Communications Specialist

Invest in your future with BSNB! Are you looking to start your Marketing career with a nationally recognized community bank that is named one of the Best Places to Work? Ballston Spa National Bank (BSNB) is looking to hire a Communications Specialist to support marketing initiatives to drive BSNB's short and long-term strategic growth goals across product lines.

How do we invest in you? This position earns competitive pay. We also offer great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan with a company match, a pension plan, 11 paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), company-paid life insurance, voluntary insurances, and more. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, join our close-knit team today!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST:

As the Communications Specialist, you will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, that may include researching sponsorship and donation requests from the community, developing relationships with community organizations, crafting customer-facing messaging, creating social media, blog, email marketing, and website content, writing press releases, researching trends in the industry and attending BSNB events and promotions. Other assigned projects throughout the year may require you to take an idea, research it, discuss it with appropriate areas of the bank and make recommendations on how the bank should proceed.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or Marketing, or a minimum of five years' Communications-related experience required; in the financial services industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, WordPress, and MailChimp preferred. Knowledge of traditional and digital marketing communications strategies required.
• Knowledge of planning, coordinating, and implementing special events and business promotions.
• A high level of creativity is required, with demonstrated attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, coupled with strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a group or independently.

ABOUT BALLSTON SPA NATIONAL BANK (BSNB)

Established in 1838, we are proud to provide financial solutions to businesses, individuals and families located in the greater Capital Region and beyond. Thirteen full-service banking offices coupled with digital banking services provide products and services geared towards meeting the needs of the markets we serve. As a community-minded financial institution, we make giving back and volunteer work a priority.

BSNB provides all employees and applicants an equal employment opportunity in the manner required by law in all aspects of employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by local, state, or federal law. BSNB is a VEVRAA employer and has a desire for priority referrals of protected veterans. We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates who are under consideration.