Creative Communications Specialist Job at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Mi

Position : Creative Communications Specialist

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri is a growing and purpose driven organization focused on taking the best care of its many constituents. Our Mission : We partner with young people in their pursuit of a meaningful, stable, and independent life.

POSITION PURPOSE : The primary goal of this position is to design, create, update, and implement multi-media collateral to support the strategic marketing and communication goals and mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. The goals are centered on increasing brand awareness, volunteers, fundraising, and conversion outcomes through marketing activities.

Core Job Responsibilities

COMMUNICATION DESIGN, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND VIDEOGRAPHY DEVELOPMEN T

Illustration and Design

• Serve as the lead graphic designer for print, web, and multimedia collateral
• Conceptualize creative ideas and visual expression and maintain brand standards and guidelines
• Consistently utilize fundamental design and illustration principles in all assets and work
• Ensure deliverables meet agency standards and deadlines

Campaign and Event Photography & Videography

Marketing and communication management

Creative Project Management & Customer Service

COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES

Drive Success through Relationships, Reflection, and Forward-Thinking

JOB COMPETENCIES

Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all people inside and outside of the agency; builds appropriate rapport; listens; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; truly values people; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably. Approachable, attentive and others oriented. First seek to understand.

Customer Focus – Anticipates customer needs and provides services that are beyond customer expectations. Uses customer insights to drive and guide the development of new offerings. Serves as strategic partner to build, grow and maintain effective relationships.

Process Management –Good at figuring out the most effective and efficient processes get things done; focus on continuous improvement; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simply complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Drives Results – A bias for action; an eagerness to take initiative. Agency performance is top of mind. Communicate vision, set priorities, develop, and execute plans to achieve desired outcomes. Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

AGENCY VALUES

We Center Youth (the Individual and their Family)

We Progress and Grow Intentionally

We Cultivate Belongingness

We Commit to Access & Opportunity for All

We Succeed When We Collaborate and Communicate

Education and Experience Qualifications

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

COMPETENCIES

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Routine and flexible office environment with the ability to work away from the office and beyond regular work schedules when needed to complete the work.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS