Responsibilities

• Collaborates with and assists with the implementation of Imagine!’s organizational strategy for marketing, communications, and public relations in partnership with leadership
• Provides recommendations and input to the Manager of Public Relations and Communications as well as the leadership team, and staff
• Ensures communications strengthen stakeholder relationships and advance Imagine!’s mission, values, strategic priorities, and organizational goals
• Identifies emerging communications opportunities, trends, and technologies and recommends strategies to strengthen Imagine!’s reach and impact
• Utilizes clear, consistent, and accessible brand, messaging, and graphic standards across all internal and external communications
• Ensures content is current, engaging, respectful of diverse audiences, aligned with organizational priorities, and optimized for digital reach, including search engine optimization
• Contributes story ideas and develops content highlighting Imagine!’s programs, activities, people, partnerships, and impact for multiple forms of communication/media including, but not limited to, social media, the company website and intranet, newsletters, videos and other marketing publications and communication channels
• Uses multimedia, storytelling, and emerging technologies to create engaging and effective communications
• Identifies and coordinates print, digital, and other earned-media opportunities that increase awareness of Imagine! and its work
• Represents Imagine! at community, business, and public events as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, social media, business, communication, or related field required
• Minimum of 1 year professional experience in social media, marketing and/or communications
• Experience working with the intellectual and developmentally disabled community a plus
• Skills in marketing, public relations, and online publication production
• Ability to develop compelling social media content
• Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication abilities, with a talent for crafting messages that resonate with diverse employee audiences
• Exceptional writing skills, creativity, and the ability to connect with employees at all levels to foster a strong organizational culture
• Ability to develop and maintain website content
• Knowledge of the ADA as it relates to website accessibility and content creation
• Effective problem solver with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with employees, contractors, stakeholders and leadership