Communications Associate, Mobilize.org
Organizational Description:
Over the past ten years, Mobilize.org has grown from a student organization on one campus with ten students into a national Millennial movement reaching tens of thousands of people throughout the country. Mobilize.org empowers and invests in Millennials (those born between 1976 and 1996) to create and implement solutions to social problems. Mobilize.org believes that in order to create long-term, sustainable and community based solutions to the challenges facing our generation, Millennials must authentically engage their peers in identifying problems, proposing solutions, and most importantly, working together to implement these solutions on their campuses and in their communities.
To date, Mobilize.org has engaged over 25,000 Millennials both online and offline and invested in over 45 Millennial-led projects on issues such as increasing financial literacy, leveraging technology to increase civic engagement, and addressing barriers to community college completion.
More information about the organization can be found at www.Mobilize.org, @mob_org, or our Facebook Page.
About the Position:
The Mobilize.org Communications Associate’s primary role is to work with the team to drive communications, mass appeal fundraising (i.e. email and online campaigns) and marketing efforts. The Communications Associate will ensure that communication initiatives are consistent with the organization’s mission and culture, leveraging the voice and stories within our network, and helping raise revenue. The Communications Associate is also responsible for building and managing strong internal and external relationships to ensure effective implementation of communications and marketing strategies. The Communications Associate reports to the Director of Development. This position supervises a network of remote bloggers, an intern and, if the funding is available, a Media Coordinator (who may be remote or onsite).
Responsibilities:
The Communications Associate shall divide her/his time in the following manner:
35% – Supporting Programmatic and Fundraising Efforts (i.e. online and offline material development)
30% – Media Monitoring, Pitching, Rapid Response (i.e. leveraging current events)
20% – Outbound Communications & Direct Response Fundraising Channels
10% – Website Management
5% – Managing Social Media Engagement and Blog
Responsibilities will include:
- Engage the team to leverage the “intersectionality” of the work across programming, fundraising and outreach to tell the stories and impact that Mobilize.org is having by and for Millennials.
- Develop and disseminate high-quality, effective and creative materials that capture the mission, vision and successes of Mobilize.org.
- Coordinate with staff and partners to manage and develop strategic email communications that include opportunities to engage with our program work and compelling calls to donate to support that work.
- Develop and manage new and innovative online fundraising campaigns that help to broaden the reach of prospective donors and increase their investment in Mobilize.org.
- Coordinate with staff and partners to write and edit news releases, feature articles, blogs, videos and editorials for print and online media.
- Maintaining organization’s online presence; including, but not limited to: website management and social media – and using volunteer bloggers and other staff to help build and engage the online community.
- Serve as an organizational ambassador to speak with various external groups about Mobilize.org, Millennials and our impact.
- Engage and build relationships with journalists, bloggers, and opinion leaders.
- Arrange and support media interviews with Mobilize.org staff and member network.
- Actively pitch and respond to media queries, including traditional and new sources.
- Develop and manage media list within current database management tools.
- Update and/or determine metrics for tracking progress.
Key Qualifications:
As a prerequisite, the successful candidate must believe in the Millennial-empowerment vision of Mobilize.org and be driven by the organization’s mission. In addition, we are seeking a candidate that has a Bachelor’s Degree or experience that proves he or she is capable of handling the responsibilities of the Communications Associate position.
The successful candidate must also have strong communication skills, with 1-3 years experience in print or online journalism, public relations, marketing, fundraising and/or advertising with hands-on experience in website, email marketing and content management. Desktop publishing/graphic design experience and proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Dreamweaver is preferred as well as experience with Vertical Response or another outbound email tool as well as Salesforce or other comparable contact management systems.
We are seeking individuals who understand and have experience in “managing-up” and being attuned to details but not suffering from analysis paralysis. The individual should be comfortable working in a small, dynamic environment with all the pros and cons that this can represent. Most important, like the rest of us here, they should be committed to giving and receiving feedback – whether it come from supervisors, peers, or others in our network. And they should have a fearlessness, to come up with a plan, seek input, give new things a try, and learn lessons to make things better the next time.
Compensation:
Mobilize.org offers an attractive compensation package, including employer paid health, dental and vacation benefits. Flexible work arrangements are also available. This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated professional to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing, highly respected organization.
Application Information:
To apply, please submit a thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of this position, a resume and 1-2 writing samples via email to Jennifer Stark, Chief Operating Officer at jen@mobilize.org by December 19th, 2011.
