Director of Marketing and Communications

Kansas City, MO (On-site)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end marketing program for the association, including annual plan and content strategy, brand expansion, website management, content marketing, multi-channel campaigns, audience segmentation, analytics-driven optimization, and vendor coordination.

  • Lead campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta, Instagram, YouTube, X, and email platforms
  • Tell member stories through blogs, videos, and podcasts in collaboration with staff and partners

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Create and implement an annual marketing plan and content strategy in support of the association’s key programs, events and member benefits.
  • Lead efforts to expand the Nonprofit Connect brand and messaging into both existing and new markets. Preserve the organization’s brand integrity by maintaining consistent, brand-focused presentation templates, continually updating branding and style guides, and ensuring adherence to visual identity standards.
  • Oversee the WordPress website by creating new content and maintain ongoing site updates.
  • Develop and execute content marketing (social media and email marketing) and campaigns across platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook (Meta), Instagram, YouTube, X (formally Twitter) and Constant Contact.
  • Plan and manage digital communication content calendar to maximize participation in events and programs.
  • Research, write, or produce blogs, vlogs, and/or podcasts in collaboration with staff and/member organizations, to tell member stories.
  • Design all print collateral, coordinate printing and distribution for programs, special events, reports, and guides.
  • Identify audiences and pull/manage segmented lists in Constant Contact or GrowthZone (CRM) for focused marketing efforts.
  • Analyze and use marketing data and metrics to continually optimize marketing impact from website analytics, email marketing metrics, and social media campaign insights.
  • Coordinate, develop, produce, and edit video vignettes, reels, and short stories for the website, e-learning platforms, social media, and special programs.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5–7 years of experience in marketing, communications, graphic design or project management.
  • Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite or Canva, Constant Contact (or other email platform), WordPress, GrowthZone (or other database), as well as video software familiarity.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks accordingly, and is deadline-oriented to produce on all expected deliverables.
  • Extraordinary interpersonal skills, exemplifying diplomacy, tact, and professionalism.
  • Commitment to the mission and values of the nonprofit sector.
  • Experience in the nonprofit or association management sector is a plus.

Benefits

  • The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000. - The position offers full benefits, including 100% employer-paid health (dental, vision, life, and long-term disability) insurance for employee, paid holidays, generous PTO policy and 3% retirement contribution match. - Paid parking. - Professional development opportunities available.
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Nonprofit Connect

Nonprofit Connect links the nonprofit community in Kansas City to education, resources and networking so organizations can more effectively achieve their missions. We serve more than 5,000 professional members from over 600 nonprofits of all sizes. How can we help you? Join today!

Founded in 1975
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
36 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
28.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.8%
Direct
52.4%
Referral
3.9%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~36

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8