Development and Communications Specialist

Shoreview, MN (Hybrid)

$22/hr – $26/hrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own marketing and fundraising communications by developing a strategic calendar, crafting campaigns, and coordinating cross-team storytelling to support NYFSs mission.

  • Lead development of a strategic communications calendar and donor updates
  • Coordinate fundraising campaigns and donor stewardship
  • Collaborate across departments to share impact stories and ensure consistent branding

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Communications and Marketing 65%
  • - Collaborate with the Development Director to develop and maintain a strategic communications calendar
  • - Draft and distribute email campaigns, newsletters, and donor updates
  • - Partner with staff across departments to gather and share impact stories for fundraising, social media, and public engagement
  • - Ensure consistent branding and messaging across digital and print platforms
  • - Engage on social media through content creation and interaction to help build and grow digital following
  • - Coordinate with vendors and consultants on creative design and production as needed for projects including but not limited to appeals and newsletters
  • - Write and publish blogs and content for the website
  • - Represent NYFS at fairs, festivals, and community events by organizing and participating in tabling and outreach activities, including event registration, serving as the primary contact, coordinating staffing and materials, and attending events as needed
  • - Manage inventory and order of communication materials (e.g., business cards, flyers, brochures)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in related field such as Communication, Philanthropy, or Business Administration or equivalent professional experience
  • 3-5 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, nonprofit communications, or related roles
  • Strong project management and prioritization skills with the ability to adapt to daily changes and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail
  • Experience working with donor databases, email marketing systems, and social media tools
  • Knowledge of website management, Google SEO, and digital analytics
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
  • Capacity to balance independent work and collaboration across teams
  • A proactive, solution-focused mindset with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a desire to engage with people from diverse backgrounds

Preferred

  • Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Office, Salesforce, InDesign, Photoshop, WordPress, Canva, and Constant Contact
  • Speaks Spanish, Hmong, Karen, or Somali

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability. 401k that matches at 3%, vested immediately. Options to contribute to health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA).
  • Generous Paid Time Off, Reasonable Time Off (similar to sick time), and flexible Holiday policy.
  • $1,000 HSA employer contribution for enrolled eligible health plans. (pro-rated for employment start dates after May 31)
  • $500 stipend to seek out training with 5 CEU days and licensure fee reimbursement.
  • Flexible schedule collaboratively determined with your supervisor. Staff may work from home on Fridays.
  • The final week of the year NYFS closes services to ensure all staff have a paid collective week off to support work sustainability.
  • Weekly supervision is provided for all staff working toward licensure. Biweekly supervision offered for all staff regardless of licensure to support staff wellness and quality client care.
  • Many training opportunities including specific trauma modalities (TF-CBT, NET, CCPT) and cultural responsiveness trainings quarterly.
  • In-depth reflective weekly clinical consultation as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
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Northeast Youth & Family Services

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Northeast Youth & Family Services is a community-driven, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mental health and community service agency. We serve clients of all ages and specialize in supporting youth and their families. Our commitment to equity, authenticity, and community-driven services provides hope for many in our community who face financial, cultural, linguistic, and logistical barriers to care. We partner with 16 municipalities, four school districts and five public safety agencies to reduce financial barriers to care. Our programs include clinic-based and telehealth counseling for all ages, school-based services, diversion programming for youth, community connections programming for isolated youth, community advocate services, and domestic and sexual violence advocacy and therapy services.

Founded in 1976
St Paul, Minnesota, USA
48 employees (1 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$22/hr – $26/hr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$198

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~48
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Development and Communications Specialist

Northeast Youth & Family Services · Shoreview, MN · Hybrid