Marketing & Communications Cooridnator

Springfield, IL (On-site)

$45K/yrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Coordinate Marketing & Communications activities for SUL, supporting strategy, events, and brand across departments.

  • Assist with strategy, development, and implementation of marketing, social media, branding, digital, and communications.
  • 2–4 years experience in marketing/communications with proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe CC, Canva, and iMovie.
  • Collaborate across departments to create marketing pieces, plan events, and grow SUL's community presence.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the strategy, development, and implementation of SUL’s marketing, social media, branding, digital, and communication activities.
  • Assist with the design and creation of marketing materials and organize all marketing events to expose agency and offerings to its target audience.
  • Assist with the development of materials needed for SUL annual special events, i.e., flyers, event booklets, invitations, newsletters, etc.
  • Collaborate and work closely with staff members in various departments to develop marketing pieces for programs and community events, communicate marketing trends and intelligence, and produce reports.
  • Coordinate event planning with departments and assist with the SUL Outreach Team.
  • Attend SUL-sponsored events and workshops and outside after-hour activities to build a photo library of SUL's presence in the community and ensure agency messaging and presence align with our brand.
  • Manage our online job boards, internal digital screens, and create content for our e-Newsletter.
  • Manage website events, edits, and cosmetic alterations.
  • Demonstrate and maintain proficiency in prioritizing tasks, multi-tasking, and working harmoniously with other team members.
  • Conduct bi-weekly departmental check-ins.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, or a related field.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva and iMovie, and other photo/video editing platforms.
  • Proven knowledge of different digital platforms and how to utilize them.
  • Basic knowledge of web design procedures.
  • 2-4 years of experience.
  • Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
  • Detailed-oriented.
  • Strong people skills.
  • Valid drivers license and reliable transportation.
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Springfield Urban League

The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves nearly 9,000 people annually, providing direct services, research and policy advocacy to assist individuals and communities in reaching their fullest potential. Primarily working with African Americans, Hispanics, and other emerging ethnic communities, it is networked with over 100 professionally staffed affiliates in over 35 states across the nation. The Movement, spearheaded by the National Urban League, headquartered in New York, works to close equality gaps for people at all economic levels and stages of life, and gives citizens a chance to give back as volunteers. Since its founding in 1926, the Springfield Urban League has helped hundreds of thousands of Americans overcome countless challenges in civil and human rights. Today the Urban League employs a five point strategy, tailored to local needs, in order to implement the mission of our movement.

Founded in 1926
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
91 employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
181.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$202.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.9%
Direct
55.3%
Referral
4.5%
Social
19.1%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~92