Marketing and Communications Specialist
About The Position
Raise the Future is a mission-driven nonprofit that connects youth in foster care with caring adults and supports those relationships for a lifetime. Across Colorado, Nevada and Utah, the organization helps young people build lasting family connections and equips families with training, coaching and ongoing support. The Marketing and Communications Specialist writes, produces and publishes content that helps people find and engage with Raise the Future’s programs and campaigns. The role provides ownership of projects from initial brief through publication and works with Development and program teams across Colorado, Nevada and Utah. The position reports to the Director of Communications. The role creates and edits written and visual content; manages social media and email communications; makes routine website updates and coordinates more complex technical requests with the website vendor; supports project intake and timelines; gathers stories and photos while verifying facts and permissions; supports basic SEO and public relations; and manages Google Ads campaigns.
Requirements
- Three years of relevant experience in marketing or communications, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and demonstrated skills.
- Strong writing and editing skills and sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
- Ability to create clear materials that follow brand guidelines using Canva or a comparable design tool.
- Hands-on experience using a website content management system to update pages, links, images, and event listings.
- Experience with email marketing and publishing social media content.
- Ability to manage projects independently, communicate timelines clearly, and work with colleagues across locations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field.
- Experience in nonprofit communications, fundraising, media relations, or media monitoring.
- Experience with tools such as Monday.com or Meltwater.
- Familiarity with Google Ads, Google Analytics, or reporting dashboards.
- Familiarity with basic website SEO or Google Search Console.
- Basic skills in HTML/CSS, photography, or video editing.
Responsibilities
- Write and edit stories, newsletters, presentations and campaign materials.
- Create layouts and graphics using Canva or comparable tools.
- Maintain the social calendar, publish approved content and monitor engagement.
- Build, test and send newsletters, program announcements and fundraising emails.
- Publish routine website updates, including youth recruitment content, events and training information.
- Make routine front-end website updates and coordinate back-end development and complex technical requests with the website vendor.
- Coordinate incoming requests through the MarCom inbox and Monday.com; confirm scope, track deadlines and approvals, and communicate timelines.
- Gather stories and photos, verify facts and permissions, and represent youth and families with dignity and care.
- Support basic website SEO with guidance from the Director of Communications.
- Support public relations by researching story ideas, drafting pitches and media materials, updating media lists, and tracking coverage.
- Manage Google Ads campaigns.
Benefits
- Four weeks of paid time off.
- 10+ paid holidays per year.
- Health insurance.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- 100% paid life, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and childcare.
- Health Savings Accounts.
- 401(k) with matching contributions and immediate vesting.
- Flexible work arrangements available on a case-by-case basis.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Discount programs.
- Paid parental leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
