Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
The Writer and Communications Specialist contributes to the integrated and comprehensive approach to brand building and provides communications support for a department, center, or program. Will write and produce printed and digital communications material. The Communications Specialist is responsible for the communication and marketing of events and partners with internal and/or external stakeholders to ensure engagement with the appropriate audience while maximizing visibility and recognition.
The Office of Annual Giving (OAG) helps Johns Hopkins realize its mission of providing knowledge for the world by engaging Hopkins supporters and alumnus, raising critical funds for essential programs and initiatives. The Writer and Communications Specialist is an essential role within OAG’s integrated marketing team, responsible for producing solicitations, stewardship materials, key communications, and more.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary writer and editor for printed materials related to the area, events, and activities.
- Perform a variety of research, writing, and digital production for communications vehicles.
- Write new material or contribute to a variety of communication media, e.g., website, proposals, summary reports, fact sheets, newsletters, marketing materials, correspondence, brochures.
- Conduct interviews and/or collect information to develop content for communication materials.
- Select visual assets to accompany written work.
- Coordinate, oversee, schedule, and make appropriate arrangements for production and distribution of communications materials.
- Serve as primary contact with vendors.
- Participate and contribute to planning and identifying content, theme, message, and tone.
- Implement project strategies and work plans developed by project leadership and support team in communicating, coordinating, completing, and disseminating project deliverables and tracking metrics.
- May manage and maintain social media accounts, newsletters, and/or website content.
- Support the planning and execution of webinars and other internal or external events.
- Develop internal and external communication materials for project promotion.
- Participate in high-level project team meetings and conference calls.
- Support the development of proposals or other documentation for new or continued funding as needed.
- Communicate challenges, requirements, and deadlines to team and ensure project timelines and deliverables are met.
- Other duties as assigned.
In addition to the duties outlined above, the Writer and Communications Specialist will:
- Assist in building and deploying digital outreach in various email, SMS, and social media platforms, including manipulating and uploading constituent data as needed.
- Build and edit fundraising webpages through third-party crowdfunding platform.
- Provide support in internal constituent database as needed, reviewing campaign performance, donor records, and crowdfunding platform integration.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Two years of related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/ graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with email platforms, specifically Salesforce Marketing Cloud
- Experience with crowdfunding platforms, specifically GiveCampus
- Experience with CRM or constituent databases
- Experience with Social Media or SMS texting
Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency:
- Copywriting: Developing
- Digital Communications: Developing
- Project Coordination: Intermediate
- Writing: Intermediate
Classified Title: Communications Specialist
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Annual Giving Writer and Communications Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB
Starting Salary Range: Minimum: $47,355.12 - Maximum: $82,819.92 (targeted salary: $67,500; commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Mount Washington Campus
Department name: 10001634-Annual Giving
Personnel area: University Administration
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