Marketing and Communications Coordinator
You’ll find yourself wearing a lot of different hats at RF Events. The primary job for the Marketing and Communications Coordinator is to help develop and effectively implement artwork and advertising to promote our events. This role includes a mix of creative graphic design work, administrative tasks, event marketing, project management and community outreach.
Characteristic duties and responsibilities
Marketing - Design background required
- Manage social media accounts, social advertising schedule and social advertising budget.
- Design graphic artwork for promotional materials (posters/postcards/flyers/social media/e-mail marketing) using Adobe Creative Suite
- Design Advertisements for print and web using Adobe Creative Suite
- Design web elements using Adobe Creative Suite
- Design event shirts, medals and race bib artwork using Adobe Creative Suite
- Meet and collaborate with the team to add new elements or change up existing elements of our events to grow race numbers and stay relevant in the racing world.
Communication
- Coordinate with Running Fit and other event partnerships to create community events, and social media engagements to enhance our event outreach.
- Coordinate with events assistant to distribute posters and postcards to event community businesses.
- Scout external expos and display opportunities. Book and coordinate external expo schedules and displays.
More about the position:
Environment: Dynamic, all-season, all-weather outdoor conditions at events. Frequently lifting/carrying 40+ lbs. at events. Large crowds, social settings… but also sometimes working alone in the woods. Some travel to events required. Opportunities to camp. Many weekend hours and early mornings.
Personal: Candidates who are friendly, comfortable managing people, have an eye for operations and are able to identify and solve potential problems as (or before!) they arise at events will flourish in this role. Running experience, or an affinity for the running community not required, but definitely a plus! Flexible mindset, hospitality mentality and customer service focus are keys to success, as candidate will join a team that works hard to plan high quality events, and cares deeply for its customers.
Functional: Design skills (Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop), Microsoft Word + Excel, skills required. Constant Contact experience helpful but not required.
Schedule: Flexible but often requires nights and weekends.
Ideal candidate is highly organized and a self-starter, an excellent communicator who can manage his/her own priorities, deadlines and schedule, as well as remain flexible for changing team priorities.
Job Type: Full-time
Starting Salary Range: $32,000.00 to $40,000.00 /year (payment based on experience)
Experience: Marketing: 2 years (Preferred)
Location: Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (Required)
Hours per Week: 31-40 (Required)
Additional Compensation: Bonuses, Store Discounts & Race Discounts
Work Location: Primarily Ann Arbor, multiple off site events
Benefits offered: Parental leave, Health insurance, Paid time off, Employee discounts, Workplace perks such as food/coffee and flexible work schedules, Flexible schedule and Health & Wellness stipend
