Marketing Communications and Community Engagement Specialist

Central United Cooperative•Winthrop, MN

12h

About The Position

This role supports Central United Cooperative’s marketing and communications. You’ll work closely with our external marketing partner—which leads brand strategy, creative development, and campaign planning—to coordinate, publish, and track day-to-day communications. You’ll also coordinate community engagement efforts and administer the community giving program. Ideal for a collaborative communicator who’s organized, detail-minded, and comfortable working across departments. Role could be based out of Winthrop, Buffalo Lake, or Sleepy Eye Minnesota.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal skills; able to work with employees, members, vendors, and an outside agency.
Excellent writing, proofreading, and editing skills.
Experience creating/publishing content for print, web, email, and social.
Familiarity with website CMS updates and basic image/file handling.
Organized project coordinator who can manage multiple deadlines.
Working knowledge of standard tools (e.g., Microsoft 365/Google Workspace; social scheduling).
Two- or four-year degree in communications, marketing, or business; equivalent experience considered. Experience may be substituted for post-secondary education.

Nice To Haves

2+ years in a marketing/communications and/or community engagement role.
Experience with Adobe Acrobat (and basic Photoshop/Illustrator or Canva for light edits) is a plus but not required.
Cooperative experience and/or an agriculture background.

Responsibilities

Agency & Department Coordination--Serve as the day-to-day liaison with the marketing agency (briefs, timelines, asset routing, reviews, approvals). Gather inputs from operating departments; traffic copy, photos, product details to the agency. Maintain the marketing/editorial calendar and keep deliverables on schedule.
Community Engagement Coordination--Administer the community giving program per established guidelines (request intake, tracking, responses, follow-up). Coordinate sponsorships and donation requests with local partners (schools, FFA/4-H, county fairs, civic groups, first responders, chambers).
Plan and staff community events and appearances (customer appreciation, safety days, parades/booths, local meetings).
Organize employee volunteer opportunities and record participation hours.
Track community budget and document impact metrics (attendance, reach, photos, testimonials) for internal reporting.
Capture and route event photos/stories to the agency for recap posts.
Campaign & Asset Management--Assist with campaign launches (lists, landing-page checks, UTM links, QA). Manage brand assets (logos, photos, templates) and ensure consistent use of the Central United Cooperative name and logo across print/digital/signage.
Coordinate print orders, promo items, and vendor quotes (printers, promo, mail/fulfillment).
Meetings & Events Support--Help plan and execute meetings and events (annual meeting, appreciation events, trade shows): invites, materials, check-in lists, basic A/V coordination. Track project status and light budgets; flag risks and bottlenecks early.
Other Duties as Assigned--Jump in where needed to keep communications timely, accurate, and on brand.