Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marketing and communications strategies that support BXEDC's mission, programs, events, and organizational priorities
• Manage BXEDC's brand identity, messaging, tone, and visual consistency across digital, print, press, website, and event materials.
• Create, edit, and coordinate marketing materials, including flyers, newsletters, social media graphics, event invitations, program summaries, press materials, presentations, and other collateral.
• Manage BXEDC's social media channels, website content, email newsletter, content calendar, and digital performance tracking.
• Create written, photo, video, and graphic content highlighting Bronx businesses, entrepreneurs, neighborhoods, cultural assets, commercial corridors, and BXEDC initiatives.
• Lead marketing and promotional efforts for Bronx Week, Tour de Bronx, the Bronx Walk of Fame, BX-Factor, business workshops, summits, tourism campaigns, and partner events.
• Attend events as needed to capture content, coordinate social media coverage, support photographers and videographers, and ensure consistent public messaging.
• Develop small business spotlights, neighborhood features, tourism content, entrepreneur stories, and program impact stories.
• Support press releases, media advisories, talking points, event scripts, public statements, sponsor recognition, funder visibility, and post-event recaps.
• Coordinate with external vendors and consultants, including graphic designers, web developers, photographers, videographers, printers, and public relations support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, public administration, nonprofit management, business, urban studies, or a related field required.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in marketing, communications, public relations, nonprofit management, economic development, government, tourism, community engagement, or related work required.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, storytelling, and public-facing communications skills required.
• Experience managing social media, newsletters, websites, content calendars, campaigns, event marketing, press support, and stakeholder engagement required.
• Ability to translate programs, events, funding opportunities, and economic development initiatives into clear and compelling public messaging required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Canva, and common social media platforms required.
• Availability for occasional early morning, evening, and weekend events required.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, creative, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment required.

Preferred

• Familiarity with photography, videography, short-form video, graphic design, and content production strongly preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Constant Contact, Mailchimp, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics, or similar platforms preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills preferred.
• Strong understanding of Bronx communities, small businesses, tourism, neighborhood development, public-sector partnerships, or nonprofit economic development preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package consistent with organizational policy.