Marketing & Events Manager

The Marketing & Events Manager is a cross-functional role responsible for executing, coordinating, and supporting Spinato’s marketing initiatives across events, digital channels, communications, and internal operations. This role serves as the connective tissue between strategy and execution, owning logistics-heavy initiatives while supporting content, email, social, SEO, loyalty, and reporting efforts.

This role is for someone who loves checklists but isn’t afraid to color outside the lines; highly organized, strong communicator, creatively curious, and capable of running multiple timelines and platforms at once. Event logistics and the Staff Social Club are yours to own, shape, and bring to life.

Role Expectations:

Email, SMS & Push Communications

• Build, design, schedule, and deploy: Promotional emails, Campaign emails, Operational emails
• Schedule and send push notifications and SMS campaigns.
• Maintain the approved Email / SMS / Push calendar.
• Pull and deliver email recap reports and SMS reporting after campaigns.
• Monitor and respond to marketing-related email inboxes as assigned.
• Support loyalty guest troubleshooting and escalations.

Event Management

• Plan, coordinate, and execute all assigned marketing events end-to-end, including actively running setup and breakdown.
• Create and manage event timelines, partner coordination, volunteer staff, and day-of logistics.
• Track event budgets and submit post-event recaps when required.
• Execute sports partnership activations in accordance with approved plans.

Social Media & Community Channels

• Schedule approved content across all social platforms according to the marketing calendar.
• Publish and manage: YouTube content, LinkedIn organic posts, newsletters, and paid campaigns, Google Business Profile (GMB) posts, Reddit community engagement
• Ensure posting accuracy, correct links, and proper timing.
• Flag community issues, trends, or escalations.
• Manage and execute all Staff Social Club initiatives, including planning, communication, and follow-through.

Content, Copy & SEO Support

• Draft supporting copy as assigned for email, social, web, and events.
• Proofread all assigned marketing materials prior to deployment.
• Build and maintain blogs (excluding charity blogs) using SEO keyword guidance.
• Support keyword and SEO initiatives through structured content execution.

Website, Listings & Digital Updates

• Build and update landing pages for events and campaigns.
• Maintain website menu accuracy and updates.
• Update store hours, manager changes, and new manager announcements on the website.
• Manage QR code menu links and design digital specials menus.
• Maintain event listings through Popmenu.

Influencer, Creative & Advertising Support

• Coordinate influencer outreach, timelines, and deliverables.
• Create and distribute influencer creative briefs.
• Support small-scale graphic design needs.
• Assist with programmatic advertising execution.

Marketing Reporting

• Maintain marketing task management in Trello.
• Keep timelines, statuses, and deliverables up to date.
• Contribute data and execution notes to quarterly and annual reports.
• Track assigned initiatives through completion with clear documentation.

Team & Coverage Responsibilities

• Manage marketing interns, including task assignment and basic professional development.
• Act as a point person when the Marketing Director is on vacation or unavailable.
• Support internal marketing workflows and cross-functional requests as assigned.
• Executing the strategy set by the Marketing Director, managing timelines, campaigns, and approvals.
• Support and collaboration with the Digital Content creator on content and scheduling needs.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in marketing, events, or operations
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite; primarily InDesign
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Experience with: Email marketing platforms, Social media scheduling tools, Point of sale marketing CRM tools, Website management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong proofreading ability
• Experience in hospitality, restaurant, or multi-location brands preferred
• Experience with Stripo, Sprout Social, FoodTec, PopMenu, and HTML skills are a plus.
• Must be physically fit enough to work at onsite events.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs without any issues.

Key Traits for Success

• Maintains calm in the chaos of event management
• Exceptionally organized and deadline-driven
• Proactive problem-solver
• Demonstrates composure and effectiveness in fast-paced event environments
• Comfortable owning logistics-heavy initiatives
• Collaborative and adaptable
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong sense of brand voice and executional consistency
• Trusted to operate independently when leadership is unavailable
• Not afraid to tap into their fun, creative, and slightly weird side to keep ideas fresh and the work enjoyable
• Likes working with and eating pizza

Ken and Elaine Spinato opened their first pizzeria after moving from Chicago to Phoenix with their infant daughter Nicole in 1974. Within a year, their son Anthony was born. Over the next 40 years, Spinato's grew through word-of-mouth thanks to our authentic Italian flavors and family atmosphere. Every guest was (and still is) treated like a member of the family, focusing on the guest to provide the food and the ambiance that inspired a family legacy.

Pay: $60000.00 - $70000.00 / year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount

Job Type: fulltime

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site