Community Events Specialist

If you join our team, here are some of the perks you can expect:

• A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
• Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
• Up to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
• Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Location: 

Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from an Elevations location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two week pay period.

Summary/Objective: 

The Community Events Specialist will represent Elevations Credit union in assigned communities. The role is responsible for end-to-end implementation of field marketing initiatives, community development programs and events consistent with the Elevations brand, including projects that support reputation building, and financial wellness. A strong skillset in planning, prioritization, organization, and a member focused approach are essential to success in this role.

Essential Functions Include: 

• Executes Elevations events and community sponsorships with an understanding of appropriate protocols, communication flow, and permissions required of internal and external collaborators and attendees.
  
  • This includes:
    • Developing project timelines and task lists for each event and identifying needs from internal and external collaborators and attendees.
    • Coordinating and scheduling all aspects of support needs from other Elevations high-impact opportunities and facilitating communication between outside partners and Elevations support.
    • Coordinating and scheduling all aspects of virtual community commitments including; recruiting speakers, partnering with Brand Marketing in creating event related marketing assets.
    • Event management: set up, facilitation, tear down and communication during event to ensure smooth operations and clear communication amongst supporting parties. 
• Prioritizes responsibilities, actively problem solves, balances concurrent projects (simultaneous sponsorships, webinars, etc.) and meets deadlines
  
  • Exhibits high levels of accuracy and attention to detail while planning all aspects of event and partnership fulfillment including marketing asset coordination, invoice payment and tracking success metrics.
• Provides creative and written support planning for the development and implementation of various community development marketing campaigns as needed.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in a positive manner to drive business objectives of new member growth, member engagement and brand building as part of the bigger strategy.
  • • Supports planning and execution of community events and education programs based on strategies developed by Director of Member Expansion
• Maintains a working knowledge of all credit union products, services, and programs.

Reports to: 

Director of Member Expansion 

Manages: 

This role does not have supervisory responsibility 

Required Skills, Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, marketing or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 2 years business development or outside sales experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Must be comfortable operating in this environment.
• Maintains an ability to motivate or influence others.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals)
• Demonstrated ability to make sales presentations and speak effectively in front of groups.
• Must be able to work a standard full-time schedule, with occasional evening and weekend hours as required

Work Environment: 

Elevations uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe. As such, a personal smartphone is a requirement for employment with us. This job operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Requirements: 

All other positions: Sitting frequently, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Full Time/ 40 hours per week

Compensation:

The person hired into this position will likely earn between $64,147.52 and $80,184.40 per year, plus annual bonus.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Anticipated Application Window:

 This role is anticipated to close within 25 days from the date of posting. However, if the position has not been filled, Elevations may keep the application period open longer.

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.