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.
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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