Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator

The Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator works side by side with the Collide team, helping transform early stage ideas into viable companies. The Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator is responsible for organizing our team, coordinating events, managing our media, and aiding our companies.

The best candidates will have a strong academic background, an entrepreneurial mindset, excellent verbal and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability in business development and community relations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all marketing activities within and for the startup community to promote Collide Village core service offerings

• Engage with Collide Village’s founders and coordinate activities, meetings and events that drive them toward success

• Manage speaker sessions and seminars with industry experts

• Identify opportunities to create new programs to drive engagements

• Manage and drive social media channels and all activities

• Maintain monthly updates on metrics for our portfolio

• Manage relationships with local, regional, and national sponsors of Collide Village

• Represent the Collide Village network overall, work on strategic initiatives and develop meaningful and beneficial relationships between corporations, sponsors and other startup communities

- 2-5 years of work experience in marketing including public relations as well as social media, community relations, or program and project management

- Strong interest and competence around technology, startups, entrepreneurship, or venture capital

- A passion for networking and connection

- Self-motivated and independently driven

- Proven attention to detail through prior work or life experience

- Experience in event planning and event logistics

- Comfortable with a variety of responsibilities and an ability to prioritize multiple competing asks… ”whatever it takes” attitude is a must!

- Comfortable with a minimal amount of direction, but high expectations

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.