Marketing & Events Manager

Full-time, in-office position located in Walton County, Florida.

About the role

We are looking for a Marketing & Events Manager to join our small, high-performing team. This hands-on role blends marketing and event planning, requiring comfort with tasks ranging from graphic design in Canva and social media content creation to venue coordination, sponsor management, and event execution. If you are collaborative, dependable, creative, flexible, and ready to jump in, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Marketing & Communications

• Create and distribute two weekly Chamber newsletters.
• Develop engaging social media content for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and other platforms.
• Design event graphics, flyers, promotional materials, and other marketing pieces using Canva.
• Maintain the Chamber's marketing and social media content calendar.
• Create and manage ChamberMaster event listings and Facebook events.
• Write email campaigns, event invitations, press releases, promotional copy, and event recaps.
• Update the Chamber website and community event calendars.
• Highlight Chamber members, programs, events, sponsors, and community partnerships.
• Capture photos and videos at Chamber events and turn those moments into engaging content.
• Help tell the story of the Walton Area Chamber and the businesses and people that make Walton County special.

Events

You will help plan, promote, and execute a busy calendar of Chamber programs and events, including:

• Wake Up Walton
• Power of Business Lunch
• Power of Networking events
• Business After Hours
• Ribbon Cuttings
• Annual Awards Gala
• Spring and Fall Golf Classics
• The Next BIG Thing
• Leadership Walton
• Mentoring Emerald Coast
• Membership campaigns and special events

Responsibilities include coordinating venues, catering, speakers, sponsors, signage, agendas, PowerPoints, registration details, headcounts, timelines, checklists, event P&Ls, setup, execution, and post-event follow-up.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate is someone who:

• Is highly organized and can manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Is a strong writer and communicator.
• Has experience with Canva, social media, and digital marketing.
• Has an eye for branding, design, and storytelling.
• Is comfortable learning platforms such as ChamberMaster and email marketing systems.
• Enjoys event planning, hospitality, and working with people.
• Takes initiative and can anticipate what needs to happen next.
• Communicates professionally and works well with different personalities and working styles.
• Can work independently while also being a strong team player.
• Is dependable, adaptable, positive, and service-minded.
• Is comfortable interacting with business owners, community leaders, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and members of the public.

Experience in marketing, communications, event planning, hospitality, nonprofit organizations, Chambers of Commerce, or a related field is preferred.

About Chamber Life

This is not a sit-behind-a-desk-all-day position. Our team works throughout Walton County, and Chamber events sometimes mean early mornings, evening networking events, and the occasional special event outside normal business hours. Some weeks will be heavily focused on content and communications, while others may involve coordinating an event, welcoming new businesses, taking photos at a ribbon cutting, working with sponsors, and getting the next newsletter out the door. If you enjoy variety, people, creativity, and seeing the results of your work in the community, you may really enjoy this role.

Reports to: Vice President of Operations. Includes a 90-day introductory probationary period.