National - Communications Coordinator

USA (Remote)

$55K/yr – $60K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel external communications for Reach Out and Read, coordinating brand campaigns and affiliate support.

  • Lead integrated communications across social, website, and email to drive audience growth and engagement.
  • Must-have: 2–3 years in social/content creation, website/email management, and editing.
  • Standout: Experience coordinating nonprofit external affairs with national and local affiliates and multi-department collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work with Chief External Affairs Officer and team, central office, and Affiliates to identify and shepherd communications and marketing needs, including packaging news, information, and promotions for internal/external audiences.
  • Develop actionable plans across communication platforms to creatively drive engagement, strengthen the brand, and standardize best practices.
  • Provide communications and marketing support across the organization, including at state and local levels across the country.
  • Research, write and/or edit copy for the web, email marketing, editorial media, public policy materials, legislative action alerts, and other publications and platforms for wide-ranging audiences.
  • Organize incoming marketing and communications project requests, ensuring accurate intake, prioritization, and notifications to team members.
  • Coordinate with other departments and Affiliates as needed for earned media and other projects.
  • Collect and analyze data on audience demographics, engagement, and behavior; perform competitive analysis and market research; develop reports and dashboards to track campaign performance; use statistical methods to forecast trends; and iterate on practices to optimize performance across all modes of communication.
  • Develop and manage surveys, forms, and internal communications to support team initiatives, coordinate feedback collection from stakeholders at national and local levels, and translate insights into clear messaging that advances and communicates team goals across the organization.
  • Compile and maintain the communications analytics dashboard, helping to prepare regular performance reports to track impact and campaign effectiveness.
  • Assist with vendor coordination, including quotes, scheduling, and fulfillment.

Requirements

  • Two to three years relevant work experience in social media, content creation, website/email management, writing and/or editing.
  • Experience in public relations or communications for a nonprofit is highly desired.
  • Proven track record in social media management.
  • Adept across numerous social media platforms, including basic experience creating multimedia content.
  • Experience working on websites and within content management systems (WordPress a plus).
  • Strong writing and editing skills.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office, with a strong knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Experience in Adobe Creative Suite a plus.
  • Strong organizational skills, including the ability to track and balance tasks, deadlines, and materials across multiple individual and team projects.
  • Ability to support a fast-paced External Affairs team by coordinating materials, managing workflows, and keeping projects on task.
  • Proficient using multi-social posting and scheduling programs such as Hootsuite and Meta Business Suite.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote environment on tight deadlines.
  • Team player used to working collaboratively and in an editing environment.
  • Able to clearly and precisely express complex ideas with interesting, compelling, and creative angles and work products.

Preferred

  • Adobe Creative Suite a plus
  • Experience in public relations for nonprofit is highly desired
  • Experience with Mailchimp or similar email platforms is a plus

Benefits

  • The salary range for this position is $55,000-$60,000 and is commensurate with experience.
  • ROR offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with match, paid time off, and more.
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Reach Out and Read

Reach Out and Read is an evidence-based nonprofit organization of medical providers who promote early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam rooms nationwide by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading aloud.Reach Out and Read builds on the unique relationship between parents and medical providers to develop critical early reading skills in children, beginning at 6 months of age. Reach Out and Read serves more than 4 million children and their families annually. Reach Out and Read families read together more often, and their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed, with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills. During the preschool years, children served by Reach Out and Read score three to six months ahead of their non-Reach Out and Read peers on vocabulary tests. These early foundational language skills help start children on a path of success when they enter school.

Founded in 1989
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
157 employees (11 in marketing)