The Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce is actively looking to hire a Vice President of Economic Development with a focus on entrepreneurship & innovation and an Economic Development Project Manager with an immediate focus on a nationwide influencer campaign.
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Vice President of Economic Development, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
This role is for someone with a passion for connecting, building, and enhancing entrepreneurial ecosystems. Additionally, this person will act as an advisor and guide to Chamber leadership and the Bentonville business community.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage economic development programs including talent and industry recruitment and business retention and expansion
- Connect with, build, and enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem of greater Bentonville
- Advise and guide Chamber leadership and the business community towards the continued development of a 21st-century community
- Ideate, create and execute economic development plans in collaboration with President/CEO
Economic Development Project Manager, Influencer Experience
This role will be responsible for the execution and implementation of an ongoing campaign to leverage influencers in key areas to showcase Bentonville’s investments in a distinct quality of place as well as access to a high quality of life to attract industry and talent, build the Bentonville brand and accelerate the relocation of talent and industry in target sectors to Bentonville.
Target sectors include: Arts/Culture/Music, Cycling, Culinary, Tech/Investment/Business, Health and Wellness.
About the Influencer Amplification Campaign:
- Objective: Turn up the volume nationally within specific sectors on activities in Bentonville
- Key Result: 2 million impressions per event. 24-30 million impressions annually
- Duration: 36 month
Economic Development Project Manager, Influencer Experience
This role will be responsible for the execution and implementation of an ongoing campaign to leverage influencers in key areas to showcase Bentonville’s investments in a distinct quality of place as well as access to a high quality of life to attract industry and talent, build the Bentonville brand and accelerate the relocation of talent and industry in target sectors to Bentonville.
Target sectors include: Arts/Culture/Music, Cycling, Culinary, Tech/Investment/Business, Health and Wellness.
About the Influencer Amplification Campaign:
- Objective: Turn up the volume nationally within specific sectors on activities in Bentonville
- Key Result: 2 million impressions per event. 24-30 million impressions annually
- Duration: 36 month
