Communications Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field, plus at least three years of relevant professional experience; a pertinent college degree is preferred, while reputation, knowledge, and experience in marketing and public relations are key criteria.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience and comfort presenting.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom; social media platforms; Google Apps; Mac OS; and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to multitask, set priorities based on department priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional time-management skills and ability to oversee projects on tight timelines with attention to detail, quality, and professionalism.
• Ability to facilitate input from colleagues and program managers, delegate tasks, contribute to organization-wide team-building and collaboration, and introduce and drive change thoughtfully.
• Self-motivated and internally driven, with problem-solving and decision-making abilities that balance senior management input with moving tasks forward efficiently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external staff, partners, and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an environmental organization or nonprofit.
• Experience with email marketing software such as Mailchimp or Constant Contact and website editing software such as WordPress.
• Experience using social media management or measurement platforms such as Sprout.
• Digital marketing and advertising campaign planning experience, including work with a third party.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development and design of marketing materials and emails while maintaining ACES’ brand identity and organizational authenticity.
• Maintain and enhance ACES’ website, blog, and social media platforms, including Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
• Provide in-house graphic design for organizational needs and produce marketing materials for campaigns, events, programs, and general awareness.
• Coordinate public relations initiatives and support, including radio scripts and external communication concepts.
• Organize and curate photo and video assets; coordinate content producers such as photographers, videographers, influencers, and brand ambassadors.
• Gather information, fact-check, and write copy for collateral materials and communications.
• Communicate with the Director daily and provide timely communication.
• Help coordinate annual report data, design, and execution.
• Design and produce organizational email marketing communications, stakeholder emails, weekly flyers, event invitations, and other one-off communications.
• Coordinate paid advertising contracts, media sponsorships, and trade agreements.
• Execute event marketing and support event production; capture program content at events.
• Develop messaging and outreach that reflect ACES’ mission and increase community engagement.
• Create original educational and environmental-action content and curate content from departments, consultants, and external partners.
• Create and manage the blog editorial calendar, and write, edit, and select visuals for blog content.
• Build and coordinate distribution of prospect emails, including copy, images, and graphics.
• Streamline communications among Hallam Lake, Rock Bottom Ranch, and Toklat.
• Help facilitate translation into Spanish across media platforms.
• Support visitor experience at all sites.
• Coordinate office supplies and staff photo boards.
• Assist with and attend ACES events; communicate events and attend local chamber gatherings.
• Participate in database, website, and technology changes, upgrades, and improvements.

Benefits

• Health insurance plan
• Dental insurance plan
• Matching retirement savings plan
• Health reimbursement account
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off
• Recreation benefit
• Discount on items in ACES gift shops and on ACES classes
• Comp time for occasional evening and weekend events