Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marketing plans and activities that support the strategic plans and annual goals of Mercy Medical Center and the Mercy Foundation.
• Design/coordinate creative collateral for multi-media use from concept to delivery. Examples include print fundraising appeals and newsletters, hospital signage, website and social media content, video, email communications, photography and special events.
• This includes leading collaborative work with internal and external resources throughout the project life cycle to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and meet expectations and quality standards.
• Requires working with vendors as needed on print projects, mailings and other outsourced marketing support.
• Represent the Foundation in a professional manner and work in partnership with the Foundation team and hospital departments to schedule pictures, interviews, video shoots, special events, etc. with donors, staff, providers and others as needed.
• Work cooperatively with Mercy Medical Center’s Marketing Department where support is needed, i.e. website and social media placement and metrics, inhouse printing, mailing lists, etc.
• Follow applicable branding guidelines/messages and the consistent use of all Mercy logo marks to position the organization positively.
• Support events from planning to day-of execution including setup/logistics, stakeholder management, program development, promotion and coordination of support staff as necessary.
• Foster a culture of philanthropy throughout Mercy Medical Center and externally by promoting Grateful Patient Giving.
• Utilize data to inform marketing strategies including audience segmentation.
• Maintain applicable results-based analytics and report on fundraising/marketing-related activities.
• Assist with other tasks, team functions and additional duties as needed/assigned.
• Participate in planning, team-building and professional development activities as requested.
• Maintain confidentiality as it relates to job functions.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of graphic design and demonstrated application of creative skills.
• Proficiency with graphic design software.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with photography and video equipment, video production and editing software.
• Excellent teamwork, internal/external customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and project/time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage a large workload, multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of website maintenance, social media content creation, placement and metrics.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of work history in marketing and graphic design or similar position involving project management and creative experience required.

Preferred

• Prior experience with nonprofits and/or fundraising, event planning and database operations helpful.