Marketing and Development Coordinator
About The Position
STEM Coding Lab, a growing nonprofit headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, seeks a highly organized storyteller and detail-oriented executor to split time between marketing and development, including fundraising and donor retention. The role is intended for an early-career professional passionate about the organization’s mission, comfortable managing diverse tasks, and eager to learn nonprofit operations. STEM Coding Lab expands economic mobility for K–8 children in underserved communities by providing computer science, AI, STEM, and robotics learning experiences and the resources needed for year-round instruction. Approximately 50% of the position focuses on marketing and communications: managing daily social media content, supporting paid advertising and an external social media firm, capturing classroom photos and videos, producing monthly email communications, maintaining basic website content, and creating marketing collateral. Development duties include maintaining the donor database, processing acknowledgments and tax receipts within 48 hours, coordinating fundraising events and outreach, and supporting grant applications and fundraising campaigns.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, nonprofit management, English, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience in marketing, administrative support, or a nonprofit environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Canva, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to self-start on projects.
- High level of empathy.
- Strong organizational skills.
Responsibilities
- Create, schedule, and monitor daily social media content across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other channels using scheduling tools.
- Vet paid advertising opportunities and coordinate approvals with a third-party social media firm.
- Attend classrooms to capture photos and videos for marketing campaigns and newsletters.
- Draft and deploy monthly newsletters, invitations, and donor appeals using email platforms.
- Make basic website updates, including updating event pages, posting blogs, and checking links.
- Design basic marketing materials such as flyers, digital brochures, and signage in alignment with brand guidelines.
- Enter donations, update contact information, and prepare basic reports from the CRM or donor database.
- Process gift acknowledgments, including drafting and mailing thank-you letters and tax receipts within 48 hours of receipt.
- Assist with planning and executing fundraising events, galas, and community outreach, including managing RSVP lists, coordinating volunteers, and handling logistics.
- Gather data and narratives for grant applications and help assemble mailings for annual fundraising campaigns.
Benefits
- Opportunity for advancement.
- Paid time off: 10 PTO days.
- Training and development.
- Health care stipend of $3,500 per year in addition to salary.
- Nine paid holidays.
- Option to work remotely one day per week.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
