Communications and Marketing Specialist - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Costa Rica • North America - 12 months
Peace Corps
Marketing & Communications
United States
Posted on Mar 31, 2026
About The Job
The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Design a new communications and marketing strategy that results in improved information dissemination, both internally and externally, while remaining aligned with the municipality’s objectives.
Design promotional and informational campaigns for municipal programs, events, services and activities.
Create digital content, graphic designs, audiovisuals, and other resources on the municipality’s social media platforms and external channels.
Coach municipal staff on customer service, assertive communication, and managing communication outlets.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as English tutoring and coaching youth sports.
Required Skills
Required skills
Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
Strong Leadership Skills And Experience Leading Teams.
Experience working with multidisciplinary groups while exercising patience and tolerance.
Depart On
The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
Duration
The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
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The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Design a new communications and marketing strategy that results in improved information dissemination, both internally and externally, while remaining aligned with the municipality’s objectives.
Design promotional and informational campaigns for municipal programs, events, services and activities.
Create digital content, graphic designs, audiovisuals, and other resources on the municipality’s social media platforms and external channels.
Coach municipal staff on customer service, assertive communication, and managing communication outlets.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as English tutoring and coaching youth sports.
Required Skills
Required skills
Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
- Bachelor of Arts in Business, Marketing, or Hospitality and Tourism
- 3 years experience working in tourism marketing, and/or hospitality planning and project implementation
- Experience conducting training/workshops or developing training materials for community based tourism promotion
- Digital marketing skills, and community based tourism promotion
- Completed 4 years of high school Spanish coursework in the past 8 years
- Completed college-level Elementary II Spanish semester (Elementary III in quarter system) within the past 6 years
- Score between 50-62 on the Spanish College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam in the past 6 years
- Score Novice-High or Intermediate-Low on official American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish within the past 6 years
All candidates who meet the required skills are encouraged to apply. Additional skills that may make you a more competitive candidate include:
Strong Leadership Skills And Experience Leading Teams.
Experience working with multidisciplinary groups while exercising patience and tolerance.
Depart On
The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
Duration
The Municipality is both a town and canton (similar to a county) southeast of downtown San José, the capital of Costa Rica. In 2016, the Municipality opened a press office to centralize and optimize communications as well as to distribute useful information to community members. The press office has since employed various promotions, such as brochures, billboards, and multi-channel advertisements. Despite these efforts, the municipality recognizes there is still much more work to do. For example, there have been missed opportunities to inform the community of major events, such as job fairs, cultural activities, and tax collection events, resulting in low attendance levels. By strengthening the municipality’s marketing and communications, local stakeholders aim to better support the community’s interests and needs. A better-informed citizenry will be more engaged and exhibit higher levels of satisfaction with their local government.
As a Communications and Marketing Specialist, you will collaborate with the local government to develop a cohesive and holistic communications strategy. Together, you will expand the press office’s reach and their tools’ effectiveness. You will also identify opportunities to connect municipality offices and stakeholders in a shared goal.
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