Manager - Communications and Events

St. Petersburg, FL (On-site)

$66K/yrManagerRft

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead the communications and events program for SVdP CARES, owning major fundraising event, media relations, and donor communications.

  • Own planning and execution of the six-figure annual fundraising event and related collateral.
  • Must-have: bachelor’s degree in communications or related field with solid communications experience.
  • Standout: manages media relations, content across channels, and vendor partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates, implements, and provides post event assessments for annual major fundraising event
  • Manages event budgets
  • Provides support to, represents the agency at, and provides follow up reports/stewardship for third party fundraising events.
  • Organizes special agency events, such as press conferences, open houses and dedications, and agency tours.
  • Produce and edit agency print publications and collateral, including, but not limited to the annual report, donor handouts, donor mailings content, SSVF collateral pieces, and program collateral pieces
  • Create and steward relationships with media outlets to benefit the goals and brand recognition of the organization
  • Proactively communicate with the media to ensure SVdP CARES recognition
  • Maintain graphics for fleet vehicles, and signage for agency
  • Manage the communication calendar and ensure that social media and web content is provided to contracted services
  • Meet monthly with web, digital, and social media partners to ensure adherence to annual development plan

Requirements

  • Able to speak, write and understand English
  • Possess basic computer skills
  • Must be sensitive to and respect cultural diversity amongst clients, staff and volunteers and able to work with diverse racial, ethnic and economic groups
  • Flexible work schedule including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
  • Ability to set appropriate limits, work under deadlines and multi-task
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, self-motivate, and deliver results
  • Excellent communication and listening skills
  • Possess strong work ethics
  • Successfully pass Law Enforcement background screening
  • Valid Florida driver’s license if driving an agency vehicle or a personal vehicle for company business

Preferred

  • Demonstrated event management experience with events raising six figures
  • Demonstrated experience developing and creating digital and print communications collateral and materials
  • Ability to gather and produce content for all communication platforms
  • Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills
  • Open to learning and professional development
  • Proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office, Publisher, Word, Excel, Adobe and PDS
  • Proficiency with Illustrator, Canva, and Photoshop
  • Commitment to working with diverse populations

Benefits

  • Employer paid Employee only coverage (zero ded, $10 co pay plan)
  • 10k Employer paid Basic Life insurance
  • 120 hrs PTO accrued biweekly starting at day 1 of employment
  • 13 Paid Holidays to include Employee’s birthday and Date of Hire
  • We also have various retention and referral bonuses
  • 2 weeks paid training
  • Flexible schedules in most positions
  • 3% Employer match after 6 months
  • We also offer Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital, ID Shield, Legal Shield, Additional Life, FSA Medical, and FSA Dependent Care
St Vincent De Paul Cares logo

St Vincent De Paul Cares

A nonprofit organization working to make homelessness rare, brief and one-time throughout 16 counties across Florida.

Founded in 1985
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
152 employees

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~152

Funding

Total Funding
$650K
Last Raise
$650K
Grant, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Grant • $650K