The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the United States and a thriving cultural center for the Bay Area. We cannot imagine life without art; it inspires and connects us every day. Now more than ever, these connections matter and are aligned with our values.
Inclusive: We strive to be a museum of many voices in dialogue.
Passionate: We believe working with art is more than a job or trusteeship - it's a way of life.
Brave: We are committed to approaching our work with courage and a sense of adventure, always ready to explore new perspectives.
Empathic: We aim to act like a person, not an institution.
SFMOMA is a place for the infinitely curious to explore, support, and experience the art of our time. We believe that modern and contemporary art can influence the way we think, view the world, and embrace the many voices and perspectives around us. We aspire to foster an environment that elicits joy, nurtures a sense of belonging and purpose—where difference is seen as a strength, and every one is appreciated for their whole self.
Schedule: Full Time, 35 hours/week, approximately three days working onsite
The Associate Director of Special Events (ADSE) is a senior member of the larger strategic and cross-functional Events team responsible for the successful delivery of donor, fundraising, member, prospect, rental, and other internal and external special events. The ADSE is primarily responsible for leading and managing the Special Events team, ensuring fundraising event revenue goals are met, leading sales solicitation strategy for events, and building internal relationships across the museum.
Reporting to the Director of Events, the ADSE works closely with Philanthropy teams (Individual Giving, Membership, Corporate Partnerships, Major Gifts) to drive a comprehensive engagement strategy for fundraising events.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Leads planning for SFMOMA’s annual fundraising events that net more than $2 million to benefit the museum, including Art Bash and FOG Design+Art Preview Gala benefit event.
- Oversees revenue projections and expense budgets for fundraising events, ensuring that net goals are met.
- Leads sales and solicitation strategy workflow, communications and processes for fundraising events, advising on solicitation timing and channels that will lead to a diversified and successful yield; duties such as but not limited to:
- Develops and oversees revenue pyramid for fundraising events.
- Responsible for advising on tailored outreach based on various constituent groups and past event participation and support in partnership with Marketing.
- Oversees ticketing processes for fundraising events in partnership with CRM & VEX.
- Oversees event website ticketing development in partnership with CRM.
- Provides oversight and guidance of complimentary invitation list strategies and RSVP management processes for community leaders and artists, liaising with Curatorial on fulfillment.
- Reviews marketing and communications and graphic design collateral.
- Evaluates event processes and systems; identifies areas of success and opportunities for improvements and directs summary report.
- Maintains thorough and consistent event records including benchmarking.
- Demonstrates strong leadership and managerial skills. Directly manages two direct reports.
- Partners with the Director of Events to support event volunteer committees and build productive relationships with museum donors.
- Directs fundraising event programming in partnership with Director of Events, Special Events team, Philanthropy leadership and volunteer committee leadership.
- Liaises with Corporate team to execute event related sponsorship benefits, including but not limited to recognition and ticketing fulfillment, coordinating event invitations when applicable and advising on benefit proposals when requested.
- Builds team relationships within Philanthropy, including with Individual Giving, Membership, Corporate Partnerships, and Major Gifts.
- Builds trusting relationships across the museum, including with Curatorial, Marketing, Design, Education, Operations, Finance, Legal and other key internal partners.
- Drives consensus around annual planning and calendaring for events.
- Liaises with artists and artist studios or galleries as necessary when planning events.
- Assists with special events and rental events as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of six (6) years of experience in Development or Special Events and preferably two (2) years working in the arts or related non-profit cultural institution.
- Proven ability to create and manage complex fundraising sales and solicitation strategies.
- Proven ability to manage projects and complex events from ideation to execution including the ability to build consensus among team members and balance multiple concurrent priorities.
- Ability to manage and direct a variety of office staff, volunteers, and vendors.
- Must demonstrate positive leadership and strong managerial experience.
- Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills.
- Experience with customer relationship management or sales.
- Strong interpersonal skills; team-minded workstyle.
Working Conditions
- Close office working conditions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, supporting the Events team as needed.
- Must be able to lift30lbs.
Job posting open date: 10/5/24
Job posting closing date: 10/25/24, 4pm
All jobs posted will remain open for at least five business days.
We encourage both internal and external candidates to apply within the initial open posting period as the application close date may or may not be extended beyond that initial period. Applications will not be accepted after a posting has been closed.
Location: San Francisco, 151 3rd Street.
Benefits: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Pet Insurance, Life and AD&D Coverage, Disability Insurance, Mental Health and Wellness Benefits, Discount Programs, Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits, 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, SFMOMA Membership, and more
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
SFMOMA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. No person shall be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, genetic information, ancestry/national origin, marital status, disability, medical condition, HIV status, sexual orientation, veteran/military status, and any other category protected by federal of state law.
You may request reasonable accommodation if you are unable to or are limited in your ability to access job postings or provide additional information asked in the job posting.
You can request reasonable accommodation by contacting the People Team at talent@sfmoma.org.
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Last updated on Oct 3, 2024