Communications Director

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In collaboration with the President, the Communications Director will set and guide the strategy for all communications, web, social media, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate Simple Love's mission.

The Communications Director will work closely with organizational leadership on a variety of strategic initiatives, performing some or all of the following:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the communications plan
• Review and approve external communications formats from other staff members
• Lead online content that engages audience segments and leads to measurable action, defining social and web target audiences for best results
• Manage Google AdWords account, developing effective ads to increase web traffic and conversion rates, while ensuring best use of AdWords budget ($10,000/month Google grant)
• Implement communications vehicles to create momentum and awareness, as well as to test the effectiveness of communications activities
• Manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, social media posts, and website content
• Recruit, mentor, and lead additional team member(s) as needed
• Coordinate web maintenance, ensuring that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly
• Track and measure the level of engagement within the network over time
• In collaboration with organizational staff and executive leadership, coordinate and organize events that engage the organization's supporters
• Create and manage media contact database and issue press releases as needed

Simple Love is seeking a Communications Director who has at least 3 years of communications experience, ideally in a non-profit leadership role, covering areas such as website content, social media, newsletters, and donor communications. The ability to take knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages, and disseminate it to the right audiences through the best distribution channels, is critical to this position.

Specific requirements include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Marketing or related subject area (preferred)
• Servant leader style of leadership, altruistic outlook, and creative/innovative mindset
• Collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ethical behavior in both personal and professional life
• A strong track record of marketing success
• High energy and maturity, with the ability to effectively build working relationships with internal and external parties
• Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with staff, board, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
• Self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives