Community Relations Coordinator

Bonus Type

Summary

The Community & Employee Engagement Coordinator plays a central role in supporting BOK Financial’s efforts to strengthen communities, elevate employee experience, and steward philanthropic impact. This position works closely with the Community & Employee Engagement team and partners across all BOKF markets to manage events, coordinate contributions, facilitate communication, and ensure seamless execution of key programs.

Job Description

The Community Relations Coordinator is primarily responsible for internal communications, coordinating multiple projects (including client entertainment initiatives and employee engagement events). Manages specialized market sports contracts including coordination of all expenses and event tickets; manages the inventory and distribution of various promotional materials; coordinates social media postings.  Coordinates community relations initiatives such as the United Way internal campaign and community impact events; maintains the department invoice system as well as approving vendor billing; corresponds with publications, nonprofits and associations concerning branding opportunities. Performs special projects and discretionary tasks requiring knowledge of operating procedures of the department, division and bank.

Team Culture

Our culture is built on transparency and continuous improvement, encouraging open communication and valuing every employee. We emphasize employee well-being through regular training, enhancing job satisfaction and productivity. This approach creates a highly engaged, empowered workforce that drives the company's success and long-term strategic goals.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will manage contribution and grant requests, including intake, evaluation support, documentation, reporting, and relationship communication with nonprofit organizations to ensure timely and accurate processing.
• You will lead event management of nonprofit sponsorship‑related events and ticket distribution for employee engagement and client entertainment purposes.
• You will serve as a communication hub for the department, drafting and distributing Beacon content and corresponding with employees and nonprofit partners.
• You will provide essential operational support, including budgeting assistance, data tracking, reporting, and cross‑market coordination, contributing to strong program oversight, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• You will provide support for community and volunteer events, collaborating with nonprofit partners and internal teams to ensure smooth logistics and meaningful employee engagement opportunities.
• You will support employee recognition efforts and United Way campaign activities, ensuring thoughtful communications and well‑organized events that reinforce BOKF’s culture of giving and appreciation.

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations or business related field with 2+ years equivalent work experience in public relations or business related field or 5+ years of equivalent work experience.

• Thorough knowledge of public relations, community series, event planning and communications
• Thorough knowledge of grammar, composition, editing and proofing
• Working knowledge of advertising and publicity
• General knowledge of accounting principals for budget management
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a competent professional manner
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent inter-personal and customer service skills
• Outstanding team play
• Ability to be creative and use ingenuity; detail oriented
• Operates independently but knows when to seek counsel, ask questions
• Superior PC software skills; ability to master new PR Trac software
• Knowledge of Canva, Oracle, SalesForce preferred
• Highly proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint computer software