OPEN POSITION
See below for EDC’s open, full-time job opportunity below.
General Function
This role will provide support for the four-person Marketing and Communications Department at San Diego Regional EDC and reports to the Director. The position is hybrid, with three days in-office at EDC’s offices in Downtown San Diego.
What you’ll do on a day-to-day basis:
- Client support: Serve as the marketing consultant for internal teams including Talent Initiatives, Economic Development, and others as needed.
- Social media: Draft social media posts across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn; curate and edit images and video; assist with community management and content calendars
- Content creation and copywriting: Draft and write blog posts, press releases, website copy, e-newsletters, collateral, graphics, and more
- Website curation: Assist with updating and Q/A on EDC and San Diego: Life. Changing. websites and corresponding collateral
- Media relations: Develop and assist with editorial calendar pitching; organize and update media list; support media outreach including phoning newsdesks
- Event planning: Support organizational events with logistics, design & invitations, day-of support, vendor coordination, set-up and tear down, etc.
- Administrative and reporting: Update budget, assist with calendaring and scheduling of team meetings; author reports with timely KPIs and marketing analytics/metrics to maximize reach; assist with day-to-day department operations
- Other duties as assigned
EDC programs you’ll support:
From San Diego: Life. Changing. to Advancing San Diego, you will get to work on a variety of EDC brands/programs that are working to make the region a better and more inclusive place to live and work. This will include end-to-end marketing support from content development to strategy and outreach, to measuring and reporting out performance metrics to shape future tactics.
Tools you’ll use:
Canva, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), WordPress, Mailchimp, Sprout Social – you don’t need to know all of them, but a strong foundation is always helpful and desired.
What we look for in a candidate:
- University/college degree or equivalent relevant training. While a background in communications, marketing, and/or business may be helpful, we are open to those with unique experiences and backgrounds
- Prior relevant internship or employment experience
- Stellar organizational and planning skills; you will be the organizational backbone of our team
- Exceptional writer with immaculate attention to grammar and detail; you will be writing A LOT
- Familiarity with and interest in social media platforms, content, and emerging trends, with desire to coordinate social-first projects
- Eye for and interest in graphic design for digital platforms. We rarely contract out graphic design and rely heavily on the internal team/skills to develop EDC creative.
- Comfort with marketing metrics and ability to identify strategic areas of opportunity
Qualities:
- Passion for making San Diego a better place
- Self-directed and motivated team player with ability to ask hard questions and push back on client teams where needed
- Inquisitive mind with a strong desire to learn, and to support team’s mastery of brand/voice
- Creative and collaborative solution-finder who can get things done with limited resources or oversight—and who is unafraid to ask for help when stuck
- Excellent time management skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency managing multiple projects under competing deadlines. We spin a lot of plates around here
- Passionate storyteller with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be client-focused, adaptable, and have unquestionable integrity
This is a full-time, hourly position with excellent benefits. EDC offers a collaborative and flexible working environment in San Diego’s vibrant downtown.
Pay range commensurate with experience: $24–$26.50/hr. ($49,920–$55,120 annually).
Internships at EDC
Check out our available part-time internship opportunities HERE. Please no unsolicited calls or emails regarding employment or internships.
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