Job Description
Experience the fun of working in the entertainment industry at Canterbury Park - home to live horse racing every summer and year round action in our Card Casino, Racebook and Expo Center.
Canterbury Park offers competitive pay and benefits for FT & PT employees; including PT PTO and holiday premium pay. Employees also receive free live racing admission, perks of special events and a variety of local & Canterbury Park discounts.
Starting at $17/hour! Job Summary: This is a multi-duty, intra-department position that requires working under the direction of both the Creative Strategist and the Media Relations Manager to assist overall marketing efforts of the company by crafting compelling content, with an emphasis on video production, that boosts engagement and drives interest across a variety of marketing channels and media outlets. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, a creative eye, video production experience, and strong writing and communication skills, all while being detail-oriented and a dependable team player. Responsible for supporting the Companies mission, vision, and values by providing fun and games like no place else, and adheres to the Canterbury Way by focusing on our core values.
Job duties include: Development, writing, filming, production and dissemination of stories, information, and social media messages in various formats to a variety of constituents as directed by the Media Relations Manager and Creative Strategist. Assisting with the daily operation of the press box on live racing days.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Work closely with Creative Strategist to assist in the planning, writing, production and editing of video and digital content for our different audience segments, ensuring that messaging is on-brand and consistent in terms of style, quality, and tone of voice.
- Develop and write: blog posts, long-form articles, story pitches, and other promotional materials in an array of writing styles/voices. Work with track photographer to obtain art as needed.
- Assist media outlets when onsite, both print and electronic, as needed during live racing and special events.
- Responsible for the planning, set up and take down of video or photo shoots.
- Submit weekly profiles and stories on deadline.
- Assist in marketing promotions and work directly with racing officials, department heads and the racing office.
- Various press box duties as needed.
- Supply maintenance.
- All other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: - High School Diploma/GED.
- Seeking a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Video Production, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field.
- Experience in audio and video recording, editing, and production.
- Experience in copywriting and editing with excellent grammatical skills, attention to detail and the ability to develop content that requires little to no editing.
- Must have strong writing and story-telling skills with ability to interview and build relationships to support content-generation efforts with subject matter expertise.
- Self-starter with experience that demonstrates project management capabilities in a fast paced environment and the ability to multitask, prioritize, organize, and manage time accordingly.
- Must be comfortable working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Ability to adjust to a variety of client temperaments and personalities and be willing to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to meet deadlines and complete a project accurately in a high-stress environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Must be able to pass Canterbury Park's pre-employment screening which includes a criminal background check, and a verification of work history.
- Must be able to attain a Minnesota Racing Commission (MRC) license.
Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of all social media platforms.
- Extended knowledge of or work experience in the horse racing industry.
- Bi-lingual Spanish speaker.
- Graphic design experiences a plus.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to work nights and weekends and early mornings to acquire and deliver information and assist the media.
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
- Requires doing repetitive movements.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Requires frequent wrist and hand use.
- Must be able to work in an outdoor environment in all weather conditions
Canterbury Park is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer
Job Tags
Holiday work, Work experience placement, Summer work, Seasonal work, Local area, Outdoor, Night shift, Weekend work, Early shift,