Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The Marketing & Communications Coordinator will help to support the organization's internal communications, brand marketing efforts (creative, timelines, budget), and public relations projects
• Assist with PR efforts across the race season including at track driver handling (weekend races) and driver schedule development (requires traveling to at minimum 50% of scheduled races on weekends)
• Lead the creative process including building creative briefs, collaborating with designers, reviewing comps, and routing artwork through all stakeholders and uploading final artwork to vendors
• Develop and manage marketing project timelines to ensure milestones are met, keep internal teams organized and on track and executing projects to their full potential
• Assist with building and managing the marketing budget, routing invoices, and tracking expenditures
• Assist Identify and collaborate with influencers and brand ambassadors to create authentic and engaging content that resonates with our audience and manage influencer relationships/campaigns to increase brand visibility and credibility
• Support team in gathering data to compile program recaps to measure performance against KPI’s
• Assist team with events, shoots and appearances as needed
• Keep well-informed of emerging trends in marketing and bring forward new and innovative ideas

Required Skills & Experience

To perform the job successfully, you should demonstrate the following capabilities

• Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in communications, marketing, public relations, or related field is required
• 1-3 years of experience in a marketing, communications, project management or related field is required
• Self-motivated and able to prioritize work and multitask over a wide range of duties
• Experience working in a professional sports or entertainment environment preferred
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and other computer software or similar software
• Strong planning, project management, attention to detail and organization skills
• Strong work ethic and reliable
• Curiosity around data driven metrics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including traveling on the weekends to approximately 18 races
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Ability to foster positive relationships among peers, managers, and organizational partners
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Skills to work independently, and operate well under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to drive execution and results