Communications Coordinator

Center for Transforming Lives; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Vision insurance

401(k)

Dental insurance

Job summary

Center for Transforming Lives is seeking a Communications Coordinator to manage social media, communications and marketing to raise awareness and strengthen community engagement. You will create engaging social media materials, write copy for newsletters, press releases and promotional materials, and help build partnerships with local groups to secure speaking engagements that raise awareness and support.

Under the Marketing & Communications Manager, you will collaborate with internal teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, or related discipline.
• 1–3 years of experience in a communications/PR, marketing or related role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in digital content creation on multiple social media platforms; Canva, Mailchimp and Adobe Suite a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with internal teams including participants to tell the story of Center for Transforming Lives through posts, appeals, graphics, photography and video for social media, newsletters and other promotional materials.
• Maintains social media sites and responds to comments, messages and inquiries from social media followers and general public in a timely and professional manner.
• Assists with writing social media captions, press releases, newsletter content and other promotional materials.
• Assists with building and maintaining relationships with local community groups, churches, civic organizations and professional networks to cultivate a robust pipeline of speaking engagements
• Plans, coordinates and supports speaking engagements
• Supports all departments in marketing and communication efforts.
• Assists in ensuring that all promotional and marketing materials meet the organization's brand identity strategy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Digital content creation

Canva

Mailchimp

Adobe Creative Suite

Video editing

Social media management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations / Communications / Marketing / Journalism

Tools

Mailchimp

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

SUMMARY

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for social media, communications and marketing to raise awareness of Center for Transforming Lives and strengthen community engagement. This position creates engaging social media materials (original videos, graphics and photographs), writes compelling copy for newsletters, press releases and promotional materials, and helps build partnerships with community groups, churches and other local organizations to secure strategic speaking engagements that raise awareness and increase support.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direction of the Marketing & Communications Manager, the Communications Coordinator:

• Collaborates with internal teams including participants to tell the story of Center for Transforming Lives through posts, appeals, graphics, photography and video for social media, newsletters and other promotional materials.
• Maintains social media sites and responds to comments, messages and inquiries from social media followers and general public in a timely and professional manner.
• Assists with writing social media captions, press releases, newsletter content and other promotional materials.
• Assists with building and maintaining relationships with local community groups, churches, civic organizations and professional networks to cultivate a robust pipeline of speaking engagements
• Plans, coordinates and supports speaking engagements
• Supports all departments in marketing and communication efforts.
• Assists in ensuring that all promotional and marketing materials meet the organization's brand identity strategy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, marketing, journalism, or other related discipline

1 – 3 years of experience in a communications/PR, marketing or related role

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting compelling narratives.

Experience in digital content creation on multiple social media platforms, Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office products and Canva. Experience with Mailchimp, Adobe Suite and short-form video editing a plus.

Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to multitask.

Ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment while also working independently.