Responsibilities

• Serve as steward of City Kids’ brand voice and visual identity, ensuring consistency and authenticity across all communications
• Execute City Kids’ annual communications plan, managing the calendar of newsletters, email campaigns, annual reports, and marketing collateral
• Write and design quarterly newsletters, impact stories, and other donor-facing communications
• Maintain and update website content to ensure accuracy, relevance, and alignment with brand standards
• Maintain photo and video library on Flickr
• Support the Director of Development and Comms to develop campaign strategy and storylines that elevate the key priorities of the strategic plan and clearly articulate the City Kids brand
• Craft and send digital and print communications for annual giving campaigns, including year-end appeals, Giving Tuesday, and day-of-giving campaigns
• Ensure integration of communications tools, Mailchimp, Give Lively, and Salesforce, for accurate segmentation and campaign delivery
• Create fundraising materials, collateral, and presentation support as needed
• Lead planning and execution of fundraising events, including event promotion, logistics, and communications

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related field, preferably in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing multi-channel marketing campaigns across digital, print, email, and social media
• Strong social media management skills with experience growing audiences, cultivating engagement, and staying current with platform trends and best practices
• Experience tracking nonprofit marketing KPIs and using analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, social media insights, email metrics) to measure performance and optimize strategy
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write authentic and inspiring content
• Experience creating marketing collateral, including newsletters, annual reports, fundraising appeals, and visual content
• Proficiency with Canva, Mailchimp, WordPress, and social media scheduling tools
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns, deadlines, and deliverables simultaneously
• Experience with brand strategy, visual identity management, and style guide development
• Experience supporting or managing events, including promotion, logistics, and communications
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Passion for youth development, outdoor experiential education, and the outdoors

Preferred

• Experience with fundraising campaigns and donor communications
• Familiarity with Give Lively and Salesforce for campaign delivery
• Experience working in or with outdoor education or youth development programs

Benefits

• Hybrid Remote/In-Person Work
• Employer-paid Health, dental, and vision coverage (individual); family coverage available
• Short-Term Disability and optional Long-Term Disability
• 401K Administration
• 4 weeks PTO (increases with tenure at the organization)
• Up to one week of additional "Rest & Rejuvenation" office closure days
• Jury Duty, Vaccination, and Bereavement Leave
• Outdoor Retailer Discounts