Community Engagement Specialist bei Progressive Directions Inc. (PDI)

Description

Location: Clarksville, TN  

Job Type: Full-Time | Hourly | Non-Exempt

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM, some evenings and weekends as needed for events

About Us

Progressive Directions, Inc. (PDI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people with disabilities through innovative programs and community partnerships. We promote independence, dignity, and inclusion across all of our services and subsidiaries, including the Common Ground Café, PDI Thrift Store, and Buddy Ball Special Needs Athletic League.

Position Summary

We are seeking a creative, outgoing, and organized Community Engagement Specialist to join our Public Relations team. This role combines content creation, event planning, social media management, and community engagement. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about building relationships that positively represent PDI in the community.

Key Responsibilities

Social Media Management:

• Create and manage social media content for multiple channels. 
• Monitor social media activity, engagement, and interact with followers. 
• Maintain a proactive social media posting calendar.
• Analyze content performance and identify areas for improvement.

Content Creation:

• Act as an event and special acknowledgement photos and/or videos for posting. 
• Shoot and edit quality videos and photos to feature programs, events, and human-interest stories.
• Create engaging and informative content that aligns with the organization’s brand and messaging for multiple departments and subsidiaries. 
• Design graphics for electronic and print resources
• Write and edit for various electronic and traditional resources, including social media, websites, internal displays, brochures, promotional flyers, press releases, and newsletters.
• Contribute stories for newsletter, email blasts, and local media coverage. 
• Ensure consistency of branding, mission, and messaging across all media and platforms.

Community Engagement (Internal and External):

• Assist with employee, client, and community engagement initiatives.
• Collaborate with and plan multiple annual events in conjunction with the PR team.
• Prepare for and attend company and community events as needed.
• Develop positive relationships and engage with clients and staff members to foster a collaborative environment.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with community leaders, civic organizations, and local businesses.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with the VP of Public Relations and members of the PR team to boost creativity, promotion, and development.
• Work cross-functionally with PDI teams to meet project goals. 
• Encourage content submissions from staff members.
• Collaborate on ideas to promote all PDI programs, including Common Ground Café, PDI Thrift Store, and Buddy Ball Special Needs Athletic League.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Research and Administrative Duties as Assigned:

• Follow media coverage of PDI and its subsidiary programs.
• Conduct research to identify relevant topics and trends.
• Assist with market research and competitive analysis.
• Create and update budgets, rosters, etc.
• Complete purchase orders

Common Types of Projects:

• Digital content creation
• Social media posting and interaction 
• Event coordination
• Video and photo production 
• Marketing materials creation 
• Presentations and e-learning content creation

How to Apply:  Please submit your application through Indeed, including your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting your experience in community engagement, social media, and event planning. 

Requirements

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in social media management, public relations, nonprofit, marketing, photography, and/or video production, event planning, or a similar field required.
• Proficiency in social media platforms.
• Experience in photography and videography preferred.
• Experience with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar preferred.
• Experience in fundraising is a plus.

SKILLS:

• Ability to write clear, concise, engaging content.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong visual, storytelling, and communication skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines. 
• Ability to think creatively and strategically. 
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Adapts to trends and changing technologies.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Must have a valid Driver’s License. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee should be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.