Special Events & Marketing Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for coordinating special events and marketing for the department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Captures and documents concerns and opportunities at community events, serves as point of contact with the city, represents the city and photographs events for marketing purposes.
• Designs and publishes marketing materials, including news releases, brochures, flyers, posters, catalog pages and signage.
• Solicits sponsorships for special events.
• Updates and maintains the department website and social media pages.
• Assists in recruiting volunteers; maintains volunteer database; schedules volunteers as needed; coordinates volunteer recognition programs.
• Performs related duties.

Knowledge and Skills

• Event planning and management principles.
• Scheduling, logistics and resource allocation principles.
• Marketing and public relations principles.
• Computers and job-related software programs.
• Planning.
• Administering and delivering recreation programming.
• Problem solving.
• Oral and written communication.

GUIDELINES

• Event guidelines and requirements.
• City ordinances.
• City and department policies and procedures.

COMPLEXITY/SCOPE OF WORK

• Variety of administrative and program coordination duties.
• Coordination with a variety of stakeholders.
• To coordinate the department's special events and marketing functions.
• Contact with coworkers, other city personnel, volunteers, business leaders, representatives of civic organizations, elected and appointed officials, and the general public.
• Typically performs while sitting, standing or stooping.
• Work is typically performed in an office and outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years experience or service.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.