Marketing & Community Engagement Specialist
New Day Diagnostics
Summary
This is a dynamic, hands-on position combining traditional grassroots marketing and relationship-building with modern digital marketing and creative content production. The ideal candidate enjoys meeting people, developing new relationships, organizing promotional activities, and representing a growing company in the community. Equally important, this individual should be comfortable creating social media content, producing marketing materials, developing email campaigns, and leveraging AI-powered creative tools.
Job description
About the Opportunity
This is a dynamic, hands-on position combining traditional grassroots marketing and relationship-building with modern digital marketing and creative content production. The ideal candidate enjoys meeting people, developing new relationships, organizing promotional activities, and representing a growing company in the community. Equally important, this individual should be comfortable creating social media content, producing marketing materials, developing email campaigns, and leveraging AI-powered creative tools.
Key Responsibilities
Community Engagement & Promotional Outreach
- Identify, contact, and develop relationships with local businesses, employers, civic organizations, professional associations, community groups, and other potential promotional partners.
- Proactively identify opportunities to introduce New Day Diagnostics and ColoHealth Direct to new audiences through group presentations, community meetings, business gatherings, and health-related events.
- Coordinate and organize educational presentations, promotional events, lunch-and-learn sessions, community outreach activities, and other opportunities to increase brand awareness.
- Attend existing community events and independently develop new opportunities for engagement and promotion.
- Build relationships with community leaders, organizations, and potential strategic partners.
- Represent New Day Diagnostics professionally at networking events, trade shows, conferences, and local promotional activities.
- Maintain outreach records, track contacts, and coordinate follow-up activities to turn community engagement into measurable marketing opportunities.
Digital Marketing & Social Media
- Develop, schedule, and publish engaging content across company social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and other relevant channels.
- Assist in developing and implementing digital marketing campaigns designed to increase brand awareness, website traffic, and consumer engagement.
- Create and manage a consistent social media content calendar aligned with company marketing objectives.
- Develop written, photographic, and video content highlighting company initiatives, educational messaging, products, and community involvement.
- Monitor social media performance, audience engagement, and campaign effectiveness.
- Support digital advertising initiatives, including paid social media campaigns and other promotional channels.
Creative Content & AI-Assisted Marketing
- Design professional marketing materials using Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or comparable graphic design platforms.
- Utilize AI-powered creative tools to generate, edit, and enhance marketing visuals, graphics, presentations, and video content.
- Develop promotional flyers, brochures, digital advertisements, event displays, and other branded materials.
- Assist with photography, short-form video production, and multimedia storytelling.
- Maintain consistent company branding, messaging, and visual identity across marketing channels.
- Work with company leadership to develop creative concepts and execute new marketing initiatives.
Newsletters, Email Marketing & Communications
- Develop, design, and publish regular company newsletters and promotional email campaigns.
- Create compelling content that communicates company news, educational information, product awareness, and community initiatives.
- Manage email campaign scheduling, audience segmentation, and distribution through platforms such as Zoho Campaigns, Mailchimp, or similar services.
- Monitor newsletter performance, including open rates, click-through rates, and audience engagement.
- Assist in developing website content, announcements, and other external communications.
Marketing Planning & Performance
- Work directly with company leadership to plan and execute integrated marketing and promotional initiatives.
- Help identify new advertising opportunities, partnerships, and cost-effective methods of reaching target audiences.
- Coordinate promotional campaigns that combine community events, digital outreach, newsletters, and advertising.
- Track marketing activities and provide periodic performance updates, including event participation, partnerships developed, digital engagement, and campaign results.
- Maintain organized marketing calendars, project timelines, and campaign materials.
- Ensure public-facing healthcare communications follow company-approved messaging, regulatory requirements, and applicable privacy standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, Digital Media, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Current graduate students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or a comparable graphic design and content creation platform.
- Demonstrated ability to create professional visual marketing materials and engaging written content.
- Familiarity with major social media platforms and their business marketing applications.
- Working knowledge of AI-assisted content creation tools or a willingness to develop proficiency.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects independently.
- Comfortable initiating conversations, developing new contacts, and actively pursuing community outreach opportunities.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Ability to travel locally for meetings, events, and promotional activities, with occasional evening or weekend availability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience coordinating community events, promotional campaigns, or public relations activities.
- Familiarity with email marketing platforms such as Zoho Campaigns, Mailchimp, or Constant Contact.
- Experience developing short-form videos, social media graphics, and AI-generated creative assets.
- Understanding of digital advertising, basic search engine optimization (SEO), and marketing analytics.
- Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) systems and marketing performance tracking.
- Previous experience in healthcare, wellness, biotechnology, diagnostics, or other consumer-focused industries is a plus, but not required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, Digital Media, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or a comparable graphic design and content creation platform
- Demonstrated ability to create professional visual marketing materials and engaging written content
- Familiarity with major social media platforms and their business marketing applications
- Working knowledge of AI-assisted content creation tools or a willingness to develop proficiency
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects independently
- Comfortable initiating conversations, developing new contacts, and actively pursuing community outreach opportunities
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Ability to travel locally for meetings, events, and promotional activities, with occasional evening or weekend availability
Company overview
New Day Diagnostics (NDDx), headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a fully integrated diagnostics company formed through the merger of EDP Biotech Corporation and New Day Diagnostics, LLC. Founded in 2005, the company specializes in cancer, infectious disease, digestive disease, and women's health diagnostics, offering products and services spanning complex laboratory testing, point-of-care (POC), and over-the-counter (OTC) diagnostics. Its portfolio includes ColoHealth Direct, a blood-based colorectal cancer screening test detecting methylated SEPT9 DNA, along with prostate cancer assays, celiac and H. pylori tests, and respiratory multiplex assays. Through its New Day Bioresearch division, the company provides biomarker discovery, assay development, analytical validation, and diagnostic CRO services. Its CLIA-certified and ISO 13485:2016 accredited laboratories support clinical trial services and regulatory strategy. Following its acquisition of Epigenomics AG assets, New Day Diagnostics is advancing ColoPlex, a next-generation blood test for early colorectal cancer and precancerous polyp detection, positioning itself as an innovator in accessible, preventive screening.