Community Relations and Events Manager, KSL
About The Position
KSL Media Group is Utah's largest media company, encompassing TV, radio, podcasts, and an online marketplace. KSL aims to be a trusted voice, connecting Utahns with essential news, information, entertainment, and commerce. The Community Relations and Events Manager is an experiential marketing leader responsible for driving audience growth, brand performance, and community engagement across KSL's diverse business units through strategic partnerships, events, and brand experiences. This role manages an events team and supports multiple business units, including television, radio, podcasts, sports, and online marketplaces. Reporting to the Vice President of Brand & Marketing, this manager is a key member of the marketing leadership team, collaborating with creative directors and marketing managers on strategies for partnerships and events that enhance KSL's brand and audience. The position also involves building external relationships, aligning the company's mission with key civic, charitable, and business organizations relevant to KSL's audience and brand. This is a hybrid role requiring regular work at the Salt Lake City site, with specific schedules determined by business needs and management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Events Management, Experience Marketing, Communications, Community Development, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in community relations, events management, external affairs, or brand management, preferably within a broadcast media, publishing, or large multi-platform media environment.
- 2+ years of direct people-management experience at a supervisory level.
- Demonstrated success building and managing partnerships with nonprofits, civic organizations, government entities, or corporate sponsors.
- Proven track record of serving as an external representative in community-facing settings.
- Portfolio of planned and executed events at both large and small scale.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting community-facing content.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams.
- High emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to represent KSL's values across diverse audiences and settings.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, news-driven environment where priorities can shift quickly.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a representative of KSL at community events, fundraisers, civic meetings, board functions, and industry gatherings, reflecting the company's values and brand with consistency and purpose.
- Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, and business leaders across Utah.
- Leverage community relationships to create partnership opportunities, co-branded campaigns, and activations that support KSL's marketing and business objectives.
- Plan and oversee events to ensure on-site community activations are smooth and reflect KSL marketing objectives and brand values.
- Manage event budgets to ensure organizational ROI co-exists with exceptional community experiences.
- Coordinate vendor and venue contracts and relationships.
- Execute both small community events and large tent-pole events.
- Conduct post-event reporting and analysis.
- Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and performance management for community relations and event coordinators.
- Clearly delineate responsibilities and inspire career growth from the team.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with creative directors, marketing managers, and Sales teams to integrate community initiatives into broader campaigns.
Benefits
- Robust, affordable medical, dental and vision coverage with no wait period for enrollment
- Paid leave for new parents under our Medical Maternity and Parental Leave policies
- Opportunities to apply for tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off for vacation and sick leave in addition to paid company holidays
- 401(k) with Company match, fully vested from day one
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Employer-funded retirement account, fully vested from day one
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- Access to an entire team of free financial planners
- Matches on contributions to charitable organizations after one year of service
- Continuous growth and development opportunities
- Dynamic team culture that values teamwork, having fun, and collaboration
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
