Marketing & Events Specialist (Grade-18, or Trainee 1/2 Equated to G-14 or G-16)

Albany, NY (Hybrid)

$54K/yr – $85K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end event programs from outreach and planning to on-site execution, budgeting, and cross-team collateral, shaping strategy with executive partners and ensuring brand standards and timely delivery.

  • Lead direct outreach and attendee communication across events
  • Drive logistics, budgeting, vendor relations, and collateral production in collaboration with Creative and Communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Frequent, direct outreach by phone, email, and video call to plan and execute events and programs.
  • Coordinate logistics for in-person events including, but not limited to, contract management, catering, A/V, signage, shipping, and on-site execution.
  • Support strategic event planning in collaboration with the executive team and other stakeholders to align events with agency goals.
  • Manage event budgets, vendor relations, and timelines to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Partner with Creative, Communications, and other teams to deliver high-quality event collateral, signage, presentations, and digital assets.
  • Oversee registration and attendee communication to ensure seamless participant experiences.
  • Provide administrative support including invoice processing, mailings, calendar scheduling, travel coordination, and reporting.
  • Ensure agency and brand standards are upheld across all event touchpoints and promotional materials.
  • Track, manage and fulfill all promotional materials requests.
  • Order promotional items, work with all stakeholders for successful production of items, and track inventory.

Requirements

  • Six years of experience in public or governmental relations, and/or in writing or producing content for various media.
  • Five years of experience in public or governmental relations, and/or in writing or producing content for various media.
  • Four years of experience in public or governmental relations, and/or in writing or producing content for various media.
  • An associate's degree in media, new media, English, communications, journalism, broadcasting, public relations, films, TV productions, or digital marketing can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s in these fields can substitute for four years; and a master’s degree in these fields can substitute for an additional year of specialized experience.

Preferred

  • Strong grasp of ROI tracking and managing marketing/events budgets.
  • Proven experience with high-quality event production.
  • Possess outstanding attention to detail, and proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Highly organized work approach and the ability to track, manage, prioritize, and execute many parallel projects while navigating shifting priorities.

Benefits

  • Paid Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Pension
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental & Vision Coverage
  • Flex Spending
  • Voluntary 457B Retirement Saving Program
  • Health Care Spending Account
  • Tuition Assistance Programs
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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