Events & Marketing Assistant

Description:

The Belleville Downtown District BIA is currently seeking an outgoing, creative, qualified professional between the ages of 15 and 30 for the position of Events & Marketing Assistant as part of the Canada Summer Jobs grant. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in event planning and execution, business communication, writing and learn more about the Downtown District.

As the Events & Marketing Assistant for Downtown Belleville, you will learn best practices for creating engaging events and content including text, photography, video and more. You will learn the values of databases, how to engage with customers, how to sell products and services online and how to create and execute content calendars for social media. You will experience event execution first hand and develop relationships with visitors to recommend activities in the downtown core.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Getting to know the Downtown membership of the BIA by visiting businesses and updating our database
• Lining up interviews with business owners, employees and residents of the Downtown community. Interviews can be done virtually or in-person pending restrictions.
• Assist the Events & Marketing Coordinator in the planning and implementation of twelve Downtown events by booking, vendors, entertainment, and communicating with Downtown Businesses
• Creating a content calendar for social media
• Scheduling posts on Facebook and Instagram
• Create and execute contests for our visitors
• Run a small tourism booth on Front Street at Downtown events
• Talk to visitors, providing them with suggestions and directions using maps, tourism materials their own knowledge of the area
• Write and edit blog and newsletter content, and update website using wordpress.
• Take photos and videos throughout Downtown for promotions
• Assist members and vendors in set up and tear down of event materials
• Assist in event promotion