Marketing & Events Manager -Spotlight Delaware

About Spotlight Delaware: Spotlight Delaware is a nonprofit, collaborative, community-powered newsroom on a mission to engage, empower and connect Delawareans with local news and information. We envision a Delaware where all neighbors have access to the local news and information they need to thrive on a daily basis, participate in local democracy and engage with their communities. 

Position Summary: As the Marketing and Events Manager for Spotlight Delaware, reporting to the COO, you will collaborate with team members to develop and execute marketing plans; oversee the planning, management and staffing of events; create materials for marketing, events and donor communications; update spotlightdelaware.org; launch social media and email campaigns; and provide general marketing and administrative support. 

Key Responsibilities:  This role requires flexibility, including work outside traditional office hours, reliable transportation, willingness to travel statewide and physical mobility. To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Strategic Marketing:
  • Collaborate with the COO to develop and execute a strategic marketing plan aimed at strengthening the Spotlight brand, improving donor communications, fostering community engagement, and expanding audience reach.
• Events Management:
  • Support the Director of Community Engagement in executing, promoting and staffing community engagement activities such as large-scale events, community listening sessions, pop-up newsrooms and live journalism sessions.
  • Assist the Director of Development in planning, promoting and staffing donor engagement events.
• Audience and Membership Support:
  • Partner with the Audience and Membership Manager to create, execute and monitor social media campaigns and membership newsletters.
• Marketing Materials:
  • Design basic marketing materials using tools like Canva, such as flyers, worksheets and online forms.
  • Coordinate with vendors to produce more complex projects, including quarterly and annual reports, end-of-year campaigns, and other donor engagement and solicitation materials.

• General Marketing, PR, and Administrative Support:

  • Assist the CEO and leadership team with communication needs, including developing presentations, coordinating public appearances and more.
  • Capture simple photos and videos, perform basic editing, and support the recording, editing, and production of podcasts.
  • Audit and enhance presentation slides, stationery, marketing materials and newsletter templates.
  • Draft press releases and other written content, distribute press releases, and manage contractors such as photographers and videographers as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements 

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism or a related field.
• Minimum Experience: 3+ years experience in events management, marketing and/or communications.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Experience in event management and community engagement.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency in social media, email marketing, and website design and management.
• Design skills, using tools such as Canva.
• Basic photography, videography and multimedia editing capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.

The ideal candidate will have all of these qualifications. But if you have most of them and think you could do a great job, please apply! 

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