Marketing Coordinator

Marketing Coordinator

The City of Aiken is accepting applications for a Marketing Coordinator to join our Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Department.

Examples of duties include:

• Coordinating, integrating, and monitoring messaging via social media to inform and educate the public
• Managing social media streams (posting, responding to comments, monthly report)
• Coordinating print and electronic publications to include designing, editing, printing, and distributing posters, brochures, flyers, and signs
• Performing and managing graphic design development and maintenance, and web content management to ensure the City is represented professionally and consistently in all materials and media outlets
• Evaluating and making recommendations on the effectiveness of communication tools utilizing analytics
• Creating and editing complete marketing campaigns, social media content, and other communications projects
• Maintaining multimedia design and technical quality by staying abreast of current technology and suggesting new trends as needed
• Assisting with planning, logistics, coordination, and execution of events, ceremonies, and other activities
• Cultivating community contacts and developing collaborative relationships with other City divisions, community members, and community representatives and groups
• Promoting or marketing planned programs and events through social media, mass media, flyers, posters, and other venues
• Attending workshops or seminars to improve marketing efforts

Minimum qualifications include:

• Associates degree in marketing, journalism, graphic design, or other media-related degree and two years experience; or any related field preferred with three to five years of experience in combination with education and experience that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Valid driver's license
• CPR/AED/First Aid training provided within six months of employment if not already certified
• Computer skills including proficiency in graphic design, Canva, Adobe, and social media streams
• Proficient in marketing/community relations, with exceptional writing skills, and detail-oriented
• Analytical skills necessary to plan, execute, and evaluate public programs and special events. Use evaluation results to improve future endeavors
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with staff, the general public, and the media
• Proficiency in media development preferred

Supplemental information:

This position is subject to a criminal background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. The City of Aiken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.

Full-time benefits include: Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance, life insurance (5x salary), flex health spending account, short-term disability, an employee wellness program, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, participation in a Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan, and South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.

Paid holidays include:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Good Friday
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Day after Christmas (Dec. 26th)
• Employee's Birthday
• Floating holiday (must be on payroll prior to January 1st)

Retirement: Full-time employees participate in the Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan. After one year of employment, the employee will begin contributing 6% to the Plan, with the City making a matching 6% contribution. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.