Communications Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Create, manage and execute Foundation communication plans for events, conferences, workshops and more.
• Draft Foundation blog posts, press releases and other pieces as assigned.
• Help to update and maintain the Foundation’s website. This includes posting blogs using Wordpress, making simple copy edits, changing images, adding backend tags and descriptions per SEO best practices, and more.
• Support the Director of Communications in organizing monthly editorial calendars and suggest content posting schedule.
• Support the Director of Communications in collecting external prevention and early detection personal stories and finding the appropriate avenue/s for sharing (e.g., blog, social media). Support content partnership efforts with other patient advocacy organizations, corporations and influencers.
• Update and maintain Foundation materials, including but not limited to donor outreach documents, Foundation one-pagers, and new subscriber emails.
• Support Foundation beneficiary events, including developing and coordinating promotional materials, digital content and other tasks to help raise awareness and drive engagement.
• Provide support for the Prevent Cancer Community Exchange, including member recruitment, engagement and the development of content and communications.
• Film and edit long-form videos for various Foundation initiatives and events.
• Stay up to date on cancer prevention and early detection news to create weekly news digest.

Requirements

• - Bachelor’s degree required; Marketing or communications degree preferred.
• - 2-3 years communications or fundraising experience.
• - Comfortable representing the Foundation on camera as one of its key spokespersons in social media and video content.
• - Working knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and Online Express or Constant Contact preferred.
• - Working knowledge of Cision or similar media database preferred.
• - Working knowledge of video editing software (Adobe Premiere) preferred.
• - Working knowledge of Canva preferred.
• - Working knowledge of Wordpress preferred.
• - Willingness to learn required!
• - Excellent writing and public speaking skills.