Marketing & Content Specialist

Who We Are

V3 Sports is a nonprofit located in vibrant North Minneapolis, focused on elevating our community through wellness, fitness, and education! Thanks to our amazing partners, donors, and incredible community members, we have been making waves in Minneapolis, serving over a thousand families since 2007.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Founded as a non-profit in 2007, the mission of V3 Sports mission is to elevate our community through wellness, fitness and education. In 2024, V3 Sports opened Phase One of the V3 Center, a 40,000 square foot health and wellness center that will grow to be a North Minneapolis community asset and a regional destination. The focus of Phase One is to provide a place for Northside residents of all ages to access water, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, physical rehabilitation and enjoy healthy and delicious food offerings. Phase Two, which V3 Sports is actively fundraising for, will be a regional destination for sporting events, career fairs, community events, and other drivers of economic stability. At the V3 Center, Northside young people and families will access programming that supports their career and economic aspirations and builds the skills they need to make their dreams reality.

Wages

$26.44 - $28.84 per hour, dependent on qualifications and experience

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid basic life insurance & option for additional coverage paid by the employee
• Employer-paid premium for Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement plan with a 4% employer match and immediate vesting

Because V3 Sports is a member with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) who partners with St. Mary's University, V3 employees and their spouses are also eligible for the following benefits at St. Mary's University:

• Discounted tuition for Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate programs
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to advancement (internships, job placement, field practice)

Schedule

This position operates within a hybrid work schedule that includes some evenings and weekends to accommodate programming, events, aquatics milestones, and community activations.

V3 Sports is seeking a Marketing & Content Specialist to help bring our mission to life through bold visuals, engaging stories, and creative campaigns across social media, email, and digital platforms. You'll turn ideas into action by managing social channels, building email content, and capturing the energy of our programs, events, aquatics moments, and community activations.

What You'll Do

• Capture and create compelling photo and video content across programs, events, aquatics, and community activations.
• Edit short and long form video for social, email, and digital platforms.
• Manage and publish content across social media channels, including captions, scheduling, and engagement.
• Execute monthly content calendars and paid social campaigns aligned with marketing initiatives.
• Draft and send marketing emails, including member, donor, and campaign communications.
• Implement campaign briefs and support storytelling for programs, events, and revenue generating initiatives.
• Maintain organized content libraries and digital assets.
• Collaborate with internal teams, agencies, and leadership to bring campaigns to life.
• Track performance and share insights to improve reach and engagement.
• Support events and activations, including some evenings and weekends.

Who You Are

• You have an Associate or Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Media, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• You bring 2-4 years of experience in social media, digital marketing, or content creation.
• You have handson experience with video editing and digital storytelling tools.
• You have experience drafting marketing emails, preferably.
• You are a strong visual and written storyteller with an eye for engaging content.
• You have experience using creative software such as Adobe Creative Suite (preferred) or Canva.
• You are comfortable working with photo and video editing tools.
• You thrive in active, communitybased environments.
• You can work evenings and weekends as needed.
• You are organized, detailoriented, and able to manage multiple projects at once.
• You are comfortable collaborating with agencies, crossfunctional teams, and organizational leadership.
• You are committed to assetframed storytelling and culturally grounded communication.
• You maintain regular and punctual attendance, which is an essential function of this role.
• You can maintain current CPR, AED, and BBP certifications (training provided during onboarding for new hires).
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet V3 Sports' driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of V3 Sports. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

V3 Sports participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf. See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf.