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Empire Access

Community Outreach Specialist

Scranton, PAPosted 5 days ago
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Job Description

Job Id:  242 # of Openings:  1
Company Overview: Empire Access is a leading telecommunications provider, offering high speed fiber internet solutions, telephone and television service. Our mission is to create a connected future, delivering fast, reliable, and high-quality connectivity to our customers through our state-of-the-art fiber optic network known for award-winning internet speeds and an industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Benefits & Employee Perks
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and additional Supplemental lines of coverage.
  • Employee discounts: Discounts on Empire Access services and products for eligible employees. 
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Competitive pay rates with opportunities for growth.
  • Retirement Plan- 401k plan with up to a 6% company match to help you save for the future.
  • Paid Time Off: Generous paid time off such as vacation, sick, holidays, floating holidays, personal time.
  • Employees also get their birthday off each calendar year.
  • Employees dependents under the age of 18 get a birthday card and a $25.00 check each calendar year during the month of their birthday.
  • Training programs and Career advancements.
  • Employee Recognition “Kudos” Program
  • Years of Service recognition.
  • Annual Employee Summer Picnic and Holiday Party, Employee Appreciation Days, and a casual working environment.

Job Summary:
Empire Fiber Internet is hiring a Community Outreach Specialist to drive customer growth through field marketing, local partnerships, and PR. This is a high-impact, in-market role responsible for generating qualified leads, increasing conversions, and expanding brand visibility across Pennsylvania and New York.
You will own community activation - executing events, building partnerships, and creating local awareness that directly translates into sales. Success in this role is measured by leads, orders, and revenue contribution.


Key Responsibilities:

Community & Event Activation
  • Execute local events, sponsorships, and community initiatives to generate leads and drive customer sign-ups.
  • Plan and run events with clear performance targets: traffic, qualified leads, appointments, and orders.
  • Equip Sales teams for success at events (setup, staffing, messaging, and collateral) to maximize conversion.
  • Ensure consistent execution and lead handoff across Pennsylvania and New York markets.
  • Partner with PR to amplify events and increase top-of-funnel demand.
  • Track and report full-funnel performance (leads → orders → ROI) and continuously improve results.

Partnership Development
  • Identify, cultivate and manage community partnerships that create a steady pipeline of leads and referrals.
  • Develop relationships with chambers, municipalities, local businesses, and community organizations.
  • Expand and activate MDU/property manager partnerships to unlock new customer growth opportunities.
  • Turn partnerships into measurable revenue—lead volume, conversion, and sales/installs.

PR & Brand Visibility
  • Drive local PR that builds trust and increases market awareness.
  • Work with PR partners on media outreach, new market and product launches, and community storytelling.
  • Identify and secure award opportunities; manage submissions and promotion of wins.

Market Insights & Growth
  • Serve as the in-market voice—bringing back competitive intel, customer feedback, and conversion insights.
  • Partner with Sales and Marketing to refine messaging, offers, and targeting.
  • Identify and execute new growth opportunities (events, partnerships, MDUs,

Requirements:
  • Highly outgoing and persuasive; strong presence in community and networking environments
  • Results-driven with clear ownership of lead generation and customer acquisition
  • Strong relationship builder with disciplined follow-through
  • Organized and metrics-focused; able to manage multiple activations and partnerships
  • Comfortable in a field-based role with regular travel across PA and support in NY
  • Effective cross-functional collaborator (Sales, Marketing, PR)
  • Valid driver’s license: ability to work evenings and weekends as needed


Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent exp
  • 3+ years of experience in community outreach, field marketing, PR, events, or business development
  • Proven track record executing events or partnerships that drive measurable results
  • Experience in telecom, broadband, real estate/MDUs, PR, or local business engagement preferred


Working Conditions: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Ability to lift-up to 20 pounds at a time. Occasional on-site visits or attendance at industry events may be required.

Pay Range: $25 - $29 per hour
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