Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place…. it’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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JOB SUMMARY

Oversees the community relations, grants and sponsorship program to support Clark Planetarium’s mission and programs. Supervises the execution of strategic communications, public relations, and marketing for the division.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Education, Communication, Public Administration or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of directly related experience; of which one (1) year must have been in a supervisory capacity.  Salary is dependent on experience.  All job-related experience must be included on the resume portion for it to be considered in the salary offer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position.

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Manages the execution of a comprehensive communications and marketing strategy for the division, which addresses multiple audiences ranging from the general public to members and donors to educators and planetariums/museums.
• Oversees advertising contracts and ensures the timely submission of artwork to vendors, as well as the management of the Division’s website, publications, social media, blog, and other distributed materials.
• Supervises the Marketing Associate and Public Relations Coordinator positions, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisal, and discipline.
• Researches and identifies new government, corporate, foundation, and private funding prospects.
• Writes, edits and formats grants, proposals, reports, and other funding correspondence.
• Works with key staff to develop and assess ideas for fundable proposals.
• Ensures compliance with all grant fulfillments and reporting as required by donor organization.
• Guides the collection of data and maintains relationship management database.
• Serves as the liaison to program officers, and community partners and organizations.
• Leads the planning of the annual gala and other fundraising events. Solicits sponsorships and in-kind donations to support fundraising events.
• Oversees the strategic promotion of the Division’s membership program, cultivating new and renewing members, including growing the philanthropic level members.
• Manages advisory board meeting and planning logistics. Prepares minutes for advisory board.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Social media strategy and management
• Public and media relations techniques and methodologies
• Technical writing and editing, including AP and Chicago style guides
• Interpersonal communication techniques

• Basic principles of graphic design, printing, and broadcast media and advertising

• Grants management (preparation and monitoring full application cycle)
• Museums and educational organizations and their functions
• Customer Service Skills
• On-line grantor management software/systems

Skills and Abilities to:

• Supervise and guide staff
• Work with computer software related to job specific duties (MS Office, Adobe, etc.)
• Organize workloads and prioritize tasks to adhere to deadlines
• Understand, implement, and follow policies and procedures
• Flexibility with assignments, environments, and co-workers
• Professionally represent organization both externally and internally
• Manage several projects simultaneously
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work is typically performed in a standard office environment, usually Monday through Friday. May require lifting and carrying up to a maximum of 50 lbs. and 6-8 hours of standing/walking on event days.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Late night, early morning and weekend schedule adjustments are occasionally necessary to accommodate special events.