Brand Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Safer Foundation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Safer Foundation is a social service provider helping individuals with arrest and conviction records prepare for employment. The Marketing & Communications Coordinator role requires strategic and tactical marketing skills within the SPC focus, leading initiatives, social media, grassroots marketing, and development of marketing pieces, with support from the VP of Strategy and Innovation.

Key duties include managing branding, social content, events, and analytics; collaborating with the team

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management with high attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Outgoing personality with strong interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with social media, social networking, and email marketing.
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking.
• Project planning and management skills.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and online collaboration.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere).
• Digital photography and video editing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute events.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and administrative support for internal and external marketing programs.
• Work with the marketing team to manage brand identity and other marketing initiatives, collateral and assets—physical and digital.
• Plan and manage social media and website content production, including posting and analytics summaries.
• Plan, organize and execute major events that meet objectives.
• Execute the social media strategy and meet metrics.
• Support the marketing/communications plan with duties as needed by the director.
• Manage photography/videography assignments (shooting & editing) including podcasts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Multi-tasking

Interpersonal skills

Social media

Email marketing

Problem solving

Project planning

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Zoom/Teams

Adobe Creative Suite

Photography/Video editing

Job description

The Safer Foundation is a social service provider helping individuals with arrest and conviction records prepare for employment. The Marketing & Communications Coordinator role requires strategic and tactical marketing skills within the SPC focus, leading initiatives, social media, grassroots marketing, and development of marketing pieces, with support from the VP of Strategy and Innovation.

Key duties include managing branding, social content, events, and analytics; collaborating with the team