Marketing Specialist

ABOUT US

We are the world’s leading child advocacy and trauma disruptor organization. For 35+ years and counting, we have remained relentless in our commitment to stand up for children who need family by working across the continuum of care to dismantle systemic trauma.

Today, we are unlocking possibilities for over 123,000 children per year across the globe. Our reach has expanded across 25 countries spanning five continents. We work every day to dismantle the systemic trauma that sits at the heart of the orphan crisis that still affects over 8 million children. Thanks to God’s provision, children facing the darkest realities experience powerful emotional healing every day and learn the hope of the Gospel. Because no child should be alone.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Event Management: Plan and execute large-scale fundraisers/galas and provide support for additional events, collaborating closely with third-party vendors and the Advancement team to ensure seamless event delivery
Copywriting: Write content; ensure voice, quality of content, and communications are consistent with the organization’s message and voice
Website Management: Execute website requests, build pages, and manage edits
Uphold Branding: Ensure that brand guidelines are adhered to in all marketing materials
Design: Utilize graphic design capabilities to maintain and create supporting documents with programs such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Email Marketing: Create and track email campaigns; monitor performance metrics and support ongoing optimization
Project Management: Juggle projects with competing deadlines from multiple departments
Print & Production Coordination: Coordinate the printing/production of collateral materials
Operational Support: Assist the Director of Marketing and support the marketing team with ongoing initiatives; execute day-to-day marketing tasks and coordinate marketing projects and tasks as requested
Cross-Department Collaboration: Work collaboratively with all the departments to coordinate and execute tasks aligned with AGCI’s strategic plan

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Marketing Specialist position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with a major in Marketing, Communications, English, or a related field; plus, two or more years of related experience in the Marketing Field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, reports, and inquiries. Ability to write error-free business correspondence, reports, and presentation materials. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, donors/sponsors, clients, vendors, organization partners, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Calculates currency conversion, discounts, and interest, when needed.

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
The job requires advanced basic computer skills, including logging on to systems, word processing, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, presentation creation/editing, database, the use of the internet, and communication by e-mail. Requires knowledge of and use of Software Systems.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to work with and protect extremely confidential files and information, and have the appropriate discernment regarding handling issues of varying complexity and sensitivity. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, and can deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Has the discretion to weigh the levity of an issue and pass it along to the appropriate party/leader within the organization, as needed.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to supply appropriate documentation/identification to travel authorities when traveling domestically and internationally.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, or hike, use stairways to climb to multiple floors within office buildings, use hands and fingers to keyboard or dial, reach with hands and arms, and see, smell, talk, or hear. The employee must have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, especially while traveling. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, the ability to distinguish colors, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, especially with frequent computer use. Strong physical fitness will be required to be successful in this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment while traveling domestically or internationally could contain several environmental factors, including, but not limited to: outdoor weather conditions (extreme hot/cold), work in countries with a high incidence of illness/disease or poor living conditions of its inhabitants, political unrest/danger, and physical obstacles and/or hazards.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate; noise levels in travel to various countries could range from quiet to extremely loud, depending on the varying conditions.

VIRTUAL REMOTE WORK ELIGIBILITY
This position is eligible for virtual remote work. AGCI may offer virtual remote work to some employees when it would be a benefit to both the organization and the employee. AGCI employees who are approved for virtual remote work will have the responsibility to demonstrate a high standard of work ethic and to maintain the expected quantity and quality of work set forth by their manager. AGCI’s Telecommuting Policy will guide standards and specific eligibility requirements for telework.