Pay: $24.03 - $28.84/hour (based on experience) + Accrued Leave
Overview: Our client, a nonprofit in Cherry Creek, is seeking a temporary (strong foot-in-door) Public Relations Senior Coordinator to support the PR / Marketing / Communications department. This position reports to the President & CEO and the Social Media & Marketing Specialist.
The Senior Coordinator will support 5 key areas:
- Social Media
- Photo & Video Organization
- Eblast & Blogs
- Public Relations
- Administrative & Strategic Work
Schedule:
- Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (1-hour unpaid meal break)
- Remote on Fridays
- Length: Approximately 3-months with the potential to go permanent
Duties:
- Social Media
- Support daily social media inbox and organize related reports, under the direction of the Social Media & Marketing Specialist
- Review existing tags and labels and retag/label past posts as needed
- Create notes and assist with drafting simple social media posts in Sprout Social
- Help ensure annualized events, campaigns, and initiatives are accurately reflected and posted on the social media calendar
- Assist with the creation and distribution of monthly Sprout Social reports
- Photo & Video Organization
- Label, tag, and organize photos and videos submitted to or contracted by the company
- Source celebrity and other relevant photos online and organize associated copyright and usage information
- Eblasts & Blogs
- Assist with proofreading, scheduling, and implementing eblasts using Mailchimp, following established send protocols
- Take notes and help manage deadlines for key, recurring eblasts
- Create blog landing pages for press releases and other communications on the website using WordPress
- Public Relations
- Manage press release tracking documents and reporting spreadsheets
- Assist with daily news wire reviews related to Down syndrome using Meltwater
- Support the creation of timely press briefings and assist with virtual and in-studio media interviews
- Administrative & Strategic Support
- Manage the PR and Marketing/Communications calendar and invitations
- Assist in ensuring vendor agreements are approved and executed in a timely manner
- Coordinate and organize regular meetings with vendor account executives
- Ensure note-taking and document filing are clear, intuitive, and compliant with company protocols
- Assist with company's 2 annual fundraising events
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree on Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or similar
- 2 + years of work experience in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or similar
- An understanding of Public Relations, Marketing, and Communications concepts, practices the ability to create and follow SOPs
- Highly proficient in MS Office Suite - Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to type 50 + words per minute
- Proficient in utilizing different systems such as Meltwater, Cision, Canva, Vimeo, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, MailChimp, Sprout Social, etc. is highly desired
- Ability to use good judgement and ethical behavior in handling confidential material with sensitivity and discretion
- Excellent writing, p[roofing, and copy-editing skills with minimal to no errors
- Customer oriented
- Strong critical thinking and time management skills
J. Kent Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.