What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Coordinator position at DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center)?
Days Off : Saturday, Sunday
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
Shift : Office Day
Location : Hybrid WFH / In-Office at 515 3rd Ave, Seattle
Insurance Benefits : Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums / payroll deductions for employee coverage)
Other Benefits : Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan
About DESC :
DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.
As the region's leading provider of services to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 3,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally and regionally as an innovator in developing solutions to homelessness.
JOB DEFINITION :
Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, the Communications Coordinator is responsible for leading the day-to-day management of DESC's digital channels and creating engaging content to support the organization's mission. This position requires a dynamic individual who can effectively manage digital platforms, develop creative content, and contribute to DESC's communications strategies while upholding our core values of equity, person-centered care, human dignity, and community-centrism.
The Communications Coordinator will play a crucial role in increasing engagement with DESC's audiences and stakeholders through various digital channels. This position demands a person with proven experience in digital content planning, production, and management, who can develop content for a range of platforms including online / web, social media, email, and print.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Lead the day-to-day management of DESC's digital channels, creating inspirational, informative, and engaging content that aligns with our mission and values.
- Plan, produce, and create a pipeline of digital content that can be repurposed and adapted for various audiences and platforms.
- Develop creative ideas and suggest innovative ways of delivering digital content, keeping up to date with the latest digital marketing trends.
- Create graphics for social media, email, and website and collaborate with contracted designers for larger projects.
- Track, analyze, and report on the performance of DESC’s digital content and platforms using the data to inform future communications.
- Support the Senior Communications Manager in implementing effective communications and media relations strategies.
- Ensure accessible and inclusive communication strategies are utilized across all platforms.
- Manage DESC’s media inbox and media mentions.
- Provide general copy-editing and proofreading support.
- Update and manage DESC’s external website and its content.
APPLICATION PROCESS :
As part of the application process, a cover letter is required (no more than 2 pages). Within the cover letter, please answer the following questions :
We will accept applications through Tuesday, January 14, 2025 and expect to conduct interviews the week of January 20-24. If additional interviews are needed, we expect to conduct them January 27-31.
DESC is committed to fair hiring practices and provides individuals who have been arrested or convicted of a criminal offense an equal and fair opportunity to obtain employment.
By joining DESC, you will be part of an organization that believes in the inherent value of every person and works tirelessly to achieve its vision of a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
DESIRED :
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit, communicate with other employees, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER :
DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace, and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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