Job Description

WE ARE AT AN EXCITING MILESTONE OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 10 YEARS AND WE’RE READY TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL! AS PART OF MAKING ITS PROGRAMS MORE EFFECTIVE AND FAR-REACHING TO IMPACT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, WE ARE RE-LAUNCHING THE BRAND AND DEVELOPING A NEW MARKETING STRATEGY.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• COPYWRITING – YOU CAN WRITE CREATIVE HEADLINES AND CLEAR, CONCISE SUBHEADS AND BODY COPY. YOU DO NOT RELY ON YOUR TEAM TO LEVEL UP THE WORK OVER MULTIPLE ROUNDS—YOU OWN IT FROM THE FIRST DRAFT.

• CONCEPTING – YOU CAN PAIR UP WITH A DESIGNER OR WIDER TEAM AND BRING FRESH CREATIVE IDEAS TO THE TABLE, THINKING STRATEGICALLY, ABUNDANTLY, AND CREATIVELY BEFORE THE WRITING EVEN STARTS.

• SYNTHESIZING – YOU KNOW HOW TO DISTILL COMPLEX INFO INTO A CLEAR MESSAGING STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATION HIERARCHY. YOU UNDERSTAND HOW COPY AND DESIGN NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

• CRAFT CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING FOR MULTIPLE CHANNELS, INCLUDING:

  • EMAIL

  • WEBSITE

  • BLOG

  • SOCIAL MEDIA

  • NEWSLETTER

• WRITE, EDIT AND REFINE STRONG, ENGAGING CONTENT FOR MULTIPLE AUDIENCES (INDIVIDUAL DONORS, NON-PROFIT PARTNERS, CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND VOLUNTEERS)

Additional Information

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School diploma or GED equivalent with copywriting experience OR junior/senior college student OR recent college graduate
• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Advertising, English, or Journalism
• Portfolio with at least 3-5 writing samples

Time Commitment: 5-7  hours weekly fo 12 weeks