Assistant Marketing Manager

Position Summary: Surge Tacoma is looking for a permanent (flexible) part-time or full time staff member to work with our team to manage a thriving marketing and advertising program and content strategy for Tacoma Old City Hall. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Support delivery of marketing campaigns and development of marketing strategies Manage and or provide support for newsletters and press releases Evaluate all initiatives, including monitoring the effectiveness of promotions Show sound judgment and commitment to managing the company’s ideals and ethos Manage our Google Business profile and Yelp strategy Review, edit and monitor websites, blogs, social media postings, etc. Maintain project tracking and marketing calendars Be flexible in approach and willing to work outside of role’s bounds Support the work of other team-members Requirements: Recent graduate and / or work experience in marketing, public relations or communications is a plus Exceptional standard of written English, i.e. writing accurate and engaging copy Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Ability to prioritize workloads and good time management skills Direct experience in video, audio, photography, or writing is a plus Excellent verbal communications skills Strong writing and editing skills and experience with press releases, magazine articles, blog posts, or related work is a plus Experience developing and pitching story ideas to editors is a plus Ability to coordinate multiple projects in order to meet deadlines Understanding of marketing-oriented social media tools and techniques Physical Demands and Work Environment The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.