Begin Bright Communications and Events Associate

A city with a great library is a great city, and that’s very true for Nashville. With nearly three million visits per year — and a collection of almost two million items — Nashville Public Library (NPL) is Music City’s gateway to lifelong learning, growth, and community connection. Our one-of-a-kind Civil Rights Room and Votes for Women Room bring visitors together to explore the history of civil rights and plot a course for our shared future. Our lauded Wishing Chair Productions puppet shows and story times delight audiences of all ages with stories that make them laugh, love, and grow. Meanwhile, initiatives like Studio NPL, Bringing Books to Life, Seed Exchange, Be Well at NPL, and Digital Inclusion connect Nashvillians with resources from across our 21-location system to learn new skills, enrich their quality of life, and forge long-lasting friendships. If you have a passion for helping people, love books and learning, and desire to be part of a team that does transformative work every day, then NPL just might be the place for you. This is a grant funded full-time, non-Civil Service position with Nashville Public Library. The Begin Bright Communications and Events Associate position manages multi-channel communications for Begin Bright and Bringing Books to Life: e-newsletters for early childhood educators and families, print and digital resources, and social media. This position also works with the team to plan educational events for early childhood educators, childcare directors, and families while working to ensure effective implementation of Begin Bright across Davidson County. Candidate will be expected to travel throughout Davidson County. Some evening and weekend hours required.

• Manages communications for Begin Bright and Bringing Books to Life’s programming, including monthly e-newsletters, social media, print collateral, social media, and other digital resources
• Works in collaboration with NPL’s Marketing and Communications team to ensure Begin Bright and Bringing Books to Life marketing and communications meet NPL’s overall standards and processes
• Ensures cohesion of messaging across platforms and programming
• Analyzes usage and impact data, prepares reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Identifies gaps and generates strategies for Begin Bright awareness and utilization among childcare center directors, teachers, and families
• Plans events for childcare directors, teachers and families of young children in library and community settings
• Implements the Begin Bright business-to-business (B2B) communications plan among childcare center directors, teachers, and families and identifies and executes new B2B strategies for greatest participation possible in this initiative
• Develops and implements business-to-community (B2C) communications strategy when Begin Bright becomes available to everyone in Davidson County
• Maintains inventory of marketing materials and branded items and refreshes/updates as needed
• Collaborates with NPL and NPLF Marketing & Communications on additional communications needs
• Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Education or related field from an accredited college or university *Additional related experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply. Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.

• Experience planning and educating events
• Experience working with young children, families and/or teachers
• Working knowledge of videoconferencing software and Microsoft Office Suite including MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of Canva

We are an equal opportunity employer. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Metro Nashville is committed to selecting the most qualified candidate for each of our roles.

Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.

Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.