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Director of Special Events
Lucas Museum of Narrative ArtLos Angeles, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Feb 2025
About the role
ABOUT THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ARTAs the first museum to focus exclusively on storytelling through images, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art believes that visual storytelling can connect us and help shape a more just society. With a growing collection that encompasses artworks from across cultures, places, times, and mediums, including paintings, sculptures, murals, photography, comic art, book and magazine illustrations, and the arts of filmmaking, the Lucas Museum will explore narrative art’s potential to prompt questions, invite opinions, inspire community, and move people to think about the impact of images on our world. Co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson and led by director and CEO Sandra Jackson-Dumont, the Lucas Museum was designed by renowned architect Ma Yansong of MAD Architects with Stantec as executive architect and is under construction in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park. An 11-acre campus with extensive new green space designed by Studio-MLA will embrace the museum’s 300,000-square-foot building, which will feature expansive galleries, two state-of-the-art theaters, and dedicated spaces for learning and engagement, dining, retail, and events. www.lucasmuseum.org.
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Managing Director, Development, the Director of Special Events will ensure that the Events team will provide excellent event planning and project management services to the customers and guests of the Museum using the Museum’s multiple indoor and outdoor venue spaces. In collaboration with the Managing Director, Development the Director of Special Events develops and guides the strategy and implementation for all event planning, production, and venue operations, including coordination for catering services. These functions include establishing and maintaining the policies, event agreements, price points, and client relationships. The Director of Special Events is also responsible for coordinating and managing multiple, concurrent projects while demonstrating attention to detail and the ability to develop, implement, and track project and departmental budgets. All staff at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art lead through a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within the Museum and with the communities that we serve. Salary and titles will be assigned commensurate to the successful candidates’ education and experience. An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate(s).
POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Managing Director, Development, the Director of Special Events will ensure that the Events team will provide excellent event planning and project management services to the customers and guests of the Museum using the Museum’s multiple indoor and outdoor venue spaces. In collaboration with the Managing Director, Development the Director of Special Events develops and guides the strategy and implementation for all event planning, production, and venue operations, including coordination for catering services. These functions include establishing and maintaining the policies, event agreements, price points, and client relationships. The Director of Special Events is also responsible for coordinating and managing multiple, concurrent projects while demonstrating attention to detail and the ability to develop, implement, and track project and departmental budgets. All staff at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art lead through a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, both within the Museum and with the communities that we serve. Salary and titles will be assigned commensurate to the successful candidates’ education and experience. An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate(s).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Primary department contact for vetting and processing potential event Clients (Internal and External) expressing interest in booking our facilities from initial inquiry to contract execution
- Become an expert for the Museum’s event space and capabilities
- Manage all aspects of event’s database (Elite), maintain events department calendar, client, and vendor databases
- Respond to potential clients in a timely and professional manner and provide accurate information to help convert inquiries to contracts when appropriate
- Responsible for contracting with clients by executing Event
- Reservation Agreements for third party events and managing all financial deposits to confirm the events
- In partnership with the Managing Director Development- Plan and execute all event logistics, for development and fundraising events including venue selection, catering, entertainment, décor, and transportation.
- Support internal teams on the planning and production of internal events
- Assist in the cultivation and stewardship of donor relationships through events
- Primary department contact for marketing and selling the Museum’s world class destination for third party (external) events
- Work with the communications department to develop a cohesive marketing strategy to promote the Museum as a premier destination for events
- Implement a sales strategy and create a sales plan aligned with the Museum’s mission
- Attend industry related events and networks to identi
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