Communications Specialist

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation•Medora, ND

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Communications Specialist will manage multi-media updates for the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. The Communications Specialist will develop fundraising updates and publications, video and written storytelling, internal communications, and professional corporate updates. The ideal candidate is passionate about Medora and the North Dakota Badlands, helping others, has a flexible schedule, and is a multi-faceted communicator.

Requirements

Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills
Proficiency with Teams, Text, email, Zoom, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms.
Proficient with Adobe Suite, Canva, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Attention to detail; ability to keep accurate and thorough notes related to internal and external organization communications.
A strong commitment and passion for Medora, The Badlands and helping people.
Flexible, ready, and able to adapt to change.
Loves creativity. Unique content creation is critical to the awareness of TRMF.
Bachelor's degree in marketing, Journalism, Advertising, Communication, or related field; or equivalent in education and/or experience.
Two to five years of related experience writing and editing projects; portfolio of relevant previous projects highly preferred.
Demonstrated experience in mass communication marketing preferred.
Experience in writing promotional emails, drip campaigns, and press releases.

Responsibilities

Strong understanding and skill to produce video, photo, written, and audio content.
Develop and implement multimedia content for cross channel dissemination.
Coordinate the workflow and publish calendar for foundation and fundraising updates and appeals through press releases, blog posts, annual reports, and three times annually distributed newsletter.
Manage upkeep of fundraising proposal pieces and donor stewardship requirements.
Coordinate in town digital donor recognition boards and employee facing content boards.
Create communications for foundation staffing updates, team achievements and awards, and other organizational announcements through news releases and social campaigns.
Create regular internal communications and employee updates through written pieces and videos.
Draft and distribute/publish various content pieces that promote TRMF, as well as individuals or groups within TRMF.
Reach out to targeted organizations with marketing announcements via email and occasionally by phone.
Select positive publicity materials and distribute them through a variety of channels.
Assist the Membership Sales Officer with membership communications through email, social media, and direct mail campaigns.
Perform other related duties as required.