Marketing Associate

Prizmah; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is seeking a Marketing (Advancement) Associate to support marketing, communications, and fundraising efforts. The role focuses on social media, content creation, events promotion, and donor communications under the Director of Marketing and Communications.

You will produce weekly emails and newsletters, craft graphics and copy for school communications, and help optimize the Bernardzell.org site while coordinating with departments and external vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience with graphic design tools for digital, print, and website marketing; Canva preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience managing and maintaining a CRM database preferred.
• Experience in organic social media marketing; paid advertising preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with executing a social media strategy aligned with marketing goals.
• Produce weekly emails and bi-weekly newsletters in Finalsite; create content with Director of Marketing.
• Create graphics and copy for communications and materials for events and programs.
• Take photos/videos at key events for distribution via social media and channels.
• Monitor website performance with Google Analytics and recommend content updates.
• Maintain Bernardzell.org website pages and create new ones as needed.
• Design print and digital advertisements and promotional materials; manage vendor relationships.

Skills

Social media marketing

Content creation

Graphic design

Email marketing

Copywriting

Analytics

Photography/videography

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CRM experience

Tools

Finalsite

Canva

Google Analytics

Job description

Job Summary and Scope of Responsibility

The Marketing (Advancement) Associate supports the school’s marketing, communications, and development efforts under the direction of the Director of Marketing and Communications, while working in close partnership with the Development team. This role is responsible for executing day‑to‑day marketing initiatives—including digital/social content, publications, and event promotion—while also providing critical operational support for fundraising activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Marketing and Communications (approximately 80%)

• Assist with the execution of a social media strategy that aligns with the strategic marketing goals (Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn).
• Produce weekly emails and the bi‑weekly newsletters in Finalsite (website management platform). This includes utilizing Canva and ideating bi‑weekly content in partnership with the Director of Marketing and Communications, and writing recaps of school events.
• Produce graphics and copy for communications and materials for key school events and programs, including but not limited to those involving students, current families, prospective families, and donors.
• Take photos and videos at key school events for marketing purposes, and produce content for distribution via social media and other channels.
• Monitor website performance using Google Analytics to identify trends and provide data‑driven recommendations for content updates and user experience improvements.
• Collaborate with various departments to maintain the Bernardzell.org website, including updating outdated pages, and creating new pages as the need arises.
• Taking direction from the internal stakeholders and with support from the Director of Marketing and Communications, create/design: print & digital advertisements, direct mail, and promotional materials. Partner with external vendors and manage projects in a timely manner.

Fundraising (approximately 20%)

• Track donor data across all fundraising efforts
• Generate development reports including weekly dashboards, statistical analysis and giving trends
• Manage all gift processing, solicitation, acknowledgement, and invoicing efforts across campaigns and giving platforms
• Conduct regular database record maintenance, resolve system problems that may significantly affect business operations, and communicate procedures to ensure proper resolution of system issues
• Manage financial reconciliation processes such as the month‑end close with Business Office and the reconciliation of merchant services accounts associated with online transactions
• Support all development and advancement events with an emphasis on the Annual Fundraiser
• Support the Advancement department and larger school community with other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Experience with graphic design tools for use in digital, print, and website marketing; experience with Canva preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in managing and maintaining a CRM database preferred.
• Experience in organic social media marketing; experience with paid advertising preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, including writing and editing
• Ability to work onsite
• Strong creative, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Proven attention to detail.
• Ability to think outside the box and identify ways to optimize assigned tasks.
• Commitment to supporting the mission of Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School.
• Ability to occasionally work outside of business hours to support events.
• Additional desired qualifications:
• Experience with content management systems (particularly Finalsite).
• Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage and traditions.

Compensation

Bernard Zell offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a supportive workplace culture. This is an exempt position compensated at $53,000-$58,000 based on experience.

Benefits

The position is eligible for benefits. Bernard Zell has a comprehensive benefits plan that supports the success of our employees. Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance - including spouse/dependent life insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Transportation & Parking benefit
• Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Accident
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness
• Paid Parental & Adoption leave
• Paid time off
• Tuition Remission
• Breakfast & Lunch when school is in session
• 403(b) (Retirement contribution) Plan with competitive matching

Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School has a long-standing policy of equal employment opportunity for every person regardless of age, race, color, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or citizenship. The school recruits, hires and promotes individuals without regard to these characteristics, and all staffing decisions are based solely on the qualifications of each individual and the legitimate educational needs of our students.

Bernard Zell does not discriminate in working conditions, physical facilities or any other terms, conditions or privileges of employment, including transfer, compensation, training, promotion, demotion or separation based on age, race, color, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or citizenship. The school seeks to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation and harassment based on any of these characteristics