Director of Marketing and Community Engagement

Looking for an exciting opportunity to lead Strategic Marketing and Community Engagement?

Join our team and play an integral role in promoting the airport, strengthening community engagement, and helping shape how our airport connects with the community and travelers.

If you're creative, driven, and ready to make a difference, this position is for you!

The Director of Marketing and Community Engagement provides strategic leadership for the Airport Authority's marketing, public relations, communications, and community engagement. The position develops and implements comprehensive marketing and communications strategies that increase awareness and utilization of airport services, strengthens community relationships, supports air service development, and advances the Authority's strategic goals.

The Director is responsible for coordinating media relations and public communications, including response to media inquiries and communications associated with significant events or emergencies. The position serves as a key member of the Airport management team and supervises the Marketing and Public Information Specialist.

CHO is proud to offer excellent benefit options to our eligible employees. These include Anthem Healthcare insurance plans which provide health, vision, and dental coverage. For the employee, coverage is paid at 100% by the Authority. Retirement and life insurance through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). Two weeks of paid vacation, thirteen paid holidays, sick leave, and an education assistance program. CHO invests in our employees by providing benefits that are important and valuable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by statute. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. The Authority complies with federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws and strives to keep the workplace free from all forms of unlawful discrimination.

Must successfully complete all required Fingerprint-based Criminal History Records Checks and employment background checks. Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screening.