Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Discovery World is seeking a Marketing Communications Director

Discovery World, Ltd. is coming to Milwaukee’s Lakefront in the Summer of 2006. Inside the buildings you will experience interactive exhibits and aquariums. The site will also be the home of Wisconsin’s flagship, the schooner S/V Denis Sullivan.

 Discovery World is seeking a Marketing Communications Director. Some responsibilities of this position are to: manage media buying, invoices, writing and designing presentations, collateral and advertising. The candidate should also be able to supervise outside vendors, direct mail firms, printers, writers, trade show firms to help produce advertising. Experience in marketing and communications including conception, strategy development and planning and execution of promotional campaigns to the marketplace. The candidate must be an exemplary communicator with superb attention to detail and accuracy. This candidate will need to develop department budgets to support strategic direction and manage department budgets proactively throughout the year. Proficiency is required in Windows or Macintosh-based applications, knowledge in Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Quark, QuarkXPress 6.0, Adobe Distiller 6.0, Photoshop 7.0, Illustrator 10.0, and Microsoft Office X. A Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications or other related fields and at least five years of experience is desired.

 Please send all inquiries and resumes to carol@discoveryworld.org or by mail to: HR Coordinator, Discovery World, 815 N. James Lovell Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233. Thank you.