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Community Events Coordinator

Description

As a member of the Marketing Team, the Community Events Coordinator plays a vital role in enhancing the credit union’s visibility and engagement in the communities served by First Commerce across North Florida and South Georgia. Primary responsibilities include working with local partners, team members, and volunteers to conceptualize, plan, promote, and manage events of all sizes along with experiences for multigenerational families and small businesses that align with our brand and achieve defined measures of success.

Responsibilities include:

• Increasing credit union visibility, engagement, and results in target markets across the North Florida/South Georgia region by concepting, organizing and managing a continuous comprehensive calendar of unique creative brand-consistent credit union events and experiences with a focus on families and small businesses, including staffing, budgeting, venues, catering and coordination with community partners – both external community and member events as well as internal team member events.
• Driving internal and external engagement to maximize fundraising for charitable causes in major grassroots initiatives.
• Conducting research and providing recommendations for events, partnerships, experiences, and other opportunities based on community interests and needs that align with FCCU target audiences and strategic objectives.
• Defining goals, executing plan and achieving desired outcomes for events that support strategic objectives; complete post-event analysis that includes key outcomes such as achievement of goals, action items for follow-up and recommendations for future events.
• Identifying, developing and maintaining relationships with key community partners and organizations across FCCU markets that enable the credit union to capitalize on timely and relevant opportunities that make an impact in the communities we serve and further promote the brand.
• Overseeing community outreach efforts, including following up on sponsorship and donation requests, coordinating volunteer efforts, ensuring fulfillment of sponsorship deliverables and maximizing exposure including related storytelling opportunities.
• Working collaboratively with internal and external audiences to support strategic objectives through events and experiences, ensuring consistent brand and message delivery. Develop and document repeatable processes and systems for timely, accurate execution.
• Executing comprehensive plans to promote events, ensuring optimal participation by target audience(s) including coordinating production of event marketing and promotional materials in both digital and print formats.
• Updating FCCU web site, social media, and other channels timely to promote upcoming events and feature recaps of past events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Event Management, Hospitality, Strategic Communications, Public Relations or related field.
• A minimum of 2+ years of experience working in event planning, conference management, community engagement, and/or public relations field with proven success.
• Must live in First Commerce Credit Union’s service area, primarily in Tallahassee, Marianna and Panama City, FL, as well as Thomasville, Valdosta, Nashville and Adel, GA.
• Experience concepting, planning and managing events and budgets, as well as defining and meeting strategic outcomes.
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal with attention to detail and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Well organized with ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and events simultaneously to ensure timelines are consistently met.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt plans to meet changing needs and opportunities.
• Occasional work on nights and weekends to manage or participate in credit union community events. Must travel to credit union markets across North Florida/South Georgia region as needed to effectively fulfill job duties.
• Experience working in different social media platforms (primarily Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).
• Familiarity with web site content management using platforms such as WordPress. Preferred, but not required.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  Some graphic design experience using Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva, a plus but not required.
• Able to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment with a high degree of competency.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving history.

How to Apply

Apply at: https://firstcommercecu.applicantpro.com/jobs/3694004

Job Originally Posted on: Friday, April 11, 2025