Director of Engagement

Organization Overview 

Hillsborough Street Community Services Corporation (HSCSC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation in Raleigh, North Carolina. The corporation was created by the City of Raleigh in partnership with N.C. State University and the property owners, merchants and residents on and around Hillsborough Street. The HSCSC territory is a 3-mile long corridor that runs on both sides of Hillsborough Street, from St. Mary’s School to Meredith College and the I-440 Beltline (including Morgan St., a few side streets and connections with Cameron Village). The territory includes a diverse collection of businesses, organizations, institutions and residential properties.

HSCSC annually provides a range of services and programs that help to make the Hillsborough Street community a better place to live, work, play, shop, dine, learn and visit, including: cleaning, security, beautification, marketing and communications, economic development, special events and tourism, planning and advocacy, parking and transportation, research, arts and community. Funding for the organization is a combination of revenue from a tax increment applied to taxable properties within the district, as approved on an annual basis by the City of Raleigh and Wake County, along with in-kind and financial contributions from North Carolina State University and the City of Raleigh.

Job Overview

The Director of Engagement is responsible for all HSCSC corporate external communications, marketing, community relations, event planning and implementation, residential, institutional and commercial community engagement, and acts as liaison with the arts community. This position reports directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Director of Engagement assists the CEO in conceiving and developing new ideas for effective engagement with the stakeholder communities in the territory.

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