Responsibilities

• The Marketing & Communications Specialist reports to the Director of Marketing & Communications and helps implement strategies that advance Voices for Children’s (VFC’s) mission and strategic goals. Key responsibilities include: 1) managing and developing content for VFC’s social media, website / blog and email platforms and 2) creating compelling written, video, and graphic content for use across the organization’s communications channels.
• Develop compelling written, visual, and video content for VFC’s website, blog, email campaigns, The Voice newsletter, annual Impact Report, advertising, internal communications, and print and digital collateral.
• Support marketing and communications projects from concept through completion, including fundraising and recruitment campaigns, event promotion, video production, and collateral development.
• Approach storytelling with a journalist’s mindset by conducting interviews, gathering stories in the field, and creating authentic, mission-focused content that can be adapted across multiple channels.
• Follow VFC’s confidentiality, consent, and approval requirements and use ethical, trauma-informed practices when gathering and sharing stories about children, youth, families, and volunteers.
• Update VFC’s Constant Contact database and create, schedule, test, and distribute organizational email campaigns using current email-marketing best practices.
• Update the VFC blog, producing two to four posts per month featuring engaging stories, videos, and graphics.
• Create video recaps and other content for major fundraising and community events, including Uplifting Voices, the Fostering Hope Golf Tournament, Starry Starry Night, Real Word, etc.
• Serve as editor of the biannual The Voice newsletter, including story planning, interviews, writing, editing, photo selection, contributor coordination, design collaboration, approvals, and production deadlines.
• Write, edit, and proofread press releases, media advisories, photo captions, backgrounders, biographies, award nominations, community articles, story ideas, pitches, and other organizational communications.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of related work experience required.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (e.g., year for year experience in lieu of a degree, completion of a certificate program in related fields).
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with using written, photographic, and video storytelling to create innovative and engaging content in support of the organization's marketing goals. Experience with CapCut is a plus.
• Proven track record of managing organizational social media platforms, particularly Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube.
• Proficient with current Microsoft Office programs, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience and basic tactical understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop preferred. Ability to update existing organizational design files and templates.
• Experience creating and editing videos and presentations using a video editing software such as Adobe Premiere.
• Experience in website Content Management Systems, particularly WordPress.
• Experience in email marketing platforms is a plus, particularly Constant Contact.

Preferred

• Familiarity and knowledge of AP Style guidelines.
• Work experience as a working journalist or social media / content manager.
• Work experience in a nonprofit setting.
• Work experience at a for-profit marketing or public relations firm.

Benefits

• 12 vacation days
• 13 paid holidays
• 5 additional days of paid time off after Christmas Day through New Year’s Day
• Medical (one plan is free), Dental, Vision
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible spending account (Health & Dependent Care)
• 403b plans for retirement savings (Traditional & Roth)
• 403b 3% employer contribution (fully vested)
• A welcoming work environment
• Alternate Work Schedule: Choose from a 4/10 schedule (4 days a week / 10 hours a day) or 5/8 schedule (5 days per week 8 hours per day)