Development And Communications Associate at Urban Dove Inc | New York City, NY | $50K/yr – $55K/yr

Urban Dove Inc

Development And Communications Associate

New York City, NY (On-site)

$50K/yr – $55K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own Urban Dove's integrated communications program, coordinating brand, content, events, and data storytelling to engage diverse stakeholders and support fundraising and accountability.

Brand and storytelling: maintain consistent voice, visuals, and messaging across newsletters, emails, presentations, and publications for students, families, staff, funders, and partners.
Content & channels: plan and publish content across newsletters, website, social, and events with a calendar and cross-team input.
Engagement & partnerships: manage media relationships, community outreach, event logistics, donor recognition, and grant reporting support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate clear, engaging communications that strengthen Urban Dove's brand and effectively engage students, families, staff, alumni, funders, board members, community partners, elected officials, and other key stakeholders.
Create and manage compelling content across multiple platforms, including newsletters, email communications, organizational announcements, presentations, marketing materials, and other print and digital publications.
Develop, schedule, publish, and monitor content across Urban Dove's social media platforms, working closely with the Leadership Team and school-based staff to highlight student success, school events, staff accomplishments, and organizational impact.
Maintain and regularly update Urban Dove's website to ensure content is accurate, timely, visually engaging, and aligned with the organization's branding and strategic priorities.
Capture high-quality photography and video at school, after-school, evening, and weekend events, while maintaining a well-organized digital media library for use in communications, fundraising, grant proposals, recruitment, and marketing efforts.
Coordinate communications and logistical support for organizational events, including invitations, promotional materials, donor recognition, auction support, photography, event setup and breakdown, and post-event communications.
Collect, organize, analyze, and present organizational and programmatic data to support communications, grant reporting, fundraising efforts, board presentations, and organizational storytelling.
Support the organization's grant development efforts through prospect research, proposal writing, document collection, reporting, and grant tracking in collaboration with the Leadership Team.
Maintain an annual communications calendar to ensure timely and coordinated messaging across schools, departments, fundraising initiatives, special events, and organizational campaigns.
Ensure consistency of Urban Dove's brand, voice, messaging, and visual identity across all communications, publications, presentations, social media platforms, and marketing materials.
Monitor and report on website traffic, social media engagement, and other communications metrics to inform continuous improvement and increase audience engagement.
Build and maintain positive relationships with media outlets, community organizations, elected officials, and external partners to increase awareness of Urban Dove's mission, programs, and impact.
Support organizational communications during emergencies or time-sensitive situations by assisting with the preparation and dissemination of timely, accurate, and coordinated messaging.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned in support of the Communications, Development, and Leadership Teams.

Benefits

Benefits: Urban Dove provides a robust benefits package designed to support employee well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with employer match; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and employee wellness supports

Urban Dove Inc

VISIONUrban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.MISSION STATEMENTUrban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.

Founded in 1998

Brooklyn, New York, USA

177 employees (3 in marketing)

www.urbandove.org