Associate, Digital Communications

Overview

For 25 years, the Building Movement Project (Building Movement.org) has cultivated the potential for nonprofit organizations to effectively partner with movements for progressive social change. We learn by listening to groups and leaders about what it takes for organizations to align their social justice principles with their operating practices. Our research and practical resources help organizations innovate to meet the needs of the communities they serve and face the challenges of the external environment.

BMP concentrates on the following three main areas to accomplish our goals and advance social change:

• Leadership:
  Analyzing how organizations can do their best work, encourage diverse leaders at every level, and promote the most effective and inclusive practices;
• Service and Social Change:
  Developing the capacity of organizations to engage constituents in changing the systems that impact their lives;
• Movement Building:
  Acknowledging and building on the distinct role of nonprofit organizations in advancing movements for social change.

Building Movement Project is fiscally sponsored by TSNE and is a remote organization with a nationally distributed team.

BMP's Digital Communications Associate works as part of a growing, fast-paced remote national staff team, with key functions in implementing and executing BMP's overall communications strategy. The position works in partnership with the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications to support the needs of various internal project teams to bring about alignment and cohesiveness in both external and internal messaging.

The Communications Associate will report to BMP's Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and is responsible for working with and supporting staff members in the following Essential Functions.

Essential Functions

• Digital Communication:
  Oversee and maintain all BMP social media platforms;
  Create and manage posting of engaging content for social media, including copy and visual media (i.e. videos, stories, graphics, etc.) that make BMP's research, written materials and training content accessible to a wide variety of constituents.
• Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, implement the monthly newsletter publication process by drafting an outline, sourcing content from staff, writing copy, and developing supportive content to engage followers and promote the organization's work.
• In partnership with the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications maintain and execute a monthly editorial calendar for outreach and engagement of BMP content, including emails and social media posts, organizational events, ensuring brand and voice integrity across all organizational communications and platforms.
• Serve as the point of contact for all BMP website needs across program teams. Work with website consultants to assign projects and tasks for each BMP-affiliated site on an as-needed basis. Draft website copy and blog posts, edit staff posts, publish posts and make updates to the main BMP website as needed. Maintain TSNE compliance for websites, informing senior leadership of changes and updates.
• Monitor and respond to general requests and inquiries sent to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). account, social media inboxes for Hub Spot, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linked In.
• Serve as a line of defense in identifying digital security threats that may arise in online platforms and via general email queries.
• Maintain BMP's email database to ensure accurate, up-to-date contacts; develop targeted distribution lists; and support email marketing campaigns that expand the reach and impact of BMP's programs.

Internal Communications

• Partners with program leads to support virtual event project management, marketing, registration and technical support during webinars and other online events.
• Support BMP's monthly strategic communications program and internal meetings.
• Respond to ongoing communication needs and support from BMP's program teams.
• Support monthly BMP staff meetings by facilitating the distribution of the recording, transcript, and supporting documents to staff.
• Maintain Hub Spot communications technology including Marketing Hub systems, data and contacts, as well as lead capture infrastructure required for external event promotion
• Track BMP presentations, media, inquiries, etc., particularly to demonstrate the reach of BMP's work for periodic reports to funders and donors.
• Partner with Operations Team to support special, occasional in-person events.

Design and Production

• Lead the design and production of content including visual graphics, videos, photos to support BMP digital programs.
• Develop toolkits and graphics for report and resource outreach for external partners.

Other duties as assigned.

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of three years of relevant nonprofit work…