Responsibilities

• Guide WCFB’s communications and marketing tactics , ensuring communications support organizational priorities, advance the mission, and maintain a consistent voice and message across channels. Collaborate on creating and updating the strategy regularly.
• Help shape a culture of storytelling , identifying and developing compelling stories about WCFB’s impact, Partner Agencies, community partners, donors, advocates, and people experiencing hunger. Ensure stories are gathered and shared with dignity, authenticity, and respect.
• Be the primary content creator of and proactive manager for WCFB’s communications channels , including the website, newsletter, blog, social media, email marketing, direct mail, Impact Report, and other print and digital communications.
• Develop and manage content calendars and campaigns , working closely with the Director of Communications and Development and colleagues across the organization to identify priorities, coordinate content, and meet deadlines.
• Shape WCFB’s community engagement strategy , supervises a staff member to build relationships, identify opportunities to increase WCFB’s visibility, represent the organization at community and corporate events, tabling opportunities, and recruit and engage volunteers.
• Support fundraising and development communications , creating compelling communications that demonstrate impact, engage donors, and inspire support.
• Support communications efforts directed at specific audiences like Partner Agencies, legislators, food industry colleagues, etc in collaboration with those WCFB leaders that oversee those efforts.
• Oversee advertising and digital engagement efforts , ensuring paid and digital communications are strategic, cost-effective, and aligned with organizational goals.
• Guide website strategy and planning , ensuring content is current, accessible, engaging, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Coordinate multimedia storytelling , including video and photography, and manage relationships with contract designers, photographers, videographers, printers, and other creative vendors.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in communications and marketing, preferably within a nonprofit organization.
• Excellent writing and editing skills across a variety of channels, including social media, blogs, email, direct mail, etc.
• Ability to translate complex concepts, programs, and issues into easily accessible content for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communications strategies across multiple channels.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong storytelling skills and an ability to identify the human stories that bring an organization’s mission and impact to life while simultaneously providing dignity to the storyteller.
• Creativity, sound judgment, and a strong attention to detail.
• Experience working in a variety of communications and digital platforms (e.g. Constant Contact, WordPress, Canva, social media management platforms).
• Experience managing relationships with designers, photographers, videographers, printers, and other creative vendors.
• Commitment to WCFB’s mission and an understanding of hunger, food access, and advocacy.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a nonprofit organization’s fundraising and development efforts.
• Experience with nonprofit advocacy or issue-based communications.
• Experience with producing and using video for storytelling and communications
• Initiative, flexibility, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and priorities.

Benefits

• retirement plan with employer match
• 80% employer-paid health insurance
• an employer-funded health savings account for those enrolled in the health plan
• dental coverage
• 13 paid holidays
• generous paid time off