Communications & Marketing Specialist, Yachad

Responsibilities

• Storytelling & Content - Build relationships across Yachad to identify meaningful stories and communications opportunities. - Interview participants, families, volunteers, donors, educators, and staff. - Write articles, newsletters, emails, website content, annual report stories, speeches, campaign materials, and other organizational communications. Help maintain Yachad's voice across all communications.
• Campaigns & Projects - Own assigned communications projects from concept through completion, including content development, stakeholder coordination, production, review cycles, and final delivery. - Coordinate communications for campaigns, fundraising initiatives, events, and special projects. - Partner with creative services and external vendors to develop communications materials and keep projects moving through production. - Manage project timelines, reviews, approvals, and revisions.
• Editorial Planning - Maintain the editorial calendar and identify upcoming communications and storytelling opportunities. - Gather stories and communications needs from across the organization. - Identify new storytelling opportunities and support organizational priorities.
• Program Support - Provide communications guidance and editorial support to all Yachad departments (development, IVDU, Summer, JUF and Regions). - Develop messaging frameworks, editorial resources, and sample communications. - Brainstorm communications ideas and provide messaging guidance. - Provide editorial guidance and, when appropriate, draft and edit communications that support organizational initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 4 to 7 years of communications experience, preferably in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills.
• Demonstrated experience interviewing individuals and developing compelling human-interest stories.
• Strong project management, organizational, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong initiative and attention to detail.
• Highly motivated self-starter who can initiate, prioritize and motivate.
• Has the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Needs to be able to manage numerous projects simultaneously and be solutions oriented.
• Passionate about the mission of Yachad

Preferred

• Experience collaborating with designers, photographers, creative services, or external vendors is a plus

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: The OU offers health insurance through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA). Instead of a single group plan, employees have the freedom to choose their own health insurance plan that fits their personal and family needs. The OU contributes a generous monthly amount directly toward your premium, making coverage more flexible, affordable, and tailored to you.
• Employees enrolled in our health plan also receive an annual BeniComp stipend, a supplemental benefit that reimburses eligible medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and vision expenses.
• In addition, the OU offers employees group dental and vision insurance through MetLife.
• - 10 paid sick days
• - 10-15 paid vacation days
• - Paid Jewish and Federal holidays
• - Short Fridays to accommodate for Sabbath observance
• - Free life and disability insurance
• - Discounted continuing education opportunities
• - 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer match after 3 years (requires a minimum 2% employee contribution)