Director of Marketing and Community Relations

Columbia, SC (On-site)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 5 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive MIRCI's marketing and community relations, leading public‑facing communications, media relations, campaigns, events, and donor engagement across multiple channels.

  • Develop and execute communications plans across social, digital, print, and website channels
  • Lead cross‑functional campaigns and THRIVE Ambassador program coordination
  • Manage relationships with media, partners, donors, and community stakeholders

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develops and maintains a positive public image for MIRCI through consistent, mission-focused public-facing communication.
  • Drafts, implements, and evaluates communications plans that include social and online media, print media, direct mail, email marketing, newsletters, website content, and other multimedia communication channels.
  • Develops and implements special marketing campaigns to promote MIRCI programs, services, events, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising initiatives.
  • Writes, reviews, edits, and distributes press releases, media advisories, newsletters, donor communications, event materials, website updates, and other public-facing communications.
  • Manages MIRCI's social media presence, including Facebook, Instagram, and other approved platforms, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, timely, and aligned with organizational branding.
  • Maintains and updates the organization's website to support public awareness, donor engagement, volunteer recruitment, event promotion, and accurate program information.
  • Coordinates and produces electronic and printed newsletters, annual reports, brochures, flyers, invitations, sponsorship materials, and other promotional products.
  • Plans, coordinates, promotes, and assists with execution of special events, including fundraising events, community awareness activities, donor cultivation events, volunteer activities, and other organizational events.
  • Supports event logistics, including timelines, invitations, sponsorship recognition, promotional materials, vendor coordination, registration, signage, program materials, photography coordination, and post-event communication.
  • Develops and manages project plans, timelines, task lists, calendars, budgets, and follow-up systems to ensure marketing campaigns, public relations activities, and special events are completed accurately and on schedule.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Journalism, Advertising, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Two years of public relations, marketing, communications, event coordination, project management, or related nonprofit experience required.
  • Three to five years of related experience writing and editing projects preferred; portfolio of relevant previous projects highly preferred. Design skills are a plus.

Preferred

  • Three to five years of related experience writing and editing projects preferred; portfolio of relevant previous projects highly preferred. Design skills are a plus.

Benefits

  • 3 weeks of accrued vacation per year
  • 3 weeks of accrued sick time per year
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Generous benefits package including Health Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance, Short-Term Disability Coverage, Critical Illness Coverage, Company-Paid Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
  • 401K
  • 401K employer match up to 6%
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
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MIRCI

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Mirci (Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides comprehensive support services, including behavioral healthcare, stable housing, disability assistance, and more, to individuals experiencing mental illness and housing instability in the greater Columbia community. MIRCI hosts the only CARF accredited Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program in South Carolina, providing evidence-based, person-centered behavioral healthcare to those not successfully served by traditional outpatient treatment.

Founded in 1960
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
66 employees (2 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
0% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.6K

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~66

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1