Responsibilities

• With assistance from the Marketing Manager, develops and executes comprehensive communications strategies for the credit union, including global communications, crisis communications, and public relations initiatives.
• Serves as Belco’s primary point of contact for news releases, media contacts, and press inquiries relationships.
• Ensure consistent messaging and brand voice across all communication channels. Works with Marketing Manager and Marketing Department employees on Belco newsletter.
• Monitor media coverage and coordinate responses when necessary. Maintains email and other communications templates, processes, and plans for internal and external use.
• Evaluates and coordinates paid and unpaid media opportunities with Marketing leadership and/or CEO.
• Coordinates all aspects of events to include communications, planning, employee and volunteer participation, supply management, and execution.
• Champion community relations across the credit union by coordinating and scheduling volunteer and sponsorship activities. This may include assisting in the planning of special events and initiatives and helping to match team members with charitable opportunities.
• Serves as the BelcoCares team lead. Coordinates and leads meetings and initiatives for this team and the CU under this initiative.
• Maintains “Company Store” for Belco marketing materials and giveaways and manages corresponding vendor relationship.
• Assists in managing key marketing, growth, community and public relations, and event relationships and contracts while serving as a primary contact for those assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field, and a minimum of two years of similar or related experience, including time spent in preparatory roles.

Preferred

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or another related field. Prior experience in communications, marketing, event planning, or advertising or in an internal MarCom department of a financial institution is preferred. Non-profit experience a plus. More than two years of experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance!
• 401K with up to 4% company match!
• Holiday Pay starting at day 1!
• Paid Vacation Time!
• Medical Benefits starting at your 31st day of employment!
• And Many More!