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Our media team is growing and we’re looking for someone who has drive and shows a willingness to learn. So if you’re drawn to the advertising and marketing world and specifically interested in media buying, then this is what you’ve been waiting for.
This position will be located in our Columbia office and is responsible for supporting the media team with research, buys and reconciliation. Critical thinking and superior math skills are required, as well as an eagerness to take on responsibility and help in any way needed.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist media buyers with all facets of integrated campaigns
- Build and maintain strong relationships with media vendors
- Manage the buy reconciliation process by approving makegoods, negotiating credits, and approving invoices to ensure timely payment of vendors
- Work with vendors and project managers to manage creative deadlines and ensure they are met
- Facilitate digital campaign launches by following established tracking and reporting procedures
- Set up and implement paid social campaigns
- Prepare regular campaign reports at established intervals
And here are a few ways we describe the people who fit into our agency culture:
- Curious – everyone here has the courage wonder what’s next for our clients and our industry
- Team-oriented – this is a true team environment where our clients are the most important member of the team
- Big thinkers – we are all makers, innovators and catalysts for change
- Business savvy – our focus is on strategic, original work that drives a positive bottom line for our client
- Get it done attitude – we are client-focused, responsive and always thinking about measuring our results
- Pride in work – we do what we say to the best of our ability and we are always going for great
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing or related field
- Relevant coursework and internship experience in marketing or media
- Attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and math skills
- Proficiency in Excel
- Capable of working independently and managing projects from start to finish while keeping managers updated on progress
- Take initiative in acquiring new skills and taking on the workload
- Must exhibit professionalism and confidence in working with vendors, team members and clients
- Willingness to dig into a problem and work diligently to find a solution
- Experience with managing paid social campaigns and Google AdWords is a plus
To apply, go to https://chernoffnewman.com/careers/media-coordinator/.
Job Description
- Establish and drive the overall communication strategy for Eastminster Presbyterian Church (EPC)
- Lead, conduct and execute a communication assessment, internally and externally with regular evaluation
- Standardize and enhance messaging across all platforms: digital, print, in-person and on campus
- Oversee all internal and external church communications while challenging and inspiring creative thought for optimal engagement
- Partner with church staff, leadership, and EPC culture to establish consistency in communicating
- Work closely and collaboratively with Eastminster’s Communication Committee on strategic vision and implementation of new ideas and programs
- Lead and maintain digital distribution platforms: social media, website, email, text, etc.
- Manage and develop teams of creatives, marketers, designers and content developers
- Undertakes daily tasks as required to execute the strategy in a timely manner
- Leverage the use of data and analytics
- To help understand congregational needs
- To study the audience the church is trying to reach and use this knowledge to recommend and implement strategies and programs
- To track engagement across various platforms and provide data-driven insights
- Fully understand Church audiences while being the person who is always asking, “How can we make this experience better for someone who has never been to church?
Job Expectations
- A completed, integrated communication strategy that could include:
- Key messages by audience
- Brand guide and plan for brand education
- Internal communications plan, including an evaluation of existing tactics
- Online strategy for website, social media, email and digital marketing
- Traditional strategies such as billboard, broadcast and print
- A marketing calendar, budget and plan for how the strategy will be implemented
- A plan for leadership and accountability, including monthly meetings to engage church staff and committees in their roles, as well as report progress and outcomes
- A professional who not only leads, but also takes on tasks as needed to make sure the work is done
Communications Leader Core Values, Qualifications & Skills
- Christian Character
- Personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- Passionate about sharing the Gospel
- Applicants do not need to be a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Able to comprehend and express the heart of our church in an authentic manner
- Able to plug in to the culture of our church
- Able to listen and ask questions of our leadership, congregation and the community at large
- Emotionally Intelligent – transparent, self-aware, focused and empathetic
- Technologically Adept
- Ability to use technology to enhance overall communications of the church
- High aptitude for how to leverage social media, data and analytics for segmentation of messaging
- Website Management
- Digital and Social Media Management
- Team Leader
- Creative Direction & Graphic Design
- Brand Management
- Budgeting
Experience & Education
- Bachelor’s degree in communications or marketing or a related discipline
- 5-years of experience in communications, marketing, public relations or a related field
- Proficiency with social media platforms, website management, and other communication software tools
- Development and execution of a communication strategy
- Understands church culture
Reporting Structure
This position should be considered a leadership role with supervising responsibilities and will report to the Senior Pastor. This organizational alignment is critical for understanding and articulating the vision and mission of the church.
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This position is responsible for helping to advance the brand and positively position United Way as a philanthropic leader and trusted partner in the Midlands. The successful candidate should have an intimate understanding of how marketing campaigns work, how to measure success through data and analytics and be prepared to hit the ground running. The Marketing Manager will increase the awareness and visibility of UWM among the public, donors and volunteers through strategic execution of marketing plans and the development of compelling content for social media, digital advertising and email marketing. This position will provide creative input; help create and implement a company-wide integrated marketing plan; collaborate with staff to ensure consistent messaging and uniformity of presentation; execute a wide variety of events; measure results and make adjustments for continuous improvement. Long-term growth opportunities are available in this role.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide excellent customer service to staff and volunteers that exceeds expectations and increases collaboration
- Work with the team to strategize and implement techniques to generate leads and engage new donors and volunteers through digital channels (email marketing, digital ads, etc.)
- Create compelling marketing and event emails in Salesforce Marketing Cloud to support the overall UWM marketing strategy
- Capture monthly analytics to analyze KPIs and work with team to adapt strategy to ensure progress against goals
- Simplify and distill complex information to provide clear, crisp, influential and factual messaging that aligns with business objectives and project strategy
- Work with Resource Development and Community Impact teams to foster a storytelling culture to engage donors, volunteers and community partners
- Regularly produce purposeful, engaging content
- Work with marketing contacts at major accounts to align our content with their communication strategy and find opportunities to share United Way’s work with their employees
- Develop content for and actively engage on the UWSHR social media channels
- Support the Resource Development team in successfully planning and executing leadership society and campaign events
- Keep the Vice President apprised of workflow through project management system
- Attend UWM and local community events, where applicable
- Work simultaneously on multiple projects and expertly manage multiple deadlines
- Collaborate across departments to bring projects to timely completion
- Proof and review materials
- Work with vendors to order materials, track delivery and process invoices
- Serve as a representative of United Way and display courtesy, tact consideration and discretion in all interactions with other members of the UWM community and with the public
- Safeguard all confidential information used in performance of duties
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in communications, marketing or related discipline, or experience equivalent
- Five to seven years of experience in marketing and digital communications
- Social media experience (preferred)
- Demonstrate ability to work cross functionally as part of a team to accomplish individual and mutually defined goals within specified timeframes
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal relationship skills with the ability to take complex concepts and boil them down to compelling statements
- Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Must be organized and task-oriented to ensure deadlines are met
- Self-starter with the ability to work with minimum supervision
- Exceptional attention to detail to produce consistently error-free work
- High level of professionalism
- Strong listening skills and ability to see new opportunities or broader implications
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite
- Experience working with content management, website maintenance, email marketing and customer relationships management platforms
- Experience in graphic design, photography, videography is a plus
This is a full time, exempt position. Thirty-seven and ½ hours per week (8:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.) is the general rule. However, depending on project cycles, workflow demands, some before and after-hours meetings and events, additional hours and weekend work my be required. Out of office meetings may also be required.
Qualified applicants should apply at [email protected].