Entrepreneurship Community Manager, Assistant Director - Dallas, TX

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.  Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Join our Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) team and you’ll directly support and promote our brand and reputation. Through internal communications, public relations and corporate communications, you’ll provide a wide range of marketing and communications services to internal and external audiences. These include current and future clients and employees, alumni, regulators, the media and the communities within which we operate.

The opportunity

Join our dynamic Entrepreneurship Marketing Team, where innovation meets opportunity! We are committed to supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of growth and increasing brand permission through strategic marketing initiatives. Our team thrives in a fast-paced environment, and we are looking for a passionate and proactive Entrepreneurship Community Manager to represent the EY brand in support of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Your key responsibilities

As the Entrepreneurship Community Manager for the Southwest geo region, you will be responsible for marketing activities across the entrepreneurial ecosystem in your market. In this market-facing role, your primary responsibility will be owning, managing and executing EY’s flagship Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) program across the 12-month program cycle, including serving as the relationship steward with EOY sponsors locally. In addition to leading EOY, you will develop and execute a local strategy for Entrepreneurial programs and events, including EOY alumni programs, entrepreneurial community engagement opportunities and local participation in the Strategic Growth Forum (SGF) held in Palm Springs every year. This role will work closely with Entrepreneurial Winning Women (WW) and Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) teams to execute their program strategies in the local markets. Success in this role will be a combination of driving impactful entrepreneurial programming while building strong relationships with local entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs and connecting local participants in our entrepreneurship programs with one another on an ongoing basis.

• Lead all Marketing and project management activities for the prestigious EOY awards program in your market across the 12-month program cycle
• Develop and execute a local strategy and marketing plan for Entrepreneurial programming and events, inclusive of EOY, EOY alumni, and SGF
• Collaborate with WW and EAN teams to include in local Entrepreneurial programming and events. 
• Manage program annual budget working with Entrepreneurship leadership team to obtain funding approvals
• Plan and execute 3-5 events per calendar year, with a specific emphasis on the EOY awards celebration
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with local entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs and entrepreneurship alumni
• Help identify and pursue entrepreneurs to apply for the program and work directly with the applicants and EY relationship owners to build and maintain relationships with each company both during and after the program year concludes
• Identify and maintain strong relationships with EOY program sponsors and judges (where applicable), ensuring sponsors feel they are getting value from their involvement and support of the EOY program
• Manage and mentor US-based Entrepreneurship Marketing coordinator and an off-shore Entrepreneurship Marketing Coordinator to assist in the overall development and execution of the program
• Lead the onboarding process for new on-shore and off-shore coordinators
• Collaborate with key EY stakeholders including EOY Program Directors, Office Managing Partners and relationship owners to ensure a successful program that supports relationship development activities and brand lift for EY
• Work closely with the Entrepreneurship BMC leadership team to ensure consistency in quality of programming and National Marketing and business development objectives are achieved. 
• Engage in peer networks with other Entrepreneurship Managers to share knowledge, leading practices, and facilitate problem-solving
• Work independently to resolve challenges while maintaining an active dialogue with leaders and stakeholders
• Participate in special project teams at National level, as requested, to continue enhanceme