Communications & Events Manager

Job Summary

The Communications & Events Manager will develop and execute events, marketing and communications campaigns to support JAMT priorities. This position will foster community connections, manage brand integrity, and promote awareness of the mission and programs to our community. The role’s primary function is to broaden and strengthen the organization’s relationships and brand awareness through multi-channel communications efforts to attract, motivate, and sustain current and new community stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

Communications, Brand & Marketing

Strategic Communications & Brand Stewardship

• Develop, execute, and evaluate an innovative annual marketing and communications plan to elevate JAMT’s brand awareness and community engagement across Middle Tennessee.
• Elevate the JAMT brand voice, visual identity, and standards across all internally and externally produced content. Creativity and innovation is encouraged.
• Serve as lead for all JAMT messaging, internal and external communications
• Collaborate across departments (Programs, Development, Operations) to create materials that align with JAMT’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities.

Storytelling & Content Creation

• Craft compelling, impactful, and persuasive content, written, visual, and video, that drives awareness, engagement, and mission-aligned results across all constituent audiences (students, educators, volunteers, donors, and the general public).
• Partner with the Development team to prepare scripts, talking points, and written remarks for fundraising and cultivation events.
• Capture student impact stories through interviews, classroom visits, and program observation, and translate those stories into content that resonates across channels.

Multi-Channel Marketing & Digital Presence

• Build and execute a marketing calendar that grows awareness of JAMT’s mission and programming and reaches new audiences through paid, earned, and owned channels.
• Manage JAMT’s website, ensuring current and accurate information.
• Own JAMT’s social media presence across all primary platforms including strategy, content calendar, publishing, community management, and performance reporting.
• Manage email marketing. Design, segmentation, deployment, and analysis using the organization’s CRM and email platform.

Media & Public Relations

• Establish and maintain media relationships across the Middle Tennessee region, writing press releases and securing interviews to promote JAMT’s mission, programs, and signature events.
• Leverage public relations opportunities to recognize supporters, celebrate student outcomes, and elevate organizational visibility.
• Approach all media projects through an intersectional, diverse, and culturally aware lens.

Events Management

Event Strategy & Planning

• Contribute to JAMT’s annual events strategy by planning, executing, and evaluating signature fundraising events (such as the Nashville Business Hall of Fame, JA Bowl-A-Thon, Backstage at BizTown, golf tournament, and donor cultivation events).
• Collaborate with the Development team to develop and deepen partner engagement.

Event Execution & Logistics

• Oversee all aspects of event execution, including logistics, vendor contracts and relationships, run-of-show, registration, sales tracking, and post-event communication.
• Solicit, package, and promote silent auction where applicable; coordinate auction logistics from procurement through fulfillment.

Event Marketing & Stewardship

• Lead all event-related marketing and communications (including invitations, save-the-dates, program books, signage, social campaigns, and post-event recognition) ensuring consistent brand voice across every touchpoint.
• Serve as an enthusiastic, articulate JAMT representative at all special events; steward relationships with donors, sponsors, corporate partners, and volunteers before, during, and after each event.
• Track event performance against revenue, attendance, and engagement goals; provide accurate and timely post-event reports to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related field OR equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in marketing, communications, and/or event management.
• Demonstrated event management skills, including planning, organizing, staffing, vendor management, and evaluation.
• Excellent storytelling and persuasive written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt to a wide variety of audiences and communication mediums.
• Clear understanding of current digital marketing trends and hands-on experience with social media, email marketing platforms, CRM systems, and website content management.
• Creative design experience (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable tools) sufficient to produce on-brand collateral independently. Photography, videography, or basic video editing skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work occasional nights and weekends in support of events; longer workdays leading up to events and 10–12 hour days on event days are expected.

Additional Information

Benefits

Paid time off, generous health benefits, 401k match

How to Apply

To apply, please send a PDF of your cover letter, résumé and digital portfolio (if available) to the Senior DIrector of Development at View email address on cnemt.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Details

• Date Posted: May 18, 2026
• Type: Full-Time
• Job Function: Communications / Marketing / PR
• Service Area: Education
• Salary Range: Depending on experience