Creative Marketing Associate

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accessible PTO & Paid Holidays

100% Employee Discount for Childcare

Generous 401k Employer Matching

Employee Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC) seeks a Creative Marketing Associate to fuel opportunities for youth across our region. You’ll shape strategy and bring campaigns to life using design, illustration, photo, video, and copy, across social, email, print, and events.

You’ll work with a small team in a large organization, enjoying autonomy and iterative, hands-on work that tells real stories and makes an impact for King County youth and families.

Qualifications

• A two- or four-year degree in visual communication design, creative advertising, strategic communication, or a related field and 2+ years of related professional experience.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Canva.
• Strong visual design and storytelling skills, with a sharp eye for detail.
• Ability to take feedback and clearly explain creative decisions to people who aren’t designers.
• Strong communication skills in person and over email, phone, and text.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, self-directed environment.
• Professional and reliable work habits, including timeliness and follow-through.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently to Club locations throughout King County.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Shape creative strategy and develop concepts for campaigns, initiatives, and seasonal priorities.
• Oversee the marketing editorial calendar, coordinating content timing across channels, campaigns, and events.
• Partner with our external media buying agency to plan, launch, and monitor paid social and digital ad campaigns.
• Help analyze campaign performance and develop recommendations for adjusting strategy, creative, and spend.
• Design engaging print and digital assets, including flyers, signage, social posts, presentations, reports, and event materials.
• Design signature pieces such as the annual impact report, gala, and event materials.
• Support fundraising appeals with design and copy that inspire giving.
• Write clear, compelling copy and tell stories that highlight the impact of our Clubs on young people and families.
• Plan and shoot light-to-medium-lift photography at Clubs, events, and around the community, and create simple videos when needed.
• Create accessible, inclusive content, including alt text, captions, and readable layouts, that reflects the communities BGCKC serves, and coordinate translated materials as needed.
• Create, schedule, and publish content across BGCKC social media channels.
• Monitor social channels for messages and comments, responding directly or escalating to the right person as needed.
• Build and send email newsletters and other email communications.
• Manage simple website updates and blog posts, keeping content current and accurate and pages clear and easy to use.
• Keep the BGCKC brand consistent across all Clubs, channels, and materials.
• Collaborate closely with Resource Development, Club staff, and other internal teams to support program messaging and community outreach.
• Serve as one of the go-to creative resources for Club and program staff, helping manage incoming requests, set timelines, and balance competing priorities.
• Create and maintain easy-to-use templates that empower Club and program staff to make their own on-brand materials.
• Manage the photo and video library and brand assets, and make sure media releases are on file before any images of youth are used.
• Prepare files for print and coordinate with printers, vendors, outside photographers and videographers, and other freelancers.
• Track projects, deadlines, and approvals in Asana or similar tools, keeping clear records so every request moves smoothly from brief to delivery.
• Help track spending against the marketing budget for creative projects and campaigns.
• Support the review of data and analytics across social media, email, and the website, and share insights that help improve content and campaigns.
• Assist the Director of Marketing & External Relations in preparing regular reports on content and campaign performance for organizational leadership.

Skills

Strong visual design

Storytelling

Strong communication

Multi-project management

Professional reliability

Willingness to travel

Education

Two- or four-year degree in visual communication design/creative advertising/strategic communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Canva

Job description

At Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, we're taking youth programming to a new level. We're a leader in youth development, providing a safe, affordable place for kids and teens during critical out-of-school time. Our Clubs offer life-changing programs and services to youth throughout the greater Seattle area.

As one of the largest Boys & Girls Club organizations in the United States, we have a rich history serving King County youth. If you're passionate about youth development, committed to social justice, love to connect with people, have a proven track record of results with youth, and want to be part of an extraordinary team, Boys & Girls Clubs of King County is for you!

Opportunity Overview: Creative Marketing Associate

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC) is seeking a Creative Marketing Associate to help fuel opportunities for young people across our region.

We’re looking for a generalist who thinks as strategically as they do creatively: someone who’s as excited to shape and measure a campaign as they are to bring it to life. You believe that human stories deserve to be told by humans, and you take pride in work made by hand, without the use of generative AI.

In this role, you’ll help tell the BGCKC story through mediums including graphic design, illustration, photo, video, and copy. From social media and email to print materials and events, your work will connect people to our mission. You’ll help shape the strategy and concept behind each campaign, then see it through from execution to reporting.

As a key member of a small team inside a large organization, you’ll be involved in much of BGCKC’s day-to-day creative work, and no two days will look the same. Our marketing team works with a high degree of autonomy and agility, adapting quickly as the organization's needs shift.

If you have professional design experience, a strong portfolio, and a passion for work that makes an impact, we encourage you to apply.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help shape creative strategy and develop concepts for campaigns, initiatives, and seasonal priorities.
• Oversee the marketing editorial calendar, coordinating content timing across channels, campaigns, and events.
• Partner with our external media buying agency to plan, launch, and monitor paid social and digital ad campaigns.
• Help analyze campaign performance and develop recommendations for adjusting strategy, creative, and spend.

