Responsibilities

• Develop and execute localized community marketing initiatives that support Blackfoot's brand, customer growth, product awareness, and business objectives.
• Represent Blackfoot at public forums, civic events, educational engagements, and industry functions, building credibility and community trust.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local governments, business organizations, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, and nonprofit partners.
• Gather and communicate local market insights, customer feedback, community sentiment, and competitive intelligence to the broader marketing organization.
• Identify opportunities for community partnerships that complement broader marketing campaigns.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Experience, Operations, and Executive Leadership to align community initiatives with GTM efforts, infrastructure projects, service expansions, and public announcements.
• Lead planning and execution of community-facing events, including education outreach programs.
• Coordinate Blackfoot’s presence and participation in regional events, civic meetings (e.g., Chamber of Commerce, City Club), and public forums.
• Develop and distribute content and messaging for community audiences, including press materials, community updates, talking points, newsletters, social content, and other channels as appropriate.
• Cultivate media relationships to enhance local and regional visibility, ensuring consistent messaging and positive coverage.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: company policies and procedures.
• current and emerging products and services.
• company mission, vision and core values.
• overall community relations strategies and philosophies.
• general office practices and procedures.
• time management and organizational skills.
• write exceptional original material, edit, proofread and finalize written material.
• be an active listener.
• be an effective and inspiring public speaker.
• be very successful at multi-tasking.

Benefits

• competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package that includes; comprehensive medical benefits plan, LTD, life insurance, an outstanding retirement pension plan plus a 401k plan that includes employer match, along with other employer paid benefits.