Communications Coordinator

General Purpose

The Communications Coordinator deploys a full range of writing and editing skills to protect Alpine Bank's public image and burnish its brand, ensuring that written communications, are grammatically and factually correct, while also adhering to bank branding standards in print, radio, email, online, TV/video and all marketing avenues.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepares and/or reviews written communications such as ads, websites, social media copy, emails, brochures, booklets, newsletters, posters, news releases, surveys, proposals, bank forms, and correspondence for marketing functions of sales, advertising, business development, and public relations.
• Serves as the primary steward of Alpine Bank's brand voice and tone, ensuring clarity, consistency, and authenticity across all enterprise-wide communications.
• Performs advanced copy editing, including grammar and factual checks, but also evaluating nuance, word choice, risk, accessibility and audience impact.
• Creates copy for internal collateral used in marketing, advertising, sales, and enterprise communications, including toolboxes, guides, templates, etc.
• Advises leadership on message strategy and tone during high-visibility, sensitive or time-critical moments. (For example: public statements, crisis or incident response communications.)
• Conducts research to inform content accuracy, messaging strategy and campaign development.
• Collaborates closely with the graphic designer and the compliance team to ensure messaging has met the bank's brand standards and regulations.
• Assists the Incident Response Team.
• Responsible for enforcing brand guidelines and standards across departments and business lines to ensure consistency in communications and improve customer experience.
• Ensures promotional campaigns are aligned with public relations messaging and activities.
• Collaborates with the Marketing team, departments and regions in developing strategies, campaigns and promotions.
• Promotes Alpine Bank's culture, values and services to customers, the public, business community, stockholders, and employees.
• Regular and reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.
• Ability to work independently and with multiple departments.
• Ability to work closely and effectively with fellow members of the Enterprise Marketing Team.
• Command the full range of the written word, from proofreading to copyediting to editing and writing.
• Ability to collect and research data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Skill in generating creative solutions.
• Ability to work well in group problem-solving situations.
• Skill in managing project team activities.
• Ability to share expertise with others.
• Skill in developing workable implementation plans.
• Knowledge of identifying the market and competition.
• Skill in developing and implementing cost saving measures.
• Ability to support the organization's goals and values.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the public.
• Embrace a philosophy of continuous improvement in skills, looking for educational opportunities to both add and update skills needed to perform job duties.

Education or Formal Training:

• A Bachelor's Degree (B. A.) from four-year college in Marketing, Communications, Business or similar.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Colorado Driver's License is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years related experience, preferably in a banking or financial environment.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience with Microsoft Word & Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Associated Press Style Guide, Internet software and Contact Management systems.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.

Working Conditions

Working Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. After successful training, the role allows for a hybrid schedule to include remote work and in-office. In-office attendance requires a minimum of three (3) days per week. This arrangement can be modified at any time, at management discretion. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printers. Occasional travel may be required.

Physical Activities:

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This is largely a sedentary role. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee also may have to lift up to 25 pounds.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Starting Rate of Pay is from $34.80 to $39.80 per hour, depending on experience.

For an overview of our employee benefits please visit: Alpine Bank Careers Page

Position anticipated to close October 31, 2026, or until filled.