Community Engagement Manager

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.