The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the pre-eminent source of journalism and professional development for the nation’s nonprofits and foundations. We are committed to influencing how individuals get engaged in the nonprofit sector, how nonprofits and foundations can do better to solve major social problems, and how we advance professional and career skills.
Our organization is growing fast after we transformed into a nonprofit organization, spinning off from our parent company, the Chronicle of Higher Education. A key next step in our expansion is to find someone committed to using their expertise in marketing to drive change and impact at nonprofit organizations nationwide.
Job Summary:
We seek a Marketing Specialist with expertise in project management and marketing operations to join our dynamic team. This role involves managing the post-sales marketing for sponsored reports, virtual events, and advertiser content. Reporting to the Director of Sponsored Content Services, the Marketing Specialist will provide exceptional client service to our sponsors and partners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary contact for sponsors, leading kick-off calls, setting timelines, managing communication, and providing ongoing campaign updates.
- Plan, execute, and optimize multichannel marketing campaigns across email, web, paid social, and newsletters.
- Manage the creation and publishing of sponsor content articles, landing pages, and microsites across different content management systems including HubSpot, WordPress, and Shorthand.
- Oversee paid social media campaigns, including ad creative development, audience targeting, budget management, and performance analysis using Meta Ads Manager and LinkedIn Campaign Manager.
- Track key metrics and analyze campaign performance against client goals with respect to lead generation, impressions, CTRs, and page views, adjusting strategies based on data insights.
- Collaborate with designers, freelance writers, sales, and marketing team to meet project goals efficiently.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in a client-facing role, managing communications and meeting deadlines.
- 1-2 years experience in HubSpot and strong understanding of email marketing automation and campaign analytics.
- Proficiency in WordPress and/or Shorthand to design pages that best magnify a client’s content.
- Experience managing paid social media campaigns, including budgeting, audience targeting, and performance tracking.
- Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously with experience in project management tools such as Wrike or Asana.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits:
- 24 vacation days and 11 paid holidays annually
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, 16 weeks of paid medical leave, and 2 weeks of paid family leave
- 401k retirement plan with 3% automatic monthly contributions and 3% additional matching contributions
- Health insurance through CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueChoiceAdvantage Platinum plan, including $0 in-network deductible and $10 copay per visit
- Comprehensive vision, dental, disability and life insurance
- Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA, public transit and parking pre-tax contribution programs
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