Community Engagement Specialist

National Veterinary Associates, Inc.; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

National Veterinary Associates, Inc. is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist in Nashville to lead local brand activation across four hospitals.

This role focuses on community events, partnerships, and localized marketing strategies to strengthen PetOne Veterinary’s presence in diverse Nashville neighborhoods. You will manage site activations, grow social media engagement, and build enduring relationships with local businesses and influencers, while tailoring outreach to each hospital’s

Qualifications

• 3+ years in community engagement, event planning, partnerships, brand management or brand activation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute community events, pop-ups, and on-site activations for four Nashville locations.
• Manage and grow a vibrant social media presence, using community-based storytelling to highlight hospital strengths while promoting the PetOne brand.
• Differentiate PetOne from competitors through creative, hyper-local positioning.
• Foster strong relationships with local businesses, rescues, schools, and community influencers.
• Build trust with local hospital leaders and their teams to understand cultures, strategies, and growth opportunities.
• Represent PetOne at vendor events, pop-ups, and activations in the Nashville area.
• Bridge between hospital leadership and the community for smooth brand rollout.
• Create opportunities for pet parents to engage with local hospitals through educational events and initiatives.

Skills

Social Media Savvy

People Connector

Entrepreneurial Self-Starter

Highly Organized

Adaptable

Market Expertise

Multi-Site Experience

Job description

Community Engagement Specialist (Nashville, TN)

Bring pets and people together as the community champion of PetOne Veterinary in Nashville.

About the Role

We’re looking for an energetic, community-drivenCommunity Engagement Specialistto help establish the PetOne Veterinary brand across the Nashville market.

In this role, you’ll serve as the dedicated marketing and engagement leader for a cohort of four hospitals in Nashville. This is a unique, multi-site position where you will build partnerships, plan local events, and create tailored marketing strategies for each location. You’ll play a critical part in establishing PetOne’s brand presence in a competitive market, ensuring each of your four sites feels equally supported, represented, and connected to its unique neighborhood.

If you thrive on autonomy, love connecting with people, and are motivated by bringing a new brand to life through creative storytelling and local activation, this role was made for you.

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Make real, visible impact: You’ll be at the forefront of community activation from neighborhood events to meaningful partnerships helping us turn awareness into affection.
• Flexible Model: Enjoy the freedom of a field-based role, spending approximately two days per week at a primary hospital and the other three days per week connecting on-site with other hospitals in the market and/or with other stakeholders in the community.
• Diverse Community Impact: From neighborhood events to meaningful local partnerships, you’ll navigate the unique characteristics of several Nashville communities, turning brand awareness into local affection.
• Collaborative Leadership: Join a strong, supportive team of hospital managers and leaders who are fully invested in this initiative and your success.

What You’ll Do:

Create buzz that matters

• Plan and execute community events, pop-ups, and on-site activations for each of the four Nashville locations
• Manage and grow a vibrant social media presence, using community-based storytelling to highlight individual hospital strengths while promoting the PetOne brand.
• Differentiate PetOne from local and national competitors through creative, hyper-local positioning.

Build Connections & Partnerships

• Foster strong, long-term relationships with local businesses, rescues, schools, and community influencers.
• Build deep trust and familiarity with local hospital leaders and their teams with an eye toward understanding hospital cultures, strategies, and growth opportunities.
• Serve as the face of PetOne at vendor events, pop-ups, and community activations across the Nashville area.
• Act as a bridge between hospital leadership and the community, ensuring a smooth and thoughtful brand rollout.

Drive Engagement & Growth

• Create opportunities for pet parents to engage with their local hospitals through educational events and local initiatives.
• Support the "soft launch" in March and "hard launch" in April with high-energy outreach and coordination.
• Capture and share insights from activations to constantly improve our community impact and ROI.

Who You Are:

• Social Media Savvy: You have a deep understanding of social platforms and know how to create content that stops the scroll and drives real-world action.
• A Natural Connector: Enthusiastic, personable, and confident in building relationships with diverse stakeholders, from veterinarians to local business owners.
• An Entrepreneurial Self-Starter: You are comfortable working autonomously without a traditional "flagship" home base and can manage your own schedule across multiple sites.
• Highly Organized: A natural planner who can juggle the logistics of events and partnerships across six locations without letting details slip.
• Adaptable: You enjoy navigating change and can tailor your communication style to fit different neighborhood demographics and hospital cultures.
• Market Expertise: Deep and nuanced understanding of Nashville’s communities, both local to the hospitals and more broadly across the market .

What You Bring:

• Event & Partnership Experience: (Required) 3+ years in community engagement, event planning, partnerships, brand management or brand activation.
• Multi‑Site Experience: (Preferred) Experience representing a brand across multiple units or locations.
• Local Knowledge: Familiarity with the Nashville market and a willingness to travel between locations (conveniently located within 20–25 minutes of each other).
• High Energy: A positive mindset and the ability to maintain momentum during a fast-paced market launch.
• A genuine belief in PetOne Veterinary’s purpose: helping pets live their best lives, every day, at every stage.

FSLA Status: Exempt

About PetOne Veterinary

At PetOne Veterinary, we partner with pet parents to give every pet their best life. Our hospital staff, veterinarians, and pet parents work as one team to provide high quality medicine and to create an individualized approach to pet care. Every doctor, nurse, technician, and support team member comes together with one shared purpose. Personalized care for every age and life stage.

National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.

Purpose: Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together

Mission: Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.

Values: Care Deeply, Do What’s Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What’s Next

One NVA: Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together

NVA is built to make care personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet’s life.

At National Veterinary Associates, we want to make sure your experience connecting with us is seamless and straightforward. Here’s what to expect when interacting with us:

- We’ll always reach out via verified LinkedIn profiles or emails ending in @nva.com

- We may also contact you via text message from an identified NVA representative for recruiting-related communication

- All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: careers.nva.com

- There is no cost or confidential information required to apply or be considered for a position

If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity or email us at [e-mail]. Thank you for exploring opportunities at NVA!

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, NVA provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.