Public Relations Specialist at WECU | Bellingham, WA | $28/hr – $40/hr

WECU

Public Relations Specialist

Bellingham, WA (On-site)

$28/hr – $40/hrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own social storytelling and events orchestration for a member-focused credit union, turning content across social, events, and PR into community engagement and brand visibility.

Social and content ownership: plan, create, and publish across major platforms to drive daily engagement.
Event and PR ownership: coordinate sponsorships, member events, awards, and speaker opportunities.
Community engagement and reporting: monitor conversations, respond appropriately, and summarize results to optimize calendars and creative.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Assist in executing, tracking, and reporting on and about an aggressive event schedule which includes a combination of community event sponsorships and member events.
Assist in the production, editing, and posting of photos, audio files, articles, and videos.
Assist in executing the WECU social media strategy.
Assist in executing the WECU PR strategy, which may include crafting and distributing press releases, submitting the credit union and senior leaders for awards, and pitching WECU senior leaders as speakers at various community and trade related events.
Maintain the marketing team’s supplies and equipment.
Write and create content for the credit union’s social media channels providing daily posts and responses.
Write and create content based upon the credit union’s promotional and editorial calendars.
Assist with tracking social conversation, comments, and respond/engage appropriately.
Oversee social media efforts by managing, planning, creating, scheduling, organizing, editing, and publishing social media content for company pages including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Provide recommendations on innovative ways to use social platforms and digital content to tell stories, interact and build community and drive engagement.

Requirements

Fluency in marketing, advertising, and communications best practice
Understanding of the digital ecosystem and its role in a contemporary and integrated member experience.
Clear communication skills.
Accurate writing skills, stressing composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Represent WECU in a positive, professional manner in person, on the telephone, and in written correspondence.

Nice to Have

Formal education in marketing or advertising with emphasis in communications or equivalent professional experience
Technical knowledge and experience with social media platforms, video editing, photo editing, graphic design and copy writing preferred

Benefits

WECU provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits with premiums for employee coverage paid in full, 401(k) retirement plan with an 8% annual contribution from WECU, bonus plan, two or more weeks of vacation, up to 11 paid holidays, paid life and disability insurance, annual wellness benefit, loan discounts, professional development, and much more.

WECU

At WECU, we strive to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our members. That’s why we commit our people, capital, and ideas to help our members, and the communities we serve, grow. Taking care of our members means taking care of our people first. That’s why we strive to be an employer of choice by offering market-leading pay and benefits and fostering a culture that is respectful and supportive. WECU is not a bank. We’re a not for profit financial cooperative that puts our members first by providing a diverse range of competitive financial tools at fair rates. For more than 80 years, WECU has become one of Northwest Washington’s best-known and best-loved companies. Headquartered in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, WECU has 11 branches, over 125,000 members, and more than two billion dollars in assets.

Founded in 1936

Bellingham, Washington, USA

309 employees

www.wecu.com