Community Engagement Specialist – Freelance

Magic, Inc

Community Engagement Specialist representing a marketing agency for local food franchise outreach. Fostering partnerships with schools and businesses to enhance community presence.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $7 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in community engagement and partnership development, with a strong focus on outreach strategies, relationship management, and event coordination. Proficient in tracking and reporting outreach activities using CRM tools or spreadsheets.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Community EngagementOutreach ExperienceCold CallingOrganizational SkillsWritten Communication

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Hard Skills

FundraisingEvent CoordinationPartnership DevelopmentLocal MarketingCRM Tracking

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Social Media PlatformsEmail Communication

Industry Keywords

Food MarketingRestaurant MarketingCommunity OrganizationsPTA EngagementSports Team Partnerships

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain relationships with local schools, PTAs, sports teams, and community organizations
Identify and pitch fundraising opportunities to local businesses and organizations
Collaborate with store managers to ensure events are properly scheduled and resourced
Reach out to potential partners via direct messages on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
Make outbound calls to schools and businesses to introduce partnership opportunities
Send professional, well-crafted messages via email and social channels
Coordinate School Pizza Nights and other fundraising events
Organize and market community events, including table tents, spirit nights, and donation requests
Track outreach efforts, partnership status, and event results in a simple CRM or spreadsheet
Report weekly on outreach activity and partnership pipeline

Requirements

What you’ll need

Prior experience as a Community Engagement Specialist/Manager, or in a similar community outreach, local marketing, or partnership development role
Demonstrated outreach experience — cold calling, prospecting, or direct pitching to businesses or organizations
Comfortable and confident making outbound phone calls as a core part of the role
Experience relevant to the food, restaurant, or local/franchise marketing space is strongly preferred (candidates with primarily beauty or clothing brand engagement backgrounds will not be considered — the outreach approach does not translate)
Strong organizational skills with experience tracking multiple ongoing relationships or projects simultaneously
Strong written communication across email and social DMs

Benefits

Comp & perks

No benefits package included