Communications Specialist
Capital Rx
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Assistant Manager, Marketing and Communications
Ad Council
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $64,000 - $66,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Play a key role in creating, crafting and driving overarching communications strategies for the Ad Council’s social impact campaigns
- Focus on social media management for the Ad Council brand, including thought leadership opportunities and collaborations with brand partners
- Manage PR and social media strategies (both B2B and B2C) to extend the reach and impact of the brand and national social impact campaigns
- Assist in the development and implementation of PR/social media programs, including managing external agencies and freelancers
- Participate in brainstorms, draft plans, and project manage day-to-day implementation of tactics
- Update Ad Council campaign managers and clients on public relations and social media activities, opportunities, and strategies
- Draft press releases, talking points, pitches, speeches, blog posts, and social media posts
- Conduct background research on reporters, bloggers and potential spokespeople
- Perform administrative duties including processing SOWs and tracking billings
- Collaborate with website content team to make minor content changes in CMS
- Ideate, draft and manage approvals for social media content for the Ad Council brand across LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
- Support management of editorial calendar, coverage of tentpole brand events, and other special projects
- Travel occasionally (approximately 5%) to support in-person campaign launches, thought leadership opportunities, content shoots, and team events
Requirements
- 1+ years’ experience in a social media, corporate communications, public relations, journalism or another relevant role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills – can adjust copy to various audiences/media
- Social Media and PR savvy – fluency with public relations tactics and deliverables and social strategies across a range of platforms
- Keen strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Great self-management ability – organized and detail-oriented with a capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented, deadline-driven environment
- Team player – ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with staff within and outside of the department
- Strong computer skills, experience with MS Office and Google applications
- Passion for social good causes, volunteering, and/or philanthropy a plus
Benefits
- The compensation for this position is within the range of $64,000 - $66,000 annually (based on experience level).
- Eligible to earn overtime
- Annual incentive
- Comprehensive benefit offerings
- Generous paid time off
- Full remote work arrangements
- Robust and flexible time off
- Parental/Caregiver leave
- Health days
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Health and Flexible Savings benefit
- Reimbursement toward health and wellness expenses
- Additional insurances for your spouse/children/pets
- Participation in the Ad Council 403(b) Retirement Plan with generous annual company contributions
- Professional and skill-based development opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
social media managementpublic relationscommunications strategiescontent creationcopywritingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingproject managementbackground researcheditorial calendar management
Soft skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationself-managementorganizational skillsdetail-orientedteam collaborationadaptabilitycreativitytime managementcollaborative mindset
