Marketing Director Position Available In Pinellas, Florida

Marketing Director City of St. Petersburg – 3.8 Saint Petersburg, FL Job Details Full-time $122,187 – $190,330 a year 1 hour ago Qualifications iRecruitment Marketing Social media management Graphic design Master’s degree Public Administration Supervising experience Bachelor’s degree Public relations Senior level Marketing Full Job Description The City of St. Petersburg is seeking an experienced, responsible professional Marketing Director to organize, administer, and direct the City’s comprehensive marketing plan. The City is a prominent part of the Tampa Bay metropolitan area located on Florida’s west coast, is the fifth largest city in Florida and the 85th largest city in the United States with a population of 258,000 and a land mass of 61 square miles. The City is governed by a strong mayor/city council form of government, and the Marketing Director is appointed by and serves at the discretion of the elected Mayor. Work involves planning, developing, and implementing a wide variety of municipal government marketing and promotional activities; guiding and overseeing the work of an internal, agency style marketing department including creative marketing professionals and marketing campaigns; and supervising the production and personnel in the City’s TV production and print shop divisions. This position involves considerable initiative and judgment to formulate recommendations and requires discretion, dedication, and tact to effectively communicate, coordinate, and build cooperative relationships with city employees, city departments, citizens, outside organizations, business groups, elected officials, City Administration, and City Council.

Salary:

$122,187 – $190,330

DOQ Close Date:

05-16-2025 (11:59 PM) To Qualify Minimum Qualifications.

Applicants must:

Have a valid Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in marketing, public administration, advertising, business administration, or a related field. Have considerable progressive experience in marketing, communications, public relations, social media campaigns, and/or branding. Have considerable progressive supervisory or managerial experience in a related field. Be able to plan, coordinate, and supervise creative marketing employees in the development of marketing and promotional materials and City related branding campaigns. Be able to prepare clear and concise presentations, communications, speeches, and scripts. Be able to facilitate and maintain positive relationships with local media, community leaders, elected officials, citizens, City Administration, and business owners. Acknowledge this position is designated as Emergency Critical (EC) and if hired into the position, an applicant must be immediately available to the department before, during, and after a declared emergency and/or disaster. Desirable Qualifications.

Preferred Applicants:

Have a Master’s degree in marketing, public administration, advertising, business administration or a related field. Have knowledge and understanding of Television Production, Graphic Design, and Print Shop operations. Have prior experience in Marketing with a local government. Selection Process

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

For purposes of employment, re-employment, promotion, transfer or demotion, the most qualified applicants will be selected to continue in the hiring process. At this point, any prior criminal records will be verified. A prior criminal record will not necessarily disqualify a selected applicant from employment. The City of St. Petersburg is committed to a Drug Free Workplace and compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing rules. Applicants may be required to successfully complete pre-employment drug testing and/or medical exams. How To Apply Apply online at www.stpete.org/jobs – Select See Open Jobs . City employees must use the Current City Employee link or use a City computer to access iRecruitment Employee Candidate. The City of St. Petersburg is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity employment, and encourages individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply for posted positions. In accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes, qualified servicemembers/veterans and the spouses/family members of certain servicemembers/veterans receive preference/priority in employment. Eligible applicants are responsible to apply for Veterans’ Preference at the time of submission of any job application. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to apply, to interview for positions and to perform the essential job functions.