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Volunteer with us
AMA Chicago is among the largest chapters, and our hundreds of volunteers bring our mission to life. Whether you’re looking to make connections, gain hands-on experience or increase your marketing knowledge, getting involved is a direct path to opportunity.
Join us at an upcoming event to see our volunteers in action and learn more from our team.
Open Volunteer Positions
The Account Manager, Sponsorship is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day relationships with current annual chapter sponsors. These annual sponsors are a key part of our community and success as a chapter. View complete description
The Associate Director of Social Media is responsible for the management of AMA Chicago’s social media presence to improve brand awareness and target audience engagement. View complete description.
The Manager of Career Connections oversees and executes these semi-annual professional development events and coordinates with the Career Content Copy Writer to develop content for job-seeking marketers.
The Career Content Copy Writer is responsible for creating career content for the chapter website and for a bi-weekly career dedicated email to our constituency. This person also coordinates with the Manager of Career Connections. View complete description.
Manager Manager, Signature Speaker Series oversees and executes these quarterly events, whether virtual or in person.
The Email Strategist collaborates with the communications and marketing insights teams to develop and implement strategic direction for AMA Chicago’s weekly emails.
The Membership & Recruitment Coordinator works alongside the Membership team to serve the Chicago marketing community.
The value of volunteering
Professional development
Gain practical hands-on experience to expand or refine your marketing expertise by working hand-in-hand with leaders.
Build deep network connections
Fast track job or business opportunities through deep member, fellow volunteer, and board-level connections.
Volunteer-only special access
Network at committee meetups and socials. Gain opportunities to publish original content and speak at engagements.
Special recognition
Benefits include LinkedIn recommendations, Volunteer of the Year award, professional references, and resume building accolades.
Leadership development
Gain leadership and project management experience. Access to leadership summit, board retreat, and best practices.
Additional event discounts
AMA Chicago and AMA National events (25-60% off member prices) and complementary access for working volunteers.
Volunteer Committees
Community Programs
The community programming committee works on SIGs and all monthly programs. Ideal committee members are seasoned marketing professionals with a large network and a willingness to reach out to those in their network frequently.
Executive Programming
The executive programming committee leads Brand Smart, MarketingTech Smart, CMO Smart and smaller programming developed for executive marketers.
Communications
The communications committee is our chapter’s content marketing engine. This team drives thought-leadership and branding through our editorial, promotional and community content. All committee members participate in a monthly team conference call.
Membership Relations
The membership relations committee handles all aspects of the membership experience and maintains acquisition and retention goals set by the board.
Sponsorship
The sponsorship committee develops partnerships with Chicago-area marketing agencies and service providers to financially support the chapter programming agenda.
Marketing Insight
The marketing insight committee completes all research the chapter conducts, maintains the chapter CRM and provides the board with KPIs and other metrics that show the health of the chapter in all non-financial areas.
Volunteer of the Month
Each month, we highlight a special volunteer who has gone above and beyond to make a meaningful impact on member value through skill- or relationship-building.