Emily’s Entourage is seeking a full-time Marketing and Communications Coordinator to lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of the organization’s print, digital and social media marketing and communications strategy.
The Position
In this role, the individual will bring his or her marketing and communications expertise, passion for storytelling, and highly motivated drive to produce impactful communications for the organization. Ideal candidates will have a high sense of urgency and operate in a proactive, results oriented, and sensitive manner.
The Marketing and Communications Coordinator will be responsible for developing strategy and managing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the marketing and communications initiatives for Emily’s Entourage. Candidates must have strong writing skills, a keen eye for style and branding, and a passion for storytelling through digital platforms. Additionally, candidates must exhibit meticulous attention to detail, expert organizational and time management skills, and project management experience.
The Marketing and Communications Coordinator will join a core team of five, including a full-time Director of Operations; a part-time Digital Event and Campaign Manager, Development and Special Projects Officer, and two co-founders. Additionally, EE plans to hire a Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Assistant and Office Manager in Spring 2021. The Marketing and Communications Coordinator will report to the Director of Operations. The organization is based in Bala Cynwyd, PA but is currently virtual due to COVID-19. Local candidates preferred.
The Organization
Emily’s Entourage is an innovative 501(c)3 that speeds research for new treatments and a cure for rare nonsense mutations of Cystic Fibrosis. Founded by Emily Kramer-Golinkoff with family and friends, Emily’s Entourage is fueled by powerful communities, small and large, in person and virtual, that have rallied together, raising millions of dollars since 2011 to drive high-impact research and drug development
While the urgency of the organization is inspired by Emily’s advanced stage disease, the work of Emily’s Entourage gives impetus to advances that can benefit not only patients with Cystic Fibrosis, but approximately 12% of all patients with genetic diseases that are similarly caused by nonsense mutations, amounting to roughly 30 million people worldwide.
Named a White House “Champion of Change” for Precision Medicine, Emily’s Entourage has been featured in the New York Times, STAT, theSkimm, CNN.com, Time.com, People.com, AOL.com, CBS’s The Doctors, Yahoo Health and many other national and local media outlets for its disruptive approach to accelerating breakthroughs and Emily’s inspiring story.
Responsibilities
Marketing and Communications
- Develop and lead organization’s marketing and communications strategy, including visual and content development, paid advertising, and other digital approaches, and maintain communications calendar
- Develop and lead email marketing strategy, execution and evaluation of campaigns, appeals and general awareness, including planning, segmentation, testing, reporting and optimization
- Create, format and send email communication for events, appeals, and regular newsletters
- Maintain up-to-date email and print distribution lists
- Set and report on goals and benchmarks for email marketing
- Utilize analytics and reporting systems to test, evaluate, iterate and grow the audience and refine marketing and communications strategy
Social Media and Graphics
- Develop and lead organic and paid social media strategy, execution and evaluation
- Develop, publish and oversee monthly editorial calendar for EE’s social media platforms and blog, including content development, scheduling and publishing
- Plan, manage and report out on earned and paid media
- Set and report on goals and benchmarks for social and digital channels
- Manage SEO/SEM, maximize spend of Google Grants
- Create graphics for social media, digital/website, swag, events, and marketing and communication collateral (digital and print)
Community Building and Management
- Build and manage the online community to support growth, engagement and achievement of EE’s goals
- Oversee guest blog contributors, ensuring high quality content is posted on time and aligns with the organization’s messaging
- Stay up-to-date on communications and messaging trends, including general trends within the field, new and emerging media, and specifically within the rare disease community
Website
- Oversee website strategy, design and updates, including creating new website pages and updating homepage content regularly (photos, videos, copy, links, etc)
- Lead web editorial strategy, operations, and promotion of content
- Oversee web production team
- Maintain organization and storage of all photos, videos and art for marketing and communications usage
Public Relations
- Develop and execute PR and media placement strategy to support the marketing and communications objectives
- Develop external-facing messaging, including press releases and pitches, presentations, emails, and blogs
- Maintain media contact lists and network op-eds, speeches, talking points, film scripts, etc., as required
Program Support and Other
- Create, manage, and evaluate peer to peer fundraising programs, including Team EE and the Champions program
- Oversee special projects and initiatives as needed
Qualifications and Skills
Qualifications
- BA/BS in Marketing, Communications, English or related field
- 2-5 years of experience in marketing and project management required; healthcare preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Previous experience writing and editing blog posts, creating engaging social media content, designing newsletters and other marketing content
- Experience with social media platform analytics, Google analytics and ability to measure and evaluate campaign success
- Ambitious, self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently, willingness to do whatever it takes, and proven ability to succeed
- Results oriented with the ability to take charge when needed
- Ability and willingness to be flexible, adapt, and “wear many hats”
- Proven time management skills and ability to meet deadlines, multitask and prioritize work in a fast paced environment
Skills
- Knowledge and previous experience with WordPress and email marketing platforms
- Basic graphic design skills and working knowledge of PhotoShop, InDesign or Illustrator
- Mastery of Google Drive
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills with meticulous attention to detail
Pay and Benefits
EE offers a competitive salary based on experience, plus a generous PTO plan, health and retirement benefits.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit a one-page cover letter, writing sample (1 single-spaced page max) and resume to careers@emilysentourage.org. The cover letter should describe (a) previous relevant experience and (b) why the position is right at this stage in his/her career.
Emily’s Entourage provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.