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Job Summary/General Purpose of Job
- Under leadership, support the development of effective traditional and digital marketing programs; directly contributing to the implementation and ongoing monitoring of various membership and outreach activities.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)
- Draft content for a variety of online and offline membership and marketing communications: including email, social media and web
- Monitor, evaluate, and report on social media account performance. Exercise judgement to develop responses and determine what to elevate to management for review.
- Proactively compile and review data and analytics across channels; reporting observations and trends to stakeholders.
- Coordinates with external venders and internal partners to help ensure successful implementation of projects and outreach activities.
- Make web updates with minimal supervision.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Required Education, Qualifications, Experience
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- At least two years of relevant marketing experience
- Familiarity with MS office
Preferred Education, Qualifications, Experience
- Basic skills with Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Basic skills with social media, and email marketing channels
- Previous work experience in an association and/or NGO business model
Physical Requirements
- Typical office work environment.
Extent of Travel Required in the Job
- As a normal course of business, this job will typically require travel of less than 5% of the time.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- At least two years of relevant marketing experience
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Basic skills with Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Basic skills with social media and email marketing channels
- Previous work experience in an association or NGO business model
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