Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $30-$39 / hour
Job Title : TEMPORARY-Outreach & Communications Manager
Department : Advancement
Reports to : Director of Outreach & Communications
FLSA Status : This is a Temporary-Fulltime (40 hours / week), Hourly position
Salary Range : $30 / hour
Assignment : 1 month, with possible extension
ABOUT CHILDRENS COUNCIL :
For nearly 50 years, Childrens Council has been the heart of childcare and early education in San Francisco, advancing the belief that high-quality childcare can transform lives and communities. By advocating for quality early care and education, empowering families with information and financial support, and building the capabilities of educators, we ensure that every child in San Francisco has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Our more than 130 team members help families navigate their childcare and preschool options and secure financial assistance to pay for it. We provide home-based childcare businesses with the training and resources to succeed. Through a wide range of free programs and workshops, we support parents and caregivers as they build child development skills. As the citys second-largest nonprofit contractor, with an annual budget of over $240 million, we are a major stakeholder in the childcare system. We educate the public and advocate for increased investment in early education at the local and state level. If you are a childcare champion, we want you on our team.
Position Summary
The Outreach & Communications Manager serves as a key member of the Advancement team, complementing and supporting the work of the Director of Marketing & Communications. In this role, you will be instrumental with driving brand awareness with our internal and external community partners. Youll be the glue between our marketing and brand strategy, conception, production of branded collateral (which includes all printed materials), making sure the creative, digital and design teams are in alignment with our brand book.
You are :
- A talented presenter, who can communicate concisely and accurately, with keen attention to detail.
- An impeccable project manager, designer, writing, editor, and proofreader.
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize, focus and problem solve in a deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Marketing and Digital
Contributes to the development and implementation of the Marketing & Communications Plan, for the organization.Ensure lock-step alignment with the brand and strategy across all departments and the external relationships with clients, partners, and community wide funders.In conjunction with the Director of Marketing & Communications, you will execute, manage, and monitor the performance of the brand and digital strategy across communication channels and campaigns.Drives development of editorial calendar.In collaboration with the Director, you will manage the editorial calendar that drives content for Childrens Councils email, website, blog content posts and social media presence.When needed, you will regularly monitor and deploy measures that influence our reach, engagement, and traffic.Content Management
You will organize static and dynamic content to creatively capture the Childrens Council brand and engage stakeholders.Plays a leadership role in the project management, production and distribution for print / digital / video materials for the organizations two major public events : City Kids Family Fair and Child Care Champions Showcase.Builds and maintains communication outreach with all of Childrens Council audiences; coordinates content gathering and creation of email blasts in Salesforce.You will work independently to support program staff to write, edit and create branded promotional materials (such as web applications, and other graphic collateral using Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, PowerPoint, Salesforce, and Eventbrite.Works in collaboration with Director of Outreach & Communications, Chief Technology Officer, external developers, and internal IT staff to create appropriately branded SharePoint landing and departmental pages.Effectively use your judgement about organizational messaging and positioning to write, edit and proofread a variety of print and online materials for both internal and external communications.Creates and provides program staff and senior leadership with print and digital materials for tabling events and speaking engagements.Experience working directly with print vendors and mail houses on direct mail campaigns; ability to collect, negotiate and process submission of all related invoices.Organizes, procures bids and oversees designing, ordering and distribution of branded merchandise (apparel, mugs, toys and other promotional materials)Processes invoices, ensuring that all projects are documented and remain within the departmental budget.Develops and implements social media strategy.Will perform other duties as assigned.Required Experience & Qualifications
Minimum of five years professional experience in either marketing, design, or public relations.Design skills and a thorough understanding of visual branding. Design samples are required as part of the interview process.Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with high attention to details. Writing samples are required as part of the interview process.Strong communication, project management and media related analytical / problemsolving skills.Proficiency with the following : Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, PowerPoint and Excel.A background clearance is required.Photography / videography skills preferred.Experience with Salesforce + Pardot highly desirable.COVID Policy
All staff are required to be fully vaccinated (barring application for medical or religious exemptions). Wearing masks in the office is optional for our staff.
Hybrid Work
We have adopted a hybrid working model and currently require employees to be present in the office3 days per week, with the option to work 2 days per week remotely. All applicants should be comfortable with both the remote and in office scenarios.
Children's Council of SF is committed to building a staff that is rich with cultural, social and experiential diversity. Candidates who want to join us on this journey and who can uniquely contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.
Equal Opportunity & Equity Statement
Childrens Council is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity as central to our work serving the San Francisco community. We comply with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Our practices are in alignment with our commitment to workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion. We foster a work environment where our current and future staff feel welcomed without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation.