Communications Coordinator

Job Title: Communications Coordinator 

Location: Remote*   

Reports To: Director, Content and Communications 

FLSA Status: Non-exempt 

Girls on the Run International is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a physical activity-based positive youth development program that is designed to enhance girls’ social, psychological and physical skills and behaviors to successfully navigate life experiences. To learn more about our programs and impact, visit: https://www.girlsontherun.org/.  

We believe that all girls and communities should have access to our programs. We strive to eliminate barriers to participation, to create programming that engages all communities, to be intentional about staff and volunteer diversity, and to promote a culture of inclusion across the organization.      

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Communications Coordinator will help to support the organization’s internal communications, marketing efforts (creative development, social, email and web properties), and public relations projects. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has excellent writing and editing skills, thrives in a team-oriented environment, and is passionate about our mission. 

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.  

Communications 

• Manage all aspects of the weekly internal newsletter including organizing submissions, interacting with coworkers, editing copy, and publishing
• Project manage and edit all email communications sent from Girls on the Run International, including newsletters to board members and external GOTR supporters
• Manage communication-related sections of the Council Portal, the intranet for Girls on the Run councils
• Coordinate editing projects for the communications team and serve as a primary copyeditor
• Coordinate communications projects for the team using project management software
• Manage and support council support email address
• Manage ongoing email list updates
• Oversee file management for the department

Marketing & Public Relations Support 

• Contribute to GOTR’s social media presence, including managing the creation and uploading of social media posts and engaging daily with followers and partners. 
• Collect participant and volunteer stories to build a library of marketing-ready content
• Assist digital marketing manager in tracking and reporting analytics
• Make minor updates to the girlsontherun.org website
• Support Communications and PR Manager in identifying and monitoring target media outlets and contacts
• Write and edit press releases for various announcements
• Coordinate mailings to key media contacts from conception to completion
• Track and report media coverage

Project Management

• Collaborate with the Marketing Project Manager to coordinate intradepartmental projects and tasks
• Provide insight into communications projects and bandwidth to support interdepartmental projects
• Manage quality assurance and oversee the release of projects to the council network

Every member of our staff community is expected to serve as a Girls on the Run role model, exhibiting our core values and working to forward the mission. We commit ourselves to actively developing and nurturing positive relationships across the organization - with staff, council members, donors, and board members.  

*While this position is remote, residency in one of the following states is required: CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, LA, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY. 

Girls on the Run strives to provide our staff with opportunities for meaningful in-person connection throughout the year including staff gatherings, professional development opportunities and organization-wide conferences. Employees are always encouraged, and in occasional instances required, to participate in and contribute to these events. 

QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• One to three years of demonstrated educational or work experience in journalism, PR, communications, marketing, or related field. BA in journalism preferred.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise in AP Style
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to organize cross-departmental projects
• Organized and proactive, with the ability to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and projects at a time and deliver within deadlines
• Experience in non-profit, youth development, consumer services and franchise operations a plus
• Ability to leverage the opportunities of this role to forward inclusivity, diversity, equity and access
• Passion for empowering girls to reach their limitless potential! 

At Girls on the Run, we support and celebrate one another not only as coworkers, but as people. We proudly offer generous and flexible PTO, so that staff can nurture their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in ways that are personally meaningful to them. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including company-subsidized medical and dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, paid medical leave and a 401K with an employer match.  

This is a remote*, non-exempt, full-time position at 40 hours per week, offering a compensation range of $23 - $25 per hour, depending on experience.  

Salary : $23 - $25