Brand Communications Specialist (Hybrid)

ADP, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Brand Communications Coordinator to support public relations and earned media initiatives, including developing press materials, media outreach, and coordinating press activity. You will also create social content with the Senior Manager and provide cross-functional support across the Brand Department.

The hybrid role requires strong writing, editing, and organizational skills, with flexibility for events and varied deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in communications, public relations, marketing, social media, or a related area.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, English, art history, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt content for media, social platforms, and audiences. Excellent organizational skills, close attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Familiarity with social media publishing and content creation; basic photography or short-form video experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Philadelphia and arts & culture media landscape
• Experience in a museum, cultural, educational, or nonprofit organization, or demonstrated interest in art and culture, preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaborative project-management tools. Experience with media databases or monitoring platforms such as Cision and social media management platforms such as Sprout Social is a plus.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for media events, programs, and social content coverage.

Responsibilities

• Accountability: Prepares for work assignments and meetings.
• Accountability: Conducts thorough fact-finding, decision-making and/or follow through.
• Accountability: Admits mistakes and informs others when one is not able to meet a commitment.
• Job Quality: Demonstrates job knowledge necessary for the position.
• Job Quality: Produces timely, accurate, high quality work output.
• Job Quality: Prioritizes work responsibilities effectively and produces work quantity expected for the role.
• Service: Identifies problems and collaborates with others to devise and create effective solutions.
• Service: Interacts and communicates with colleagues to promote a harmonious working environment.
• Service: Facilitates open communication and keeps an open mind about new ideas.
• Service: Sets a good example and demonstrates ethical decision-making and communication.
• Service: Proactively contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives.

Skills

Communications

Social media

Public relations

Editing

Project coordination

Organization

Content creation

Media outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Cision

Sprout Social

Job description

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Brand Communications Coordinator to support public relations and earned media initiatives, including developing press materials, media outreach, and coordinating press activity. You will also create social content with the Senior Manager and provide cross-functional support across the Brand Department.

The hybrid role requires strong writing, editing, and organizational skills, with flexibility for events and varied deadlines.