Title: Marketing and Communication Specialist Location: Wabasha FLSA Status: Full-time, hourly non-exempt FTE: 1.0 Salary Range: $27.40 - $29.81/hourly Website: *This is a hybrid position with 40% worktime remote.* Purpose: The Marketing and Communications Specialist is responsible for creating engaging content for both internal and external audiences, supporting the development and execution of marketing materials and campaigns, and crafting impactful human-interest stories using a trauma-informed approach. This role focuses on building strong internal relationships to ensure effective communication that aligns with marketing objectives, spreads brand awareness and drives organizational growth.
Key Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities: - Build strong relationships to capture and produce compelling content for internal and external audiences, while providing communication support to internal teams.
- Manage the client story-gathering process with a trauma-informed approach.
- Craft compelling human-interest stories by identifying subjects, conducting interviews and developing narratives that resonate with the target audience.
- Capture photos and videos for communication materials and coordinate with external vendors to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables.
- Manage and maintain content storage, and organization, and Release of Information processes.
- Develop, produce, and optimize the internal newsletter and staff intranet portal.
- Leverage SharePoint data to enhance internal communications and make informed recommendations.
- Manage social media community engagement and responses.
Required Skills/Abilities: - Demonstrated creative thinker and storyteller.
- Ability to foster strong relationships and collaborate to achieve outcomes.
- Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Dedication to treating individuals with respect and empowering them to share their stories.
- Software experience in the following or similar platforms:
- SharePoint
- Asana
- MailChimp
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Canva
- Marketing Analytics tools
Education and Experiences: - Three to five years of relevant marketing and communications experience.
- Experience working with creative partners (designers, writers, and agencies) to coordinate projects to fit smoothly into the organization's existing processes and timelines.
Additional Requirements: - Must not be actively receiving services from Guild Incorporated and must not have received services within the last two years.
- Valid Class 'D' Driver's License, reliable vehicle, satisfactory driving record and necessary insurance.
Physical Requirements: - Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to operate a computer and other office equipment.
Guild's Employer Promise We know you do your best work when you feel supported and have the flexibility to meet all of life's demands, no matter what those demands might be. Guild is an environment where your emotional, physical, and social wellbeing matters. A place where we're motivated to care for each other and to work together to make a difference in the lives of our clients. We show up for our clients and we show up for each other. And Guild shows up for you.
About Guild Guild is a Minnesota not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers those living with mental illness and/or experiencing long-term homelessness by helping them find the tools they need to lead stable, fulfilling lives in communities of their choosing.
Benefit Highlights - Flexible work arrangements
- Autonomous managers
- Separate vacation, personal and sick time
- Modern technology (enables flexibility, communication and collaboration)
- Sick leave donation
- Supportive culture
- Investment in individual and group training and development
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)