Communications and Marketing Assistant

The Communications and Marketing Assistant will assist the Communications and Marketing Manager with raising awareness of Malteser International Americas’ successful programming and brand in the Western Hemisphere. This position will support the development of integrated marketing campaigns and crafting a scope of communications that raise the public’s awareness of the organization’s humanitarian relief and development work while cultivating donors. 

General Duties:

The Communications Marketing Assistant will support the Communications Manager with a range of responsibilities in communications, design, and digital space.

Specific Responsibilities: 

• Oversees and monitors our online presence including website and social media platforms.
• Supports content management for social media platforms, including utilizing social media management tools, understanding them, and being able to engage.
• Supports content creation for digital marketing campaigns, including paid ads to increase digital engagement.
• Prepares performance reports/ specialized data analysis on social media accounts. Partner with the Development Associate to understand and analyze donor data.
• Support website data analysis and cleaning up website as needed.
• Strategize ways to efficiently organize shared content both internally and externally. (Templates, SharePoint, etc.)
• Helps come up with designs for marketing and promotional materials, including infographics, social media explainers, and data visualizations.
• Engages and partners with relevant influencers to increase digital audience reach. Work on activating the Media List. Partner with at least 1 news outlet to boost our voice on a topic of focus for the year.
• Collaborates to compile regular e-mail newsletters to engage and update donors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or related area. Candidates with a degree in other disciplines with a proven relevant professional record will be accepted. 
• Minimum 1-year related work experience in the fields of public relations and marketing, or communications 
• Experience in web and graphic design, WordPress, SEO, and Google Analytics
• Knowledge of data analytics and social media management tools, as well as photo and video editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere preferable
• Advanced knowledge of Spanish is a plus
• All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Desired skills and qualities:

• Creative writing and editing skills 
• Strategic thinking is a plus
• Ability to multi-task
• Superior project management capabilities, and is able to self-start projects
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organized and likes to collaborate in a team setting
• Respectful of Catholic teachings and values

We Offer:

• A responsible and interesting job in an international aid organization with an experienced and committed team
• A one-year fixed-term employment contract with possible extension
• Salary in the annual range of $45,000 to $50,000
• Health Insurance with a portion of the premium subsidized by the employer
• 20 Paid Time Off days per year
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• 401k with the first 5% matched by employer
• Starting date: October 18, 2023, or earlier

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Malteser International Americas