Communications & Marketing Specialist

OVERVIEW of Position

• Support Communications & Marketing Lead to develop/update, produce & deliver high quality communications and/or fundraising campaigns & related materials.
• Assist Communications & Marketing Lead in ideation & creation of materials & identifying/recruiting venders & volunteers.
• Updating & weekly management of existing website.
• Understand & follow established guidelines in all interactions with venders; working with volunteers, solicitation guidelines, etc.
• Fully document all actions into approved tracking systems.

Position Responsibilities

• Position will directly support Communications & Marketing Lead.
  • Assist in updating & maintaining website.
  • Develop & maintain spreadsheet of business supporters, venders, & any other resources related to communications and/or marketing materials.
  • Develop list of volunteers available to serve.
  • Assist Lead in materials development, schedules, team goals & milestones
• Become familiar with & maintain proficiency in current tracking programs to fully document all conversations & actions.
• Maintain confidentiality in interactions, where appropriate, escalating identified concerns or issues quickly to Communications & Marketing Lead.
• Other duties as assigned by Communications & Marketing Lead

Position Skills

• Comfortable talking & working directly with volunteers, other team members, supporters & business communities.
• Strong time management, communication & people skills, working with the entire team to support development of impactful communications materials.
• Ability to set goals & milestones; comfortable managing multiple tasks with efficiency & accountability.
• Computer systems proficiency, ability to learn & support existing systems for tracking all resources, conversations & actions.
• Proficiency in digital & web-based systems, maintain website & development impactful materials.
• Comfortable assessing situations that may need to be escalated; follow the defined escalation process.
• Flexibility in assigned tasks as each campaign may have differing time commitment or activities required.

Relationships Interactions

• Works directly with business partners, volunteers, Communications & Marketing Lead, & other team members.

Time Commitment

• 4 – 6 hours per week, some work may be completed offsite.