Marketing & Communications Specialist

Spokane, WA (Unknown)

$28/hr – $37/hrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the airport's integrated marketing and community engagement programs, leading social media, email marketing, photography and graphic design, event planning, and partnership efforts while coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.

  • Own social media strategy and execution.
  • Oversee events, vendor coordination, and community partnerships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social Media: Promote Spokane Airports’ presence on social media, including the creation and posting of engaging content.
  • Respond to social media posts and answer requests for information. Advise supervisor and other departments of concerns and questions brought by the public.
  • Research and apply new and current social media trends.
  • Assist with management of placed media during campaigns.
  • Email Marketing: Lead creation of Airport’s email marketing function.
  • Manage email distribution list(s).
  • Photography, videography and graphic design: Take and edit photos of events, aircraft and airport happenings.
  • Produce and design graphics for both digital and print materials, including flyers, billboards, brochures, web content, digital ads, and social media graphics.
  • Assists in development of airport signage and banners.
  • Liaise with Airport’s photography and videography vendor(s) to coordinate and supervise airport photoshoots.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of related marketing, communications and/or customer relations experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, marketing, communications, or related field.
  • A combination of education and experience may be considered in meeting the minimum requirements for this position.
  • Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, free of serious or frequent traffic violations.
  • Present in a professional manner and with excellent interpersonal skills in order to establish and maintain good working relationships with others.
  • Deliver excellent internal and external customer service.
  • Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
  • Be a self-starter and able to work independently and with a team. Work as a contributing, collaborative member of a team.
  • Able to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines and changing priorities.
  • Deep curiosity, eager to learn & grow, and ability to thrive in an agile team environment.

Preferred

  • Previous public-sector, customer relations and/or airport experience will be helpful.

Benefits

  • Spokane Airport provides a generous benefit package.
  • Currently, we cover employee at 100% and dependents at 90% of the premium cost.
  • We offer four plan choices for medical coverage (includes vision) through Kaiser Permanente.
  • The Airport contributes to a Health Savings Account (HSA) for high deductible plans and a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for the other plans.
  • Dental coverage is through MetLife.
  • The Airport provides life insurance at two times the annual salary.
  • Optional life insurance is also available.
  • Short term and long term disability is also provided by the Airport.
  • Retirement is through the Washington State Department of Retirement System - PERS Plan.
  • The Airport provides an employee assistance program through BHO, and an employee wellness program.
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Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport (GEG) is the second largest commercial service airport in Washington, and an important gateway to key markets and destinations across the Inland Northwest and British Columbia. Our airport is served by seven major airlines and three cargo carriers, provides employment for over 3,000 people and in 2023, we proudly welcomed a record total of more than 4.13 million passengers through our gates. Explore opportunities to join our team at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/spokaneairport.

USA
97 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
32.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
63.5%
Direct
30.4%
Referral
4.1%
Social
0.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~97

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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