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Number of Positions: 1
Work Location: 100% On-Site
Position Overview
Senior Director, Communications supports and manages diverse, dynamic content/communications driving MarComm content strategy, including: creating and editing the national blog; leading organization-wide thought leadership messaging and storytelling; cultivating expertise in engaging with our key audiences: recruitment, alums, investors, national service supporters, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners.
Job Description
Mission of Position: The mission of the Communications and Marketing Director is to be the lead connector in developing communications and marketing materials for AmeriCorps member recruitment, development, and general brand awareness, lead on sitewide recruitment and outreach events, and manage the Communications and Operations made to further City Year Detroit & Cleveland brand awareness and revenue goals.
- Oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic marketing and communications plan for the site in partnership with the Executive Director, Executive Team and local board of directors.
- Leads the implementation of all communications media, including written, visual, digital, and electronic media.
- Determines appropriate strategies for reaching communications and external relations goals, research, identifies, writes, edits news releases/advisories, places executive leaders and board members in the media, solicits media, develops, and manages publication production, and web development.
- Writes messages, written reports, and other materials to be used by the sites board and senior leaders in presentations to a variety of stakeholders in publications and public venues.
- Provides leadership to the Sr. Manager of Community Partnership and ACME
- Works closely with the Development team to communicate the organization’s development goals, major events and funding priorities.
The position is responsible for the consistency of brand materials and key messages, and is critical for designing, developing, and implementing marketing and communications strategies to develop and continuously improve the reputation/brand City Year Detroit
Benefits
Full time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation and sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
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What We Do
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of civically engaged leaders who can work across lines of difference. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on social, emotional and academic skills— skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
