Content Manager, Communications Job at MacAthur Foundation, Chicago, IL

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  • MacAthur Foundation
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

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Content Manager, Communications

Apply locations Chicago Office time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id REQ-000229 The Communications team collaborates with program teams and other colleagues across the Foundation to create and implement strategic communications plans that enhance the impact of MacArthur’s work and the work of grantees. The team is responsible for the Foundation's strategic efforts to communicate with the press, public, and policymakers, including media relations, web and social media efforts, printed materials, and events. The team also provides communications support and advice to MacArthur’s leadership, staff, and grantees.

Team members include the Vice President, Director; three Communications Officers, who lead program communications; three Associates, respectively focused on Web, social media, and writing/research projects; a Coordinator; and outside consultants/firms as needed. The Associate to the Vice President provides administrative support to the Vice President, Communications, and other team members; assists with vendor contracts, bill processing, and budget tracking; and edits and proofreads information to be distributed internally and externally.

The Content Manager is an experienced, organized, project manager who will oversee the logistics of content creation and be responsible for supporting a team of communications officers in bringing communications and media relations plans to life; an entrepreneurial and collaborative colleague; and a results-oriented team player who gets things done.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Oversees and facilitates the creation of content, including e-mail campaigns, grantee stories, blogs, and evaluations and prepares them for distribution on the appropriate platform

  • Shares oversight of quality control process for all web/digital production

  • Facilitates the process of posting news releases, statements, blogs, and other content to the organization’s website

  • Manages a shared repository of team documents and resources; archive project materials

  • Creates and maintains the distribution of weekly and monthly content calendars

  • Implements and maintains project management tool for content production and publication processes

  • Produces or works with contract graphic designer on creation of designed materials for website and social media

  • Manages and maintains photo/video archive for more than 35,000 existing assets and grows the archive over time

  • Collaborates with Senior Associate and Social Media Associate on development of visual assets, experience with Adobe Express preferred

  • Ensures all visual assets are optimized for accessibility

  • Serves as Salesforce liaison for day-to-day Communications needs

  • Serves as primary back-up on distribution e-mail campaigns and publishing web content

  • Collaborates with Senior Associate on visual brand assets and launch of new website projects

  • Handles other responsibilities and projects as assigned

Qualifications

  • At least six-eight years of full-time experience working in strategic communications, preferably for social impact

  • A track record of successful project management facilitating and executing comprehensive communications strategies, preferably in complex, multi-layered, intellectually charged work environments

  • Experience working in or with the nonprofit sector and an understanding of the sector’s role in social change is preferred

  • A strategic and creative thinker

  • The ability to demonstrate grace under pressure while handling multiple competing demands and meeting tight deadlines

  • Awareness and general understanding of social media tactics

  • Demonstrated knowledge and implementation of AP style

  • Significant experience writing and talking about social challenges and public issues in a style that respects their depth and complexity but is accessible to a well-educated, general audience

  • An effective communicator and listener with superb organizational and interpersonal skills

  • An agile, self-motivated, team player

This position is located in Chicago, IL.

Annual salary for this role will start at $95,000.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The work environment is an office setting. Intermittent physical activities will include bending, reaching, sitting, and walking during working hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with physical disabilities to perform the job

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About Us

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, includingover-incarceration ,global climate change ,nuclear risk , and significantly increasingfinancial capital for the social sector . In addition to theMacArthur Fellows Program , the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role ofjournalism in a responsible and responsive democracy, as well as the strength and vitality of our headquarters city,Chicago .

MacArthur is one of the nation's largest independent foundations. Organizations supported by the Foundation work in about 50 countries. In addition to Chicago, MacArthur has offices inIndia ,Mexico , andNigeria .

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