Community Engagement Director

Overview

Cohere is seeking a Community Engagement Director to lead strategic initiatives at Four Seasons at Carolina Oaks, a vibrant 55+ community in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a thoughtful engagement strategy that brings the community vision to life through meaningful programs, experiences, clubs, volunteer opportunities, and signature events.
• Create and manage a robust annual calendar that reflects resident interests, supports community goals, and builds authentic connection.
• Evaluate programs using resident feedback, participation data, and emerging needs to continuously strengthen the community experience.
• Plan and execute high-quality events and activations from concept through completion, including timelines, logistics, staffing, setup, vendor coordination, and follow-up.
• Identify, vet, and manage vendor and community partners; negotiate pricing and agreements and secure required permits, insurance, waivers, and documentation.
• Develop and execute a multi-channel communications strategy that keeps residents informed, engaged, and connected.
• Oversee resident-facing content across digital platforms, calendars, newsletters, websites, community hubs, and other communication channels.
• Cultivate trusted relationships with residents, volunteers, committees, local businesses, creatives, nonprofit organizations, and other community partners.
• Develop systems that encourage resident participation, strengthen clubs and groups, and empower volunteers and resident leaders.
• Manage the business of engagement by developing the annual program of work and associated budget, monitoring expenses and financial results, and identifying creative solutions that support long-term sustainability.
• Coordinate across community operations, leadership, marketing partners, and Cohere colleagues to align engagement efforts and share best practices.
• Promote community standards through clear communication, education, and relationship-building while maintaining a high-touch resident experience.

Requirements

• At least 5-7 years of experience in community engagement, event planning, hospitality, marketing, lifestyle programming, or a related field.
• Proven experience planning, executing, and evaluating high-quality events, programs, or activations from concept through completion.
• Experience developing and executing resident, member, customer, or community communications across multiple channels.
• Experience managing vendors, contracts, budgets, programming logistics, and event-related documentation.
• Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, presentation, and public-facing communication skills.
• Able to think strategically while remaining willing and able to execute tactically in a hands-on role.
• Creative, organized, and detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage several initiatives and deadlines at once.
• Experience working with volunteers, committees, clubs, resident leaders, or other stakeholder groups is strongly preferred.
• Experience serving active adult, lifestyle, golf, resort, waterfront, master-planned, real estate development, hospitality, or residential communities in the Southeast is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to work a generally Monday-Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with evenings, weekends, and some holidays as needed for community events and programs.
• Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation for off-site programs, meetings, and community partnerships.
• Ability to lift and move up to 30 pounds and remain on your feet for extended periods during events and community activities.