About The Position
This role exists to help local food franchise locations grow their presence and reputation within their communities through authentic, relationship-based outreach. Franchise locations often rely on grassroots partnerships with schools, sports teams, and local organizations to drive awareness, foot traffic, and goodwill, but these relationships require consistent, organized, hands-on effort to build and maintain. The Community Engagement Specialist will own this outreach end-to-end: identifying and pitching fundraising partnerships, organizing community events, and turning one-time connections into recurring, mutually beneficial partnerships.
Requirements
- Prior experience as a Community Engagement Specialist/Manager, or in a similar community outreach, local marketing, or partnership development role
- Demonstrated outreach experience — cold calling, prospecting, or direct pitching to businesses or organizations
- Comfortable and confident making outbound phone calls as a core part of the role
- Computer with at least 8GB RAM, an Intel i5 core processor/AMD Ryzen 5 Processor and up
- Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
- Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation and a webcam
- Back-up computer and internet connection
- Quiet, dedicated workspace at home
Nice To Haves
- Experience relevant to the food, restaurant, or local/franchise marketing space is strongly preferred (candidates with primarily beauty or clothing brand engagement backgrounds will not be considered — the outreach approach does not translate)
- Strong organizational skills with experience tracking multiple ongoing relationships or projects simultaneously
- Confident, professional phone communication
- Strong written communication across email and social DMs
- CRM or spreadsheet tracking and pipeline management
- Basic event coordination and logistics planning
- Comfortable using social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram) for business outreach
- Self-starter who thrives working independently
- Naturally personable and relationship-driven
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Resilient and persistent — comfortable with outreach that doesn't always get a "yes"
- Genuine enthusiasm for community involvement and local business
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with local schools, PTAs, sports teams, and community organizations
- Identify and pitch fundraising opportunities to local businesses and organizations
- Collaborate with store managers to ensure events are properly scheduled and resourced
- Reach out to potential partners via direct messages on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
- Make outbound calls to schools and businesses to introduce partnership opportunities
- Send professional, well-crafted messages via email and social channels
- Coordinate School Pizza Nights and other fundraising events
- Organize and market community events, including table tents, spirit nights, and donation requests
- Track outreach efforts, partnership status, and event results in a simple CRM or spreadsheet
- Report weekly on outreach activity and partnership pipeline
Benefits
- No benefits package included
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
