Marketing and Events Specialist

Knoxville, TN (On-site)

$50K/yr – $53K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Owns content development and distribution across platforms, coordinates brand-aligned campaigns, and drives community engagement through events, training, and communications, while tracking impact and coordinating with the Marketing and Communications Manager.

  • Lead content creation and scheduling across platforms
  • Oversee community engagement programs, events, and training
  • Coordinate educational sessions and communications materials

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develops and schedules creative content across platforms to increase engagement, awareness, and educate on KAT’s services in coordination with the Marketing and Communications Manager
  • Designs and/or films any necessary graphics and/or footage for social media campaigns
  • Maintains brand consistency across all communications and deliverables
  • Publishes timely updates of any service disruptions or detours across all platforms
  • Promptly responds to and tracks comments and messages while routing complaints to appropriate departments
  • Oversees the planning, organization, and execution of internal and external events
  • Represents KAT at community events (resource fairs, Kid A’Riffic Fun in the Park, Farmers Markets, etc.) by providing information on KAT services and interacting with community members
  • Responsible for guiding community engagement efforts by researching event and partnership opportunities
  • Leads the passenger travel training program including curriculum, outreach, and performance evaluation
  • Designs and delivers educational sessions at KAT facilities and third-party locations, including occasional work outside business hours

Requirements

  • Education and Experience: An associate’s degree and one (1) to three (3) years of directly related experience
  • Military experience may be accepted in lieu of equivalent experience or education

Preferred

  • Education and Experience: A bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • One (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience
  • Experience in the transportation industry

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
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Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
117 employees (2 in marketing)
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
35.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.1%
Direct
60.4%
Social
1.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~117

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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