Our Association client in Washington DC is currently seeking an Event Marketing Manager to join their team for 5-6 months. This is a hybrid position and you must be local to the DC area. 25-30 hours per week with the potential to scale up or down.
About the Role
Seeking a Local Event Marketing Manager to drive awareness, engagement, and bookings for a newly renovated event space in Washington, DC.
This role will play a critical part in establishing the space as a go-to destination for events, including corporate functions, community programming, and private rentals (e.g., weddings, receptions, and meetings).
This is a hands-on, highly visible role focused on building local buzz, driving attendance, and increasing revenue through event bookings.
Key Responsibilities
Local Marketing Strategy
- Develop and execute a hyper-local marketing strategy to drive awareness and usage of the space
- Position the space as a premier destination for events and community engagement
- Build and grow a local audience and pipeline of event opportunities
Social Media & Content Creation
- Own day-to-day social media management (Instagram, Facebook, Eventbrite integrations)
- Create and publish real-time, social-first content (Reels, Stories, short-form video)
- Promote upcoming events, rentals, and offerings with strong, conversion-focused messaging
- Highlight the space, amenities, and event capabilities through engaging content
Event Marketing & Execution
- Ensure all event listings are live, optimized, and distributed across platforms
- Attend select events onsite to capture content and support execution as needed
Partnerships & Community Engagement
- Build relationships with: Local businesses event planners , Schools, firms, and organizations
- Drive cross-promotions, partnerships, and grassroots marketing initiatives
- Execute scrappy, high-impact activations to build local buzz
Promote events through: Local media outlets, Newsletters and community boards
- Identify new channels and tactics to increase visibility and attendance
Key Deliverables / KPIs
- Increased event registrations and attendance
- Growth in event bookings and space utilization
- Social engagement: Views, shares, saves, follower growth
- Influencer/partner activations and reach
- Traffic to event pages and conversion to registrations
Ideal Candidate Profile
- DC-based with a strong understanding of the local market and audience
- 3-6 years of experience in: Event marketing, Social media, Experiential or local marketing
- Strong content creator, especially video (Reels, Stories, short-form)
- Connector mindset, comfortable with outreach, and partnership building
- Highly scrappy, proactive, and resourceful
Flexible and able to:
- Attend events
- Work occasional evenings/weekends
- Come onsite on short notice when needed
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.