Responsibilities

• Event Marketing & Social Media: Develop and execute a marketing plan for each Houston Business Journal event in partnership with the Event Director.
• Create engaging, creative and timely social media content promoting events, nominations, honorees, speakers, sponsors and other event-related initiatives.
• Maintain a consistent social media calendar for events, with content planned and scheduled in advance for review.
• Create approximately 1–2 creative event-related social media posts per platform each business day, based on the active event calendar and marketing needs.
• Identify opportunities for new social content, including behind-the-scenes content, honoree and speaker spotlights, countdowns, event-day content and post-event recaps.
• Assist with capturing and posting social content onsite at events.
• Coordinate event email marketing, print advertising, website promotion and other marketing efforts.
• Submit and manage internal requests for event-related email, digital and print creative.
• Ensure event branding and messaging are accurate and consistent across all platforms.
• Identify and help build relationships with community and promotional partners to expand event awareness and reach.

Requirements

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Creative and enthusiastic about social media, marketing and events.
• Comfortable creating professional content for platforms including LinkedIn, Instagram and other social channels.
• A strong writer and communicator.
• Able to manage multiple events, deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Professional and confident communicating with executives, sponsors, honorees, speakers and community partners.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working across sales, editorial, sales and events.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly.
• Willing and able to work occasional early mornings, evenings and other hours required for events.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, event management, public relations or a related field preferred.
• 1–3 years of experience in events, marketing, social media, hospitality or a related field preferred.
• Experience creating and scheduling social media content.
• Strong written communication and proofreading skills.
• Experience with Canva, social media scheduling platforms, email marketing tools or event registration systems is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with sponsors, clients or external partners is a plus.