Marketing and Communications Specialist

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the leading, private, nonprofit hunger relief organization in the state with locations in Milwaukee and the Fox Valley. Founded in 1982 by the Rotary Club of Milwaukee (as Second Harvest), Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a local and independent member of the Feeding America network. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin collaborates with more than 570 partner hunger relief organizations, including food pantries, meal programs, shelters and community-based mobile pantries to provide 21 million meals annually to nearly 400,000 people across 36 counties in eastern Wisconsin. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin also supports programs that improve food security for people in need, advocates on their behalf and works collaboratively to solve hunger.

Position Details

Marketing and Communications Specialist
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
7/28/2016
Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee or Little Chute, WI

Bring your passion for helping others and your desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself, along with your diverse marketing and communications skill set, to helping us to solve hunger. Here you will put your exceptional writing, storytelling and organizational skills to work to help raise awareness of hunger in our state, engage new donors, volunteers and advocates as we work toward our vision of a hunger-free Wisconsin. Raising the visibility of the Feeding America brand and establishing the organization as the leading voice in hunger relief in Wisconsin is goal one.

Purpose:

Serve as an integral member of the Marketing & Communications and Advancement Teams. Research, develop and write content for print/digital platforms that advances FAEW’s position and drives broader awareness and donor support for the organization. Raise public awareness of the organization and our mission through media/public relations/web and special events in southeastern Wisconsin and the Fox Valley.

Responsibilities:

Internal/External Communications -

  • Responsible for development of quarterly donor newsletter
  • Develop, research and write Feeding America success stories
  • Responsible for writing, distributing twice monthly staff newsletter.
  • Assist with development of/writing Annual Report
  • Write internal communications, staff announcements, etc.

Digital Marketing/Communications -

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive social media strategy
  • Launch and maintain a Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin blog
  • Manage website
  • Track analytics, prepare monthly reports

Media Relations Support -

  • Update and maintain media lists for Milwaukee and Fox Valley
  • Track media mentions/analytics, prepare monthly reports
  • Write news releases / pitch stories as assigned
  • Develop/maintain relationships with key media representatives
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (Journalism, Marketing or Communications preferred).
  • 3-5 years minimum marketing/communications experience. 
  • Complete understanding of the organization’s mission and objectives.
  • Exceptional writing skills.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent the organization professionally, maintain positive relations, and exceptional customer service.
  • Computer literacy 
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite desirable.
  • Basic knowledge of WordPress.

Exceptional benefits include robust health, dental and vision plans, 16 days PTO, 10 paid holidays, Life, short and long term disability insurance and a 401(k) plan.


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