Marketing & Community Engagement Specialist

Tampa, FL (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the community outreach program by building and sustaining diverse partnerships, delivering bilingual outreach, and leading events and trainings across Pinellas County to drive referrals and raise awareness.

  • Lead partnerships and community engagement across diverse stakeholders.
  • Manage outreach events, materials, and reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with Pinellas County Schools, including social workers, guidance counselors, family engagement staff, and PTA organizations.
  • Build partnerships with community centers, food pantries, nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers, faith-based organizations, municipalities, and civic groups.
  • Educate community partners on the program's referral processes.
  • Serve as the primary bilingual representative for Spanish-speaking communities by conducting presentations, answering questions, and providing culturally responsive outreach in both English and Spanish.
  • Coordinate and facilitate Lunch & Learns, educational workshops, and informational presentations for schools, municipal agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations.
  • Cultivate long-term community partnerships that generate ongoing referrals and increase program awareness.
  • Follow and track expenditures for accurate reporting.
  • Represent the program at community events, including health fairs, wellness festivals, farmers markets, school events, back-to-school expos, neighborhood gatherings, and community celebrations throughout Pinellas County.
  • Coordinate event logistics, including transportation, setup, breakdown, and maintenance of branded tents, displays, promotional materials, and outreach resources.
  • Create welcoming, approachable, and stigma-free event environments that encourage meaningful conversations around mental health, substance use, addiction, and wellness.

Requirements

  • Fluent in both English and Spanish (written and verbal).
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Social Work, Community Development, Public Health, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
  • Minimum of 2 - 3 years of experience in community outreach, nonprofit engagement, public relations, marketing, healthcare outreach, or partnership development.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and public speaking skills.
  • Excellent organization and multi-tasking skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills.
  • Excellent self-management and self-starter skills (girl, we don’t have time to micro-manage).
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
  • Highly organized with excellent project and time management skills.
  • Comfortable working independently while managing a dynamic field schedule.

Preferred

  • Experience working with behavioral health, healthcare navigation, public health, or human services organizations.
  • Familiarity with Pinellas County communities and local nonprofit networks.
  • Experience coordinating community events or grassroots marketing initiatives.
  • Knowledge of culturally responsive outreach strategies and trauma-informed communication.
  • 2 - 3 years of experience in an agency or high-volume, fast-paced advertising/marketing environment.
  • Relevant Marketing / Advertising experience

Benefits

  • Salary | $65,000 - $75,000/yr
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Retirement w/ 3% Company Match
  • Direct Deposit
  • Partial Company Paid Health
  • Company Paid Vision + Dental
  • Company Paid Short + Long Term Disability
  • Company Paid Life Insurance Policy up to $25k
  • Discretionary Time Off
  • Mental Health Days
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We are BKN Creative. Specialists in bold storytelling and brand experiences that actually mean something. Think of us as the rousing raconteurs of the marketing world.Have you heard the one about a family-run, minority-owned creative agency turning big, wild ideas into tangible results? That's us.We are committed to tangible results that work toward your goals. We're an agile, personable team of creative professionals with a wealth of wisdom and a flair for personality!At BKN Creative, we love the disruptors, the unconventional, the motivators, and the doers. We work with people of similar values, and building relationships is our first step on any project. From there, we develop, craft, and apply your vision and ours. Our creative and marketing agency considers every angle of your business's tapped and untapped market.After all, the tiny details can yield the biggest results, and it is the particulars that we care about most!BKN Creative's got the goods. From graphic design, photography, videography, social media management, and copywriting to full-scale strategy, we're the team that makes sure your story not only stands out but actually gets heard.

Founded in 2018
Tampa, Florida, USA
12 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.1%
Direct
35%
Referral
23.4%
Social
9.2%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~12

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (33% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1