Communications & Creative Coordinator

Jewish Women International; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

403(b) retirement plan

Flexible spending account

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Jewish Women International in Washington, DC is seeking a Communications & Creative Coordinator to execute day-to-day communications, creative projects, and program campaigns. This early-career role fits someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and can manage tasks with strong writing and editing.

You will work closely with the Creative Director and team to ensure materials are accurate and on-brand, while gaining experience across content, design, website updates, and event support in a

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in communications, marketing, graphic design, nonprofit communications, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong visual and design skills with an understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, and branding.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Comfort working independently while also collaborating with a small team.
• Strong communication and follow-through skills.
• Ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• A proactive, resourceful approach and willingness to jump in where needed.
• Interest in JWI's mission and the issues affecting women and girls.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, proofread, and format communications for a variety of audiences and channels.
• Assist with newsletters, email campaigns, announcements, program communications, and event communications.
• Build and schedule email communications using Constant Contact.
• Help coordinate content and assets from across the organization and ensure materials are ready for production and distribution.
• Repurpose existing content for email, web, social media, and other communications.
• Maintain communications calendars and help coordinate deadlines across projects.
• Assist with basic communications reporting and tracking.
• Create and update digital and print materials using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Adapt existing creative assets for different formats, audiences, and channels.
• Design materials such as social graphics, email graphics, flyers, invitations, presentations, reports, signage, and other collateral.
• Support event-related creative needs, including promotional materials, signage, digital displays, and day-of materials.
• Help ensure communications and creative materials consistently follow JWI's brand guidelines.
• Organize and maintain shared creative files, templates, photography, and other brand assets.
• Work with the Creative Director on larger campaigns and projects.
• Assist with maintaining and updating JWI's website in Squarespace.
• Proofread web pages and check links and content for accuracy.
• Help ensure website content is current and presented consistently with JWI's brand.
• Use ClickUp to track projects, deadlines, assignments, assets, and deliverables.
• Gather copy, images, links, and other information needed to complete projects.
• Follow up with team members on outstanding information, approvals, and deadlines.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Design

Organization

Project coordination

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Squarespace

Constant Contact

Hootsuite

ClickUp

Job description

Join our team and be a part of making the world a better, safer place where all women and girls can thrive.

Communications & Creative Coordinator

Location: Washington, DC / Hybrid / Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Creative Director

About Jewish Women International

Jewish Women International (JWI) advances women’s safety, empowerment, and community through advocacy, education, and partnership. Founded in 1897, JWI works nationally and globally to create a world where women and girls can thrive.

About the Role

JWI is seeking a highly organized, creative, and collaborative Communications & Creative Coordinator to support the day-to-day execution of our communications, creative, marketing, and organizational projects.

This is an early-career role for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and is excited to build experience across communications, design, digital content, and project coordination. The ideal candidate is a strong writer and editor, has an eye for design, is highly organized, and can confidently take ownership of recurring tasks while supporting larger projects and campaigns.

Working closely with the Creative Director and members of the JWI team, this role will help keep communications and creative projects moving, ensuring materials are accurate, timely, polished, and aligned with JWI's brand.

What You'll Do

Communications & Content

Draft, edit, proofread, and format communications for a variety of audiences and channels.

Assist with newsletters, email campaigns, announcements, program communications, and event communications.

Build and schedule email communications using Constant Contact.

Help coordinate content and assets from across the organization and ensure materials are ready for production and distribution.

Repurpose existing content for email, web, social media, and other communications.

Maintain communications calendars and help coordinate deadlines across projects.

Assist with basic communications reporting and tracking.

Creative & Design

Create and update digital and print materials using Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.

Adapt existing creative assets for different formats, audiences, and channels.

Design materials such as social graphics, email graphics, flyers, invitations, presentations, reports, signage, and other collateral.

Support event-related creative needs, including promotional materials, signage, digital displays, and day-of materials.

Help ensure communications and creative materials consistently follow JWI's brand guidelines.

Organize and maintain shared creative files, templates, photography, and other brand assets.

Work with the Creative Director on larger campaigns and projects.

Website & Digital

Assist with maintaining and updating JWI's website in Squarespace.

Add and update event information, program content, resources, links, images, and other website content.

Proofread web pages and check links and content for accuracy.

Help ensure website content is current and presented consistently with JWI's brand.

Project & Administrative Support

Help coordinate communications and creative projects from request through completion.

Use ClickUp to track projects, deadlines, assignments, assets, and deliverables.

Gather copy, images, links, and other information needed to complete projects.

Follow up with team members on outstanding information, approvals, and deadlines.

Help maintain organized project files and documentation.

Support the Creative Director and broader JWI team with day-to-day communications and creative needs.

Assist with occasional administrative tasks related to communications, marketing, events, and creative projects.

Social Media

Assist with creating and preparing social media content in collaboration with the Creative Director and program staff.

Create and adapt graphics and other visual assets for social platforms using our template library.

Use basic video editing skills to create and edit short-form content, including Reels and other social videos.

Help maintain JWI's social media content calendar and coordinate assets and copy.

Schedule approved content using Hootsuite.

Monitor basic engagement and performance metrics and assist with reporting.

Help identify opportunities to repurpose JWI content across social channels.

Events & Campaigns

Provide communications and creative support for JWI events, campaigns, and programs, including Women to Watch and other major initiatives.

Help coordinate promotional timelines and ensure creative and communications materials are completed on schedule.

Assist with event invitations, emails, promotional materials, signage, presentations, digital displays, and other event assets.

Support pre- and post-event communications, including promotional content, reminders, recaps, and follow-up.

Assist with day-of communications and creative needs as needed.

What We're Looking For

1–3 years of experience in communications, marketing, graphic design, nonprofit communications, or a related field. Relevant internships, freelance work, or strong portfolio experience may be considered.

Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

Strong visual and design skills with an understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy, and branding.

Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.

Comfort working independently while also collaborating with a small team.

Strong communication and follow-through skills.

Ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.

A proactive, resourceful approach and willingness to jump in where needed.

Interest in JWI's mission and the issues affecting women and girls.

Nice to Have

Experience working in a nonprofit, advocacy, or mission-driven organization.

Experience with Constant Contact or another email marketing platform.

Experience with Squarespace or another website content management system.

Familiarity with ClickUp, Monday.com, or similar project management platforms.

Experience with Hootsuite or another social media management platform.

Basic photography, video, or short-form video skills.

Experience supporting events, campaigns, or organizational communications.

Experience creating reports, presentations, or other longer-form communications materials.

The Ideal Candidate

You are creative, organized, curious, and someone who likes making things happen.

You can take a project and move it forward, whether that means turning notes into a polished email, creating a clean and engaging graphic, updating a webpage, gathering assets from a colleague, or making sure a project stays on track.

You're detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture. You take pride in your work, communicate clearly, meet deadlines, and aren't afraid to ask questions or jump in when something needs to get done.

You don't need to know everything on day one. You're eager to learn, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and excited by the opportunity to build your skills while contributing to JWI's mission.

Why JWI

At JWI, you'll have the opportunity to work across communications, creative, events, programs, and organizational initiatives while contributing to an organization with more than a century of history and a forward-looking mission.

This role offers hands-on experience across multiple areas of nonprofit communications and creative work, with the opportunity to learn from and collaborate closely with JWI's Creative Director and broader team.

Tools & Platforms

The person in this role will work regularly with:

Squarespace

ClickUp

Microsoft 365 Apps

Donor Perfect

Give Cloud

CapCut

Experience with all platforms is not required. Strong candidates should be comfortable learning new tools and systems.

Salary: $50,000–$60,000 annually

Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, paid parental leave, 403(b) retirement plan, flexible spending account, paid vacation and sick leave, plus paid office closures for seven Jewish holidays, eight federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Jewish Women International is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. If the work and possibilities described above excite you, we encourage you to apply, even if you do notmeet 100% of the qualifications.

JWI is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff. We provide equal opportunity to all people regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other proscribed category set forth in federal or state regulations. This policy applies to all employees and candidates for employment.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, paid parental leave, 403(b) retirement plan, flexible spending account, paid vacation and sick leave, plus paid office closures for seven Jewish holidays, eight federal holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.