Job Opportunity: Director of Communications and Marketing

Working closely with the Executive Director and other senior leadership (including Director of Development and Operations Director), the Director of Communications and Marketing will coordinate Town Hall?s overall communications strategy, expanding community awareness of our organization and its programs. Further, the Director of Communications will have responsibility for ticket income by designing campaigns to meet goals for Town Hall?s self-produced events. This is a new position, established in anticipation of an upcoming capital campaign to refurbish Town Hall?s 100 year old facility.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead an organizational branding and awareness project with board, staff, and community participation, and implement resulting plan.
• Develop and refine Town Hall?s core messages to ensure organizational consistency.
• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing plan to support the organization?s self-produced events.
• Set strategy for all communications: print, online/e-mail/social, and PR.
• Negotiate advertising and media contracts.
• Create and monitor series-specific budgets.
• Supervise Public Relations Director in managing news and media relationships, including event coverage and story ideas.
• Supervise part-time Designer.
• Collaborate with Program Director and Staff Writer on event/series descriptions to ensure message consistency.
• Collaborate with Director of Development on annual Membership Campaign to ensure message consistency.
• Collaborate with Program Director in outreach efforts to new partners and affiliated organizations to increase involvement in events and programs.
• Collaborate with Director of Development and Operations Director on various Capitol Campaign-related projects.
• Act as ?Executive Producer? of our website, www.townhallseattle.org, leading continual enhancements to increase traffic and audience.
• Oversee execution of and/or create all printed collateral (including monthly newsletters, brochures and other materials), design and production of print and web ads, and fundraising materials.
• Negotiate/manage vendor relationships (printing, distribution) essential to these functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The Director of Communications will supervise Public Relations Director (.75 FTE), and Designer (part-time).

Qualifications

• Very strong interpersonal skills.
• Very strong collaborative instincts.
• Very strong written communication skills.
• Minimum 2-5 years of either sales/marketing or development experience.
• Broad cultural curiosity/knowledge, and an interest in a timely, multi-faceted program embracing politics, science, the arts, and community events.
• Experience in market research preferred.
• Nonprofit experience preferred.
• BA degree required.
• Knowledge of WordPress.org and Microsoft business applications required. Fluency with Adobe Suite preferred.

Compensation

• Salary: DOE
• Position is full-time (40 hours/week); ability to work flexible hours; occasional evenings and weekends, as needed.
• Benefits package includes fully-paid medical & dental insurance and bus pass, and matched 403(b) plan. Generous vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Submission

Please remit resume, cover letter describing interest, persuasive copywriting sample, and references? to jobs@townhallseattle.org. Listing closes 3/9/12. No calls, please.

Source: http://townhallseattle.org/job-opportunity-director-of-communications-and-marketing/

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