Responsibilities

• Brand Management
• Ensure consistency and quality in visual branding and messaging across all Foundation outputs, collaborating with internal teams on digital and physical assets.
• Ensure consistency and quality in Foundation sub-brands, such as Brain Awareness Week.
• Coordinate with external partners and grantees on use of Dana’s visual brand for shared announcements.
• Maintain and update brand guidelines, as needed.
• Perform an annual review of the Foundation’s style guide to ensure it reflects current practices and information.
• Creative and Editorial Content Direction
• Collaborate with Dana Foundation leadership and staff to set content goals in alignment with the communications strategy. Develop content calendar and oversee production/editorial review (including layout, design, and copy writing/editing), related budgets, and project deadlines.
• Collaborate with the President to select interview subjects for quarterly NeuroSociety Stories videos series. Prepare background briefs and questions; lead production with film crew and external editors.
• Edit the monthly President’s Perspective feature for the website.

• Work closely with the Communications Director on editorial review of the annual Impact Report; lead design review.
• Lead quarterly brainstorming sessions with program teams to generate ideas for grantee impact stories and news updates.
• Coordinate content schedule with the Digital Engagement Manager for the website, social media, and newsletters. Create or source graphics, as needed.
• Collaborate with the Events and Special Projects Coordinator on social graphics and multimedia projects for Brain Awareness Week.
• Collaborate with the Events and Special Projects Coordinator on design and production of branded materials and signage for Dana-run events.
• Coordinate and manage photography for board and staff portraits and headshots.
• Manage the Foundation’s image library including organization, additions, and archival of digital files.
• Research and vet external contractors and freelancers as needed, managing contracts, project budgets, and team coordination.
• Consult with the Director of Communications to develop content budget within the annual communications budget and track spending.