Communications Coordinator

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor? If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, World Relief, and millions of people around the world need you.

World Relief Western Washington seeks a talented and versatile Communications Coordinator to join our Development Team. The Communications Coordinator will play an integral role in sharing the story of our community and work with a wide variety of audiences, including financial partners, churches and community organizations, volunteers, and general public. This position will help maintain branding and messaging consistency throughout World Relief Western Washington.

Compensation: $27.75-$28.60 per hour

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Partner communications – 75%
• Collaborate with the Director of Strategic Advancement and the Development team to set and adhere to a communications strategy and budget
• Collaborate with marketing and communications staff in other World Relief offices to share ideas and resources
• Manage all direct mail communications including:
• Collaborating with the Director of Strategic Advancement to set and adhere to a direct mail calendar for donors and potential donors
• Writing and designing printed materials, such as letters, greeting cards, postcards, newsletters, and reports
• Maintain an accurate and accessible mailing list, and ensure data integrity between various systems (Raiser’s Edge, Dynamics, Constant Contact, etc.)
• Develops content and directs creative execution to provide a consistent, targeted, and impactful message
• Builds and maintains solid partnerships with programs to better develop, coordinate, direct, and facilitate strategic communications designed to meet fundraising goals
• Designs campaigns to target specific audiences (donors, community partners, volunteers etc), placing an emphasis and discipline on campaign performance to help with recommendations for future programs
• Contributes ideas for WRWW communications, researching and recommending innovative branding techniques
• Provides hands‑on advertising support for development team, outreach and programs, paying close attention to timelines
• Identifies and presents opportunities for consistency in messaging and donor/partners experience across channels from signage to digital to print
• Develops an understanding of short‑ and long‑term development/fundraising goals and planned initiatives
• Adjusts and communicates plan changes as necessary to ensure costs for materials, media, etc are in line with the fundraising budget and goals
• Works with Director of Strategic Advancement to take the pulse of World Relief Western Washington to identify cross‑marketing opportunities
• Stays informed of developments in the field of marketing and communications to foster ideas and innovation
• Coordinating volunteer talent such as graphic designers or photographers as needed
• Coordinating volunteers, interns, and staff to prepare mailings – as needed
• Managing mailing permit and compliance with the Business Mail Entry Unit (BMEU) and USPS
• Researching – and potentially overseeing the transition to – a mailing house option as required by organizational growth
• Oversee digital communications including:
• Collaborating with the Director of Strategic Advancement to write and schedule email campaigns
• Reviewing and updating the website in collaboration with the western Washington team
• Managing and approving content and brand across social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Linked In, while tracking the metrics to support informed marketing decisions
• Serving as the primary responder to public inquiries through social media
• Create marketing materials for development, program and outreach staff as needed
• Write or edit other stories, blogs, articles, or blurbs as needed
• Event support – 20%
• Design and print…