Assistant Director, Marketing Operations, Development Marketing

Job Description

Job ID: 22697
Date Posted: 07/06/2012
Location: 10 Brookline Place, Brookline
Job Family: Development
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Summary:

Located in Boston, Dana Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow’s physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals

The Assistant Director works with Director, Development Marketing to increase visibility of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund through growth and production of printed media.

Directly supervise three staff members: one Traffic & Media Coordinator, one Purchasing Coordinator, Print, and one Production Coordinator, Visual Assets
Oversee all print and promotional item purchasing to ensure consistent quality and cost effectiveness
Develop strategies to drive cost savings across the division through initiatives, including but not limited to the paper refund program, bulk paper ordering, and online stationery ordering
Compile list of appropriate vendors and manage relationships with them; ensure compliance with Institute policy; work with business units to ensure invoices are paid in a timely manner
Stay abreast of constantly changing standards throughout printing industry and serve as a resource for Development Marketing team in this regard; specifically:
Maintain current stock library
Maintain current ink swatch resources
Maintain current fabric swatch library for apparel
Recommend new, cost saving production techniques as they become available
Oversee relationships with external mailhouses; maintain current Business Associate Agreements
Oversee traffic management to ensure that all jobs are running on schedule and delivered on time, and that resources are allocated appropriately
Oversee production of visual media assets
Keep up-to-date with post office regulations (i.e., Intelligent Bar Code, design guidelines)
Develop strategy for integrating online and print marketing initiatives
Oversee and develop strategy to increase brand visibility through different media outlets
Oversee archiving workflow
Oversee division mailings calendar

Job Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree required. Three to five years of experience in digital and offset print purchasing and a strong knowledge of the printing and premiums industry required. Excellent proofreading, writing, communications, and customer service skills required. Strong supervisory, organizational, relationship-building, and negotiation skills required, with proven capability to manage multiple projects and meet multiple deadlines. Literacy in Word, Excel, and project management software is necessary.

Schedule:

Full time position. Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00. Some weekend and evening work may be required.

Employment Type

Full-Time

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