Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing strategies that increase awareness of Friends of the Children–Los Angeles and its mission.
• Create, schedule, and manage content across social media platforms.
• Maintain an editorial calendar aligned with organizational priorities and campaigns.
• Monitor digital engagement and analytics, providing regular performance reports and recommendations.
• Manage and update the organization's website to ensure content is current and engaging.
• Ensure consistent brand standards, messaging, and visual identity across all communications.
• Write and edit donor newsletters, email campaigns, blog posts, website content, press materials, and organizational communications.
• Develop compelling stories highlighting the impact of youth, caregivers, Friends, volunteers, donors, and community partners.
• Coordinate photography, video, and multimedia content collection.
• Support production of annual reports, impact reports, stewardship pieces, campaign communications, and other publications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Graphic Design, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Two to four years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations, nonprofit advancement, or a related role.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong editing and storytelling abilities.
• Demonstrated experience designing professional presentations, marketing collateral, reports, and digital content using Canva and Microsoft PowerPoint (Adobe Creative Suite is a plus).
• Experience managing social media platforms, website content, and email marketing systems such as Mailchimp.
• Strong understanding of branding, digital marketing, and audience engagement strategies.
• Highly organized with excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Little Green Light, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar) is preferred.
• Photography, videography, and basic photo/video editing experience are a plus.
• Passion for the mission of Friends of the Children and a commitment to advancing opportunities for children and families through compelling storytelling and community engagement.

Preferred

• Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.
• Photography, videography, and basic photo/video editing experience are a plus.

Benefits

• Friends LA cares about our employees as whole people. We offer a generous vacation and sick leave policy, quarterly reset days, 12 paid holidays, summer half days, and an annual winter recess during the last week of December. Employees are eligible for medical benefits (including vision and dental), 401k retirement plan, and ongoing professional development opportunities. Employees can add optional plans, at employee expense, which include medical coverage for dependents, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, and more.