Marketing Assistant

If you like being involved in the community, attending events and constantly meeting new people, BACC has an opening for a Marketing Assistant. This position will handle all social media, develop and create marketing materials, produce two weekly enewsletters, visit new businesses and prospect for new members, cover events, update our website, create press releases and BACC promotions. Must be social media savvy, have marketing experience, use Canva, Publisher, Constant Contact and Excel; be able to pitch the chamber and events. Part time hours weekly about 25, in office hours and some remote. To inquire, contact Suzanne@BarringtonChamber.com

Duties Include:

· Create brochures, flyers and other marketing materials for membership, networking groups, events

· Assists with event planning, execution and materials

· Conducts and tracks consistent membership recruiting efforts, calls on prospective members; helps maintain membership materials; helps with retention

· Sends event calendars and notices at the beginning of each month to all media calendars and appropriate news sources

· Manages social media making daily posts and tracking activity, helps build social media audience, welcomes new members, pushes events

· Sends important press releases for events and BACC news, take photos of events, help create videos

· Manages updates and revisions to BACC website

· Assists with key publications such as the regional magazine, community guide, map and more

· Assists with general office duties such as answering phones, handling walk-in customers and members, scheduling event registrations when in office

· Assist and attends events and activities such as community events, ribbon cuttings, mixers – takes photos, helps with check-in

Qualifications:

1. Marketing and sales experience/communications degree

2. Public Relations skills, publications experience and design creativity

3. Social media marketing experience, strong computer skills, writing skills,

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 30 per week

Ability to Relocate:

• Barrington, IL 60010: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barrington, IL 60010