Community Engagement Manager

The Best Players Need the Best People

This position is responsible for building and implementing the year-round community engagement and messaging plan, managing charity and outreach programs hosted by the Truist Championship and cultivating positive relationships with key community constituents and local media.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business or related field
Minimum of 5 years of related experience
Demonstrated understanding of community impact and charitable outreach
Ability to manage multiple projects and events
Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders and build effective relationships with community leaders and media
Strong communication, writing and public speaking/presentation skills
Self-motivated and deadline-oriented
Proven organizational skills and attention to detail
Proficient with MS Office Software applications
A professional image, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work on a team

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a custom, year-round engagement plan to drive awareness around events and their impact on the community.
Manage and fulfill charitable events schedule.
Implement and manage the tournament’s Birdies for Charity program.
Collaborate with the Executive Director to develop and implement an engagement strategy among key civic, governmental and charitable organizations.
Assist in establishment and coordination of events; announcements; press conferences; presentations; media days; etc.
Work collaboratively with communications and marketing departments to develop an integrated plan and timeline of impact storylines and content.
Serve as a representative for Truist Championship at charitable functions, community meetings, forums with civic and governmental partners and select media opportunities.
Liaise with nonprofit partners and organizations to demonstrate tournament’s year-round support and engagement.
Evaluate, fulfill, and track charitable requests for event sponsorship auction items.
Oversee charity and community events taking place on site during tournament week, including any military ticketing and hosting program.
Identify opportunities to leverage the tournament’s brand and resources to support local causes and initiatives.
Manage and update community/charity-related content on the tournament website and support content ideation for community newsletter.
Develop and secure approvals of collateral materials (press releases, programs, newsletters, etc.)
Special projects and other duties as assigned.