Join a great team working together for Portland!
The Portland Metro Chamber (Chamber) and Downtown Portland Clean & Safe (DPCS) are hiring a Communications Assistant to join our collaborative and fast-paced Communications Team. This position is an entry level position that will help with communications and marketing activities for both organizations and is a fantastic first job for someone getting ready to graduate or recently graduated that allows them exposure to a variety of projects with a more flexible work schedule.
The Communications Team is a collaborative and supportive team-oriented environment that works to provide outstanding service and communications support to the Chamber’s 2,300+ members and ratepayers of DPCS. You will help assist with writing articles for newsletters, website content, social media posts along with taking photos and videos of events and programs to support those efforts. As a candidate you should possess good writing/editing skills, be comfortable using technology, have an openness to learning new things and a willingness to help support content creation across all owned media platforms (website, social media, newsletter, etc.).
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in the communications and marketing field while gaining a sense of pride by making a difference in the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Senior Director in drafting content for use in member and stakeholder emails, newsletters, social media posts, website content, event promotion and more.
- Regularly engage and collaborate with departments across the Chamber and affiliates to understand their communications needs, gather relevant content, confirm facts and data, and help with project details and timelines.
- Assist with updating website content for the Chamber and Downtown Portland Clean & Safe.
- Review content and edit materials for grammar and punctuation.
- Compile email marketing analytics to the Senior Director of Strategic Communications, to guide member and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Organize and maintain asset resources and image library for both organizations.
- Assist in maintaining email lists for campaigns.
- Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
- Complete assigned tasks by scheduled deadlines.
- Assist with other projects assigned to support communications goals.
Salary
Employment Status: Full-time (30 hours per week)
Salary: $20.51 per hour ($32,000 annualized).
How to apply
To apply, please submit resume and cover letter to careers@portlandalliance.com.