VCP PROVIDES EXCELLENT BENEFITS!!

• Employees pay $0 out-of-pocket towards health, vision and dental premiums
• VCP offers a 401k plan at a 4% match
• Employees receive 6 weeks of paid time off in addition to major holidays

Veterans Community Project (VCP) Overview

Veterans Community Project (VCP) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to ending veteran homelessness. Founded by combat Veterans in Kansas City, Missouri and now serving Veterans in four communities nationwide, VCP provides transitional tiny house villages, case management, and critical support services to ensure Veterans get back on their feet and continue standing. Believing in the sacred promise of “leave no one behind,” VCP serves all Veterans, regardless of discharge status, length, or type of service.

The Role

The Digital Content Creator has a big job--shaping how people see us online. They're the ones who create the engaging and inspiring content you see across our digital channels. From developing a cohesive strategy for our national social media presence to teaming up with other departments to run impactful campaigns, they're in the thick of it. Plus, they will help crunch the numbers to make sure we're on target.

They are our wordsmiths, fine tuning our voice in everything from brochures to blog posts, emails to videos. They're not just about words, they're all about visuals too. Whether it's making graphics, editing photos, or producing videos, they're creating engaging, consistent content on every platform, making sure our brand's personality shines through loud and clear. We’re looking for someone passionate about our mission who is ready to roll up their sleeves to keep it going strong. This is an in-person position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Generate written, visual, and multimedia content including graphics, photography, blog posts, email, video, and more tailored to the target audience and platform.
• Team up across the organization to create integrated marketing campaigns that align with our fundraising and marketing objectives.
• Owns the day-to-day management of our social media channels, overseeing the planning, production, and delivery of short and long-form content that aligns with our goals. Keep an eye on how we’re doing, keeping the content fresh based on what the numbers say about what’s working.
• Offer guidance and coaching, sharing content best practices to empower local social media coordinators, keeping all in line with the overarching national social media strategy.
• Use native and third-party social media management tools to schedule, analyze, and optimize content performance.
• Monitor what’s being said in our online communities and with outside partners, adding to the conversation where it makes sense.
• Ensure our paid social strategy is on point, determining where we show up, and what that looks like, keeping the brand consistent through voice and visuals.
• Work closely with the Director of Brand & Marketing on design, layout, and artwork for print projects such as flyers, annual reports, and special event invitations.
• Help create branded, easy-to-use templates to ensure consistent, high-quality branded communications for national and local work.
• Stay organized, keep your tasks on time, and adjust resources as needed to meet deadlines.
• Proofreading and quality control checks.

Competencies and Areas of Expertise

• Passionate about the mission of Veterans Community Project.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, New Media, or Public Relations, or a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience, or a combination of education, training, and experience that equips with the necessary knowledge and abilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Proven hands-on experience in online marketing.
• Possess a solid understanding of brand, social media, and content marketing strategies.
• Showcase top-notch writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation, and communication skills through a supporting portfolio of work.
• Demonstrate strong creative skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Hands-on experience developing and managing social media campaigns.
• Understand digital analytics and metrics using tools to monitor, manage, and evaluate campaigns.
• Creative, dependable, and committed to fostering collaborative relationships with teammates, vendors, and suppliers.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, HootSuite, and Canva.
• Dedicated to delivering top-notch customer service to our team members and outside partners.
• Flexibility is important in this role, as things move fast. Must be ready to take on extra tasks or update plans to make sure we’re hitting our goals.
• Be curious with a desire to always learn and grow, as well as a curiosity to understand how your job fits into the work the broader team is doing.

Preferred: __

Non-profit experience

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: testing graphics across various media. Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

_This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description. Any essential function or requirement of this job will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent or applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation(s) for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent or applicant when possible. _

Veterans Community Project is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All VCP employees, other workers and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation of employment.