Social Media Coordinator (Denver)

Pay : $24.03 - $28.84/hour (based on experience)

Overview : Our client, a nonprofit in Cherry Creek, is seeking a temporary (strong foot-in-door) Public Relations Senior Coordinator to support the PR / Marketing / Communications department. This position reports to the President & CEO and the Social Media & Marketing Specialist.

The Senior Coordinator will support 5 key areas:

1. Social Media
2. Photo & Video Organization
3. Eblast & Blogs
4. Public Relations
5. Administrative & Strategic Work

Schedule :

• Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (1-hour unpaid meal break)
• Remote on Fridays starting second week in November
• Length: Approximately 3-months with the potential to go permanent

Duties :

• Social Media
• Support daily social media inbox and organize related reports, under the direction of the Social Media & Marketing Specialist
• Review existing tags and labels and retag/label past posts as needed
• Create notes and assist with drafting simple social media posts in Sprout Social
• Help ensure annualized events, campaigns, and initiatives are accurately reflected and posted on the social media calendar
• Assist with the creation and distribution of monthly Sprout Social reports
• Photo & Video Organization
• Label, tag, and organize photos and videos submitted to or contracted by the company
• Source celebrity and other relevant photos online and organize associated copyright and usage information
• Eblasts & Blogs
• Assist with proofreading, scheduling, and implementing eblasts using Mailchimp, following established send protocols
• Take notes and help manage deadlines for key, recurring eblasts
• Create blog landing pages for press releases and other communications on the website using WordPress
• Public Relations
• Manage press release tracking documents and reporting spreadsheets
• Assist with daily news wire reviews related to Down syndrome using Meltwater
• Support the creation of timely press briefings and assist with virtual and in-studio media interviews
• Administrative & Strategic Support
• Manage the PR and Marketing/Communications calendar and invitations
• Assist in ensuring vendor agreements are approved and executed in a timely manner
• Coordinate and organize regular meetings with vendor account executives
• Ensure note-taking and document filing are clear, intuitive, and compliant with company protocols
• Assist with company's 2 annual fundraising events
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements :

• Bachelors degree on Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or similar
• 2 + years of work experience in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, or similar
• An understanding of Public Relations, Marketing, and Communications concepts, practices the ability to create and follow SOPs
• Highly proficient in MS Office Suite - Excel, Word, Outlook
• Ability to type 50 + words per minute
• Proficient in utilizing different systems such as Meltwater, Cision, Canva, Vimeo, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, WordPress, MailChimp, Sprout Social, etc. is highly desired
• Ability to use good judgement and ethical behavior in handling confidential material with sensitivity and discretion
• Excellent writing, p[roofing, and copy-editing skills with minimal to no errors
• Customer oriented
• Strong critical thinking and time management skills

J. Kent Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.