Design & Content Creation:

• Design engaging print and digital assets, including flyers, signage, social posts, presentations, reports, and event materials, following BGCKC brand guidelines, approved campaign direction, and design best practices.
• Design signature pieces such as the annual impact report, gala, and event materials.
• Support fundraising appeals with design and copy that inspire giving.
• Write clear, compelling copy and tell stories that highlight the impact of our Clubs on young people and families.
• Plan and shoot light-to-medium-lift photography at Clubs, events, and around the community, and create simple videos when needed.
• Create accessible, inclusive content, including alt text, captions, and readable layouts, that reflects the communities BGCKC serves, and coordinate translated materials as needed.

Digital Channels:

• Create, schedule, and publish content across BGCKC social media channels.
• Monitor social channels for messages and comments, responding directly or escalating to the right person as needed.
• Build and send email newsletters and other email communications.
• Manage simple website updates and blog posts, keeping content current and accurate and pages clear and easy to use.

Brand Stewardship & Collaboration:

• Keep the BGCKC brand consistent across all Clubs, channels, and materials.
• Collaborate closely with Resource Development, Club staff, and other internal teams to support program messaging and community outreach.

Creative Operations:

• Serve as one of the go-to creative resources for Club and program staff, helping manage incoming requests, set timelines, and balance competing priorities.
• Create and maintain easy-to-use templates that empower Club and program staff to make their own on-brand materials.
• Manage the photo and video library and brand assets, and make sure media releases are on file before any images of youth are used.
• Prepare files for print and coordinate with printers, vendors, outside photographers and videographers, and other freelancers.
• Track projects, deadlines, and approvals in Asana or similar tools, keeping clear records so every request moves smoothly from brief to delivery.

Budget, Analytics, & Reporting:

• Help track spending against the marketing budget for creative projects and campaigns.
• Support the review of data and analytics across social media, email, and the website, and share insights that help improve content and campaigns.
• Assist the Director of Marketing & External Relations in preparing regular reports on content and campaign performance for organizational leadership.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A two or four-year degree in visual communication design, creative advertising, strategic communication, or a related field AND 2+ years of related professional experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the skills and range this role calls for.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Canva.
• Strong visual design and storytelling skills, with a sharp eye for detail.
• Ability to take feedback and clearly explain creative decisions to people who aren’t designers.
• Strong communication skills in person and over email, phone, and text.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, self-directed environment.
• Professional and reliable work habits, including timeliness and follow-through.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently to Club locations throughout King County.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as a creative generalist, with a demonstrated ability to move between mediums like design, illustration, photo, and copy.
• Experience with simple motion graphics and video editing.
• Basic understanding of web design and UX principles, and experience managing websites through a CMS such as WordPress or Squarespace.
• Familiarity with accessible design practices, such as alt text, captions, and color contrast.
• Experience planning and monitoring paid social, digital, DOOH, and/or OOH campaigns.
• Experience with analytics tools such as Google Analytics or Meta Business Suite.
• Experience with project management tools such as Asana.
• Experience sourcing, vetting, and managing creative vendors, such as printers, promotional merchandise suppliers, video production companies, and freelancers.

Ad agency experience and/or ability to communicate in Spanish or another language spoken by the communities we serve a plus.

We know that not all skills are learned in a traditional office setting. If you have equivalent experience or transferable skills, we encourage you to apply.

HOURS: Regular full-time, hourly, Monday–Friday with occasional evenings and weekends

LOCATION: Hybrid

HOURLY WAGE: $35 – $38.50

Starting salary will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. Most new hires should expect to start in the middle portion of the range, with opportunity for compensation growth as they gain experience and proficiency in the role.

BENEFITS:

• Accessible PTO & Paid Holidays
• 100% Employee Discount for Childcare Fees
• Generous 401k Employer Matching
• Employee Tuition Assistance

All offers are contingent upon passing a thorough background check, including a National Criminal History Background check.

Please include a link to your portfolio with 3–5 pieces you’re proud of, with at least one piece that shows how you took a campaign from strategy to results. All work should be your own and made without the use of generative AI.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Physical Requirements: Long periods of being in a stationary position; operating a computer and other office equipment; frequently moving to/from various work areas; frequently communicating by phone and email; frequently remaining in a stationary position during meetings, discerning meeting content, and exchanging accurate information; frequently moving to/from off-site meeting and/or event locations; occasionally moves supplies and/or equipment weighing up to 20 pounds.

Working Conditions: Primary location in typical business office environment, with frequent meetings and event attendance at a variety of off-site locations.

DISCLAIMER

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC) is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. BGCKC does not discriminate with regards to hiring, assignment, promotion or other conditions of staff employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected under local, state or federal law.