Make the most of your membership
Become A Marketing Volunteer
AMA Chicago is among the largest chapters, and our 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. Or, if you’re ready for volunteer leadership, learn about joining our board of directors.
Volunteer Skills Needed
AMA Chicago seeks volunteers with these skills:
- Social media analytics
- Copywriting
- Videography and editing
- Graphic design (Canva preferred)
- Marketing campaign planning
- Marketing analytics
- Google Analytics
- Event planning
- Project management
- Account management
- Business development
- Nonprofits, startups, college internships
Ready to share and build your skills? Complete our simple application.
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
Programming
The programming committee works on 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.
Membership Relations
The membership relations committee handles all aspects of the membership experience and maintains acquisition and retention goals set by the board.
Communications
The communications committee is our chapter’s marketing and networking engine. This team drives branding through our editorial, promotional and community content.
Sponsorship
The sponsorship committee develops partnerships with Chicago-area marketing agencies and service providers to financially support the chapter programming agenda.
Marketing Insights
The marketing insights 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.
Strategic Relations
The strategic relations committee is responsible for outreach to collegiate AMA chapters in Illinois. The end goal is to promote the AMA brand through key partnerships and engagement between AMA Chicago and local AMA Collegiate Chapters, their faculty, and their students.
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.