Media and Communication Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Create actionable plans to both grow followers across social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn

• Ensure brand consistency in copy and visual assets through language, tone, and terminology

• Ensure and maintain progress on all platforms by using analytical tools such as Google Analytics and social media insights

• Develop and implement media outreach efforts, including but not limited to crafting press releases, media advisories, op-eds, and media plans to support SAMS’ outreach and advocacy efforts

• Secure and coordinate TV, radio, and press interviews, op-eds, and media appearances

• Supervise and develop HQ and field media teams

• Oversee the crafting, design, and implementation of monthly social media editorial calendars and newsletters which includes monthly highlights from the field and announcements

• Promote SAMS’s projects and events, including but not limited to medical relief work, education, advocacy, conferences, and fundraising events

• Lead the development, drafting, and design of annual reports

• Works with in-house graphic designer and video editor for content creation and formatting resources and materials, infographics, presentations, booklet, graphics, etc.

• Collaborate with other departments and develops marketing and written material to help promote their work through various social media mediums and other necessary means

• Devise, oversee, and implement a strategy for written content and messages to promote various fundraising and awareness campaigns (special appeals, events, monthly giving. Etc.) through online outreach

• Manage the creative process for online fundraising, including creation of copy and artwork for all digital fundraising campaigns

• Lead production, execution and analysis of email, web, peer-to-peer, pay-per-click, and other online initiatives designed to generate excitement around programs and substantive work to promote online giving and to convert website and social media audiences to donors

• Work closely with all departments to create integrated, multi-channeled and interactive online initiatives to maximize online engagement

• Identify cross promotion opportunities

• Oversees and helps manage the monitoring and evaluation of online platforms

• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or journalism; Master’s degree preferred

• 5 - 7 years of related experience in strategic communications for nonprofits, brand and audience strategy, advertising, online fundraising, and marketing

• Minimum 3 years of experience supervising and overseeing direct reports

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Fluency with website and social media platforms and digital content production

• Proficiency in Arabic language a big plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• strategic communication: 5 years (Preferred)
• Marketing: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19