. 

● Balance creativity with accuracy, professionalism, and organizational priorities. 

● Support evening or weekend events when needed. 

Physical and Work Requirements 

● Ability to work in an office, museum, event, and historic site environment. 

● Ability to attend occasional evening, weekend, or community events. 

● Ability to sit, stand, walk, use a computer, and communicate with the public for extended periods.

● Ability to occasionally lift or carry events or marketing materials. 

● Local travel may be required for meetings, events, media appearances, or community outreach.

Performance Expectations 

Performance will be evaluated based on: 

● Quality and consistency of marketing materials and public messaging. 

● Growth in audience engagement, attendance, social media reach, email performance, and website traffic.

● Effectiveness of promotional campaigns for events, exhibits, programs, and fundraising initiatives.

● Accuracy, professionalism, and timeliness of communications. 

● Strength of media relations, community partnerships, and public visibility. 

● Support of donor, membership, and sponsorship communications. 

● Ability to manage deadlines and multiple projects with limited supervision

● Contribution to the organization’s mission, public image, and long-term sustainability. 

Compensation and Benefits 

This position is assigned to Pay Grade MC-1, with a range of $21.00 - $24.00 per hour, or $43,680- $49,920 annually based on a 35-hour workweek. 

Benefits include health insurance, paid sick leave, and vacation leave. 

Additional benefits may include professional development support, conference travel, flexible scheduling, comp time for evening or weekend events, and paid memberships in relevant professional organizations, depending on organizational budget and policy. 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates who can support its mission of preserving, interpreting, and sharing historic places and community stories. 

To Apply 

To apply, send a Cover Letter, Resume, and a writing or graphic design sample to info@beaumontheritage.org with the subject line Marketing and Communication Coordinator by July 17th, 2026. 

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