City of Rapid City

Brand · Government Administration

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Company overview

Rapid City is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota and gets its name from Rapid Creek which flows through the City Greenway. Known as the Star of the West and the City of Presidents it is the county seat of Pennington County and the second largest City in South Dakota with a thriving community of nearly 75,000. Rapid City has more than 930 full time City employees.

USA

356 employees (7 in marketing)

1% recommend to a friend

1% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$65,031 – $90,018

/ yr

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

1 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +3.8% year over year

Audience

Monthly website visitors

45.5K

Month over month+97.6%

Quarter over quarter+26.6%

Top sourceSearch (65.5%)

Ad budget per month$0.0

Average search rank45.9

Traffic source mix

Search

65.5%

Direct

22.9%

Referral

10.3%

Paid referral

1.3%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

2.5K

12-mo growth

+15.8%

Monthly growth

+7.5%

News

Update: Crews contain Oakland Street house fire in Rapid City

Jul 18, 2026 • Rapid City Journal

Rapid City Council to vote on solidifying sports complex location on July 20

Jul 16, 2026 • Rapid City Journal

ERIC PARKER RE-SIGNS WITH RUSH

Jul 16, 2026 • Rapid City Rush

Links

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Open positions

MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (AIRPORT)

City of Rapid City

Rapid City, SD (On-site)

$65K/yr - $90K/yrIn-houseFull-timeMid level5+ years exp.

1 open marketing positions

MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (AIRPORT)

City of Rapid City

Rapid City, SD (On-site)

$65K/yr - $90K/yrIn-houseFull-timeMid level5+ years exp.