Communications Manager And Designer

Description:

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinate development and design of marketing materials, maintaining brand identity and organizational authenticity.
Maintain ACES’ website, blog, and social media platforms.
Provide in-house graphic design services for diverse organizational needs.
Coordinate public relations initiatives alongside contract support.
Coordinate, organize and curate all photo and video assets.
Coordinates content producers, including photo and video professionals, influencers, and brand ambassadors to produce relevant and engaging content for ACES’social and marketing channels.
Assists in gathering information, fact checking and copywriting for collateral materials.

Communications/Marketing & Public Relations

Help coordinate annual report data and design concept and execution.
Design and produce organizational email marketing communications.
Coordinate paid advertising contracts, media sponsorships and trade agreements.
Execute event marketing and support event production.
Support and develop impactful messaging and outreach that reflect ACES' mission and results in increased community engagement. Create original educational content to support ACES' brand and mission, working with ghostwriters and freelance graphic designers. Streamline communications between ACES’ three different site locations: Hallam Lake, Rock Bottom Ranch, and the Catto Center at Toklat.

Help facilitate translation to Spanish across all media platforms.
Write radio scripts and brainstorm unique external communication concepts.

Email, Website, Blog, and Social Media Oversight and Design

Maintain and enhance ACES’ website through the production of new content and refresh of existing content.
Manage and coordinate blog, including creating editorial calendar, writing and editing content and curating visuals.
Manage social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Create and coordinate digital and printed educational and interpretive original content.
Design and produce marketing materials for development campaigns, special events, community programs, regenerative agriculture, Naturalist programs, forest programs, and general awareness.
Capture program content and at events as needed; track and report engagement and other relevant KPIs.
Build and coordinate distribution of prospect emails, including copywriting, images and graphics.
Create stakeholder email, weekly flyers, event invites, one-offs.
Assist with email strategy and analysis.
Conceive and create a monthly opinion newsletter.

Environmental Action Communication

Initiate and create communication through various multi-media avenues, including original content as well as curating content from other departments, consultants, and external partners. Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
Support visitor experience at all sites.
Coordinate office supplies, staff photo boards.
Assist with ACES events.
Participate in database, website, and technology changes, upgrades and improvements.
Communicate events and attend local chamber gatherings.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field, plus minimum three years relevant professional experience. Ideal candidates will have experience with an environmental organization or nonprofit. - Role between Coordinator and Manager will depend on experience.
While a pertinent college degree is preferred, individual reputation, knowledge and experience in marketing and public relations will be the key criteria.
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom), social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr), Google Apps, Mac OS, Microsoft Office. Experience in e-mail marketing software such as Mailchimp/Constant Contact, as well as website editing software such as Wordpress is preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience and comfort with presenting.
Experience utilizing social media management/measurement platforms such as Sprout is a plus.
Digital marketing and ad campaign planning experience is a plus (working with any third party qualifies).
Ability to multitask, establish priorities based on department priorities and meet deadlines.
Exceptional time management skills, overseeing projects on a tight timeline with a high level of attention to detail, quality, and professionalism.
Facilitate effective input from colleagues and program managers, delegate tasks, and contribute to organization-wide team-building and collaborative efforts and be an effective team player, while also carefully introducing, promoting and driving change.
Self-motivated, internally driven and able to problem-solve and make decisions that balance input from the senior management team with moving tasks forward efficiently.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external staff, partners and stakeholders.