Position: Communications and Philanthropy Assistant
Location: Washington, D.C.
About Relief International:
Work that inspires: Relief International is a multi-country relief and development organization with a 60-year history and a start-up spirit. Working in the areas of health, education, economic development and WASH*, we bridge the gap between humanitarian relief and long-term development. That means we run schools for refugees, find ways to bring water to drought-stricken communities, and help design sustainable livelihoods for some of the world’s most fragile areas.* *Look it up on Google. It’s cool!*
Smart, interesting colleagues: People who hail from all over the world. Who speak multiple languages. Who bring to the office stories of life in an Afghan village or the best way to shelter families after an earthquake. People who believe in change, and believe it’s their job to help communities make it a reality.
Can-do spirit: At Relief International, we pride ourselves on quick thinking, adaptability and a devotion to innovation in the communities we serve. Need an energy-efficient stove in Ghana? Done that. Want to offer rural Bangladesh job options that don’t involve man-eating tigers? We’ve got you covered.
Everybody counts: Our employees have the opportunity to get noticed and the support to realize their ideas. We value every voice, and encourage creative solutions.
About the Job:
- Manage daily digital operations on social media and on the Relief International website.
- Design, manage and execute visually appealing collateral, such as annual reports, donor communications, