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Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing research, Public Relations, Social Media, Retail Management or buying, Event Planning, Merchandising, Advertising and Promotion or Product and Brand Management.
Preferred: Graduate degree from accredited program/university in related field.
Experience: 1-3 years of experience in event management, marketing, and customer service. Experience with non-profits and community engagement preferred.
Summary: We're seeking a dynamic and versatile Event & Marketing Specialist to oversee the brand-new Douglas R. Mehling II Center located on-site at Breckenridge Village and support the Community Relations and Development departments. This role will directly report to the Director of Community Relations.
This role entails promoting and selling event bookings, conducting tours of the center, and executing marketing strategies to boost sales. Additionally, this role will support the Community Relations and Development Departments in marketing and event planning efforts.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable selling the Mehling Center as a premiere venue, planning and executing events, performing basic marketing tactics, and collaborating with an off-site marketing team to accomplish goals. Flexibility is key as you'll be responsible for scheduling and attending all events, including pre-launch initiatives to ensure a successful launch. This candidate will need to be highly organized, thriving in a supportive but independent work environment to make and execute a plan to achieve goals.
Breckenridge Village is a Christ-centered non-profit organization serving adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities through residential and day programs.
To successfully perform this job, the employee may be expected to perform the following, with or without reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990:
Essential Functions:
1. Event Booking and Scheduling for Mehling Center
- Promote and sell bookings for events at the Mehling Center
- Coordinate scheduling for both on-campus (Breckenridge) and off-campus groups.
- Own various pre-launch projects to ensure a successful launch, including organizing various parties.
2. Marketing Execution
- Plan and execute marketing tactics to increase event center sales.
- Collaborate with internal and external marketing teams to develop effective promotional campaigns.
- Be able to independently create an effective marketing plan for various scenarios
- Be proficient in social media and email marketing for the event center sales and other initiatives
3. Managing on-campus events in support of other departments
- Assist with on-site planning and management of the annual Christmas Tree Lot (usually the Friday after Thanksgiving through mid-December) including weekend and evening shifts
- Serve as event planner for fundraising and community events both on and off-campus, including cross-collaboration with other teams
4. Tour Coordination
- Provide informative and engaging tours of the event center and Breckenridge Village Campus to potential Event Center clients.
- Showcase the facility's features and amenities to highlight its suitability for events.
Measurable Deliverables:
1. Meet annual sales quota for event venue (with support from DOCR).
2. Implement effective systems of organization for marketing, renting, and managing the event space.
3. Implement effective systems of organization for planning and managing on-campus events.
4. Ensure external communications are consistent with agency branding requirements and values.
5. Participate in weekly consultation with Director of Community Relations ensure service and deliverables are met.
6. Maintain flexible schedule according to scheduled events, which will include working evenings, weekends, and holidays.
7. Must be able to learn and use sound, light, and projection system in event center. Training will be provided.
Responsibilities:
1. Attend events in community as assigned, including networking, additional training, and tabling events.
2. Assist with internal and external Breckenridge Village events.
3. Participate in the Breckenridge community by spending 1-2 hours per month engaged in activities with Day Program
4. Assist the Breckenridge Village Christmas Tree Lot event and volunteer coordination (requires weekend and evening availability).
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Here at Breckenridge Village, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Please feel free to apply for this position even if your work experience and education do not align perfectly with every requirement for this job description. You may very well be the perfect candidate for this role or other ones that we have open. Thank you for your interest in joining our mission!
Breckenridge Village is committed to following immunization recommendations produced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As such, our company policy requires that all employees must receive an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation. This is a condition of employment, and all new hires will be responsible for providing proof.
Breckenridge Village is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Breckenridge Village, not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.
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