Marketing & Content Manager

The Arlington Heights Park District is seeking a Marketing & Content Manager to act as a central point of coordination for marketing and storytelling across the district. This onsite role helps shape integrated campaigns and multi-channel content that supports community engagement, membership retention efforts, and an consistently strong customer experience.

Working closely with internal teams and partner facilities, you will plan and manage print and digital marketing requests, track performance, and publish content that highlights district impact through the website and social channels.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the primary marketing liaison across internal departments to create, strategize, manage, and execute print and digital requests
• Develop integrated campaign strategies for major district community initiatives, services, and facilities
• Create and distribute targeted email newsletters, program announcements, and facility updates using Constant Contact
• Plan, write, schedule, and evaluate content across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, including monitoring comments and direct messages to support community interaction
• Track, analyze, and report campaign performance across both print and digital channels
• Partner with membership-driven facilities to design and execute retention strategies
• Craft and publish stories on the District website to highlight community impact, promote park initiatives, and engage residents
• Support an outstanding customer experience aligned with brand expectations, including great service, friendly and pleasing environments, open communications, and efficient, organized operations at all agency locations
• Attend work on a regular basis
• Perform job duties safely and in compliance with District policies, procedures, work and safety rules, and the employee handbook
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment
• Complete additional duties as assigned, which may be considered essential

What you bring

• BA/BS in Marketing, Communications, Integrated Marketing Communications, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 3-5 years of demonstrated success in marketing, marketing research, or integrated marketing communications
• Strong knowledge of social media, digital marketing, marketing analysis, and general business practices
• Good knowledge of photography and videography
• Good knowledge of website editing and content creation
• Good knowledge of layout and design
• Good knowledge of imaging and video editing software such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Ability to cooperate with and interpret Park District philosophies for governmental, public, and private groups, agencies, and the general public
• Good knowledge of pertinent safety precautions
• Ability to maintain positive and effective working relationships with supervisors, subordinate employees, and contractors

Tools & technologies

• Constant Contact
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Photoshop
• InDesign
• Illustrator
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Compensation & benefits

Salary: USD 63,486 - 88,174 per year.

• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Life Insurance (basic & voluntary additional coverage)
• IMRF Defined Benefit Pension
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (IMRF)
• 457 and ROTH 457 Defined Contribution Plans
• Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (sick, vacation and Floating Holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Childcare discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PPE Reimbursement
• Park District facility and program discounts for employees and their families
• Parental Leave