Hybrid Communications Manager

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Coordinate media outreach efforts and provide media outreach support to local offices and internal departments and teams
  • Prepare event briefing documents
  • Pitch stories for earned media and facilitating media interviews
  • Work with internal research team to provide specific fact sheets to support local office event needs
  • Conduct other research as needed
  • Develop and implement local market strategies
  • Amplify the work of the local offices around events
  • Draft and distribute media advisories, press releases and post releases
  • Develop key messaging and toolkits for local offices
  • Develop relationships with national, regional and local media
  • Staff UNCF events as needed
  • Prepare and assemble press kits
  • Develop content for email, website, social media, newsletters, digital marketing campaigns, presentations
  • Monitor traditional and social media coverage around local markets using Meltwater software
  • Report on media coverage related to events
  • Contact member college development points of contact on a regular basis to request and create content articles to support updates of member college-oriented pages, the UNCF annual report, and newsletters using Associated Press and UNCF in-house style guides
  • Support daily and project web content creation, publishing and editing; and special projects as they arise
  • Edit photos using Adobe Photoshop
  • Monitor and be primary person to complete content submissions as sent through Gathercontent.com
  • Create, update and maintain Web pages in content management system (WordPress)
  • Support solicited input from departments and offices weekly to ensure on-going information creation and content is maintained
  • Edit and post website content upon approval
  • Complete special assignments regarding content organization, updating, modifications or other projects as assigned
  • Monitor content on live site and escalate when needed
  • Ensure that produced content complies with all brand and Web style guidelines
  • Manage image library submissions, ensuring images are up to date, sorted, sized per need, and correctly tagged
  • Track through multiple projects and provide weekly updates or as needed to UNCF BMC team
  • Manage process for content reviews and audits with constituents and web support team; ensure all pages are reviewed on schedule
  • Other duties as needed

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; master's degree preferred
  • Minimum of 5 -7 years of experience working in the fields of traditional media, communications, journalism, public relations and/or social media
  • Familiarity with AP Style Guide and using in-house style guides to write copy
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Organized, attentive to details and able to multi-task/manage time effectively
  • Strong oral and written storytelling skills
  • Strategic thinking skills, with the ability to be flexible and adaptable
  • Previous experience as an events manager or communications manager for a similar organization

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Vacation, Sick & Personal Leave
  • Life Insurance (Basic & Optional)
  • Flex Spending Accounts
  • 403(b) Retirement Account
  • Holiday Savings Plan
  • Annual Success Sharing

Job title

Communications Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$76,700 - $80,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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