Community Events Specialist
When joining Elevations, you can expect to work for a company with:
- A leadership team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked
- A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Association of Realtors
- A highly engaged workforce devoted to innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration
- A reputation for excellence, as evidenced by being a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- A passion for consistently providing amazing experiences and creating raving fans
Benefits
- A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
- Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
- Up to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
- Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
About the role
The Community Events Specialist will represent Elevations Credit Union in assigned communities. The role is responsible for end-to-end implementation of field marketing initiatives, community development programs and events consistent with the Elevations brand, including projects that support reputation building and financial wellness. A strong skillset in planning, prioritization, organization, and a member-focused approach are essential to success in this role.
Responsibilities
- Executes Elevations events and community sponsorships with an understanding of appropriate protocols, communication flow, and permissions required of internal and external collaborators and attendees, including:
- Developing project timelines and task lists for each event and identifying needs from internal and external collaborators and attendees
- Coordinating and scheduling all aspects of support needs from other Elevations high-impact opportunities and facilitating communication between outside partners and Elevations support
- Coordinating and scheduling all aspects of virtual community commitments including recruiting speakers, partnering with Brand Marketing in creating event-related marketing assets
- Event management: set up, facilitation, tear down, and communication during the event to ensure smooth operations and clear communication amongst supporting parties
- Prioritizes responsibilities, actively problem-solves, balances concurrent projects (simultaneous sponsorships, webinars, etc.), and meets deadlines
- Exhibits high levels of accuracy and attention to detail while planning all aspects of event and partnership fulfillment including marketing asset coordination, invoice payment, and tracking success metrics
- Provides creative and written support planning for the development and implementation of various community development marketing campaigns as needed
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in a positive manner to drive business objectives of new member growth, member engagement, and brand building as part of the bigger strategy
- Supports planning and execution of community events and education programs based on strategies developed by Director of Member Expansion
- Maintains a working knowledge of all credit union products, services, and programs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, marketing, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 2 years of business development or outside sales experience, preferably in the financial services industry
- Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature; must be comfortable operating in this environment
- Ability to motivate or influence others
- Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals)
- Demonstrated ability to make sales presentations and speak effectively in front of groups
- Must be able to work a standard full-time schedule, with occasional evening and weekend hours as required
Location
Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from an Elevations location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.
Schedule
Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Pay
The person hired into this position will likely earn between $64,430.47 and $81,788.09 per year, plus an annual bonus. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements, and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.
About Us
Elevations Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado’s Front Range. Founded in 1952, we’ve grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to an institution with 15 branches and more than 170,000 members that manages over $3 billion in assets and is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. At Elevations, we’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating consumer solutions. Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information.
This role reports to the Director of Member Expansion and does not have supervisory responsibility.