Responsibilities

• Lead the Chamber's marketing and communications strategy, including social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), the website, and print advertising, and present strategy updates and campaign results to the Executive Director.
• Create and schedule content for social media, weekly newsletters/eblasts, and the Community Guide and other print publications.
• Manage and grow the Chamber's social media presence: monitor engagement, respond to comments and messages, run hashtag campaigns, and promote events across channels.
• Keep the website current — events, programs, and member/sponsor information — and build out new pages as needed (e.g., Women in Business).
• Coordinate advertising opportunities and manage relationships with local print publications within the advertising budget.
• Support members and sponsors with their own social media promotion related to the Chamber.
• Take the lead, in collaboration with the Executive Director, on planning and executing monthly programs: Membership Meetings, Business After Hours, Women in Business Quarterly Meetings, WIB After Hours, and Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies — including venue and topic selection and confirming hosts.
• Serve as lead staff liaison to event committees and collaborate with Chamber staff on annual events (Installation of the Board, Community Awards, Talent & Opportunity Expo, Golf Outing, Taste of Glen Ellyn, Steak Fry, Halloween, Empowering Women in Business Expo/Luncheon, Holiday Walk).
• Secure and manage event sponsors, and identify new revenue opportunities across marketing activities and events (added sponsorships, paid eblast placements, etc.).
• Produce event materials: registration forms, programs, flyers, signage, posters, and banners.

Requirements

• At least two years of experience in a non-profit or membership organization preferred; Chamber of Commerce experience and familiarity with the Glen Ellyn business community highly desirable.
• Strong writing skills and hands-on social media experience.
• Highly organized, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Available to attend the majority of Chamber events, including evenings and weekends as needed; able to lift materials periodically for event setup.
• In-person position.

Preferred

• Photography skills preferred.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: [1 hour PTO per 36 hours worked — accrues to roughly 7 days/year + Major Holidays (
• Paid Holidays: Memorial Day, 4 th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and paid week off during the week of Christmas Eve – New Years Day when the Chamber office is closed.