Responsibilities

• Facilitate and model inclusive interactions and relationships.
• Promote increased independence in all aspects of life for people supported, with emphasis on community engagement.
• Encourage people to challenge traditional paradigms and change the way they view and interact with people who have disabilities.
• Adhere to and enforce brand guidelines as outlined by The Arc of the United States, The Arc Maryland, and The Arc Montgomery County, including correct name and logo usage, brand colors, and style.
• Knowledge and usage of inclusive and accessible language.
• Knowledge and implementation of physical and digital accessibility.
• Create and manage a comprehensive communications calendar which incorporates editorial, social media, special events, and other organizational communications.
• Develop and execute a full range of communications for internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to email, newsletters, interdepartmental documents, the employee intranet, group text messages, brochures, presentations, press releases and blog posts that are creative, consistent, targeted, and impactful.
• Create content for the organizational website to inspire and engage, optimizing for search engines.
• Create and maintain a results-driven social media strategy by leading the Communications team in the development and curation of content, monitor industry trends, review analytics, and provide key metric reports.

Requirements

• Master6s degree plus three years of relevant professional experience, or bachelor6s degree plus five years of relevant professional experience. 30 relevant credit hours may be substituted for one year of experience. Three years of experience must be at a supervisory level.
• Demonstrated comprehensive proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated experience managing social media platforms and social media marketing.
• Experience with search engine marketing, Google Analytics, and Google AdWords.
• Working knowledge of content management systems, HTML coding, and digital graphics production.
• Adaptable, dependable, and responsible.
• Reliable transportation.
• Willingness to learn new skills.