Responsibilities

• Writes creative, compelling, and timely content across all marketing and communications channels, including for brand campaigns, SMS, website, email, blogs, videos, radio, digital and print ads, presentations, annual reports and press releases.
• Develops best practices for written communication materials including policies, style guidelines, signs, and rules. Provides accurate, consistent, and timely flow of content. Exhibits resourceful thinking for both creative writing and technical writing.
• Works collaboratively across Great Parks divisions to provide guidance and recommendations on copy to ensure consistency with brand guidelines and brand tone.
• Reviews and revises all public-facing copy such as website, press releases, mailers, reports, etc. prior to publication.
• Organizes content requirements, helps manage all inbound marketing requests relating to website(s) content in partnership with website manager, and ensures copy is optimized for search and user experience.
• Collaborates with website manager on GreatParks.org content priorities and page design.
• Serves as a project manager for departmental and agency projects and special initiatives in coordination with other departments including workflow and creating and monitoring deliverables to ensure successful project completion for projects such as brochures, awards, and annual reports.
• Edits and proofreads all copy before publication for established and approved writing style.
• Maintains brand voice across various publications, aligned to appropriate audiences including internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures messaging is consistent across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, marketing, advertising or related field with a minimum of 3 year's experience working in public relations, marketing, communications, journalism, advertising, or related field with proven experience proofreading and writing AP style.
• Strong creative portfolio supporting ability to think conceptually, creatively, critically, and strategically while effectively communicating those ideas and producing copy for various audiences and content type (i.e. annual reports, marketing materials, blog). Exceptional writing and research skills, organization, collaboration with team and working independently.
• State Motor Vehicle Operator’s License that meets Great Parks’ current carrier guidelines.

Preferred

• Familiarity with project management software also recommended.

Benefits

• We offer an excellent benefit package that includes medical, dental and life insurance; paid vacation, 11 holidays and sick time; enrollment in Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and free or discounted use of many Great Parks recreational activities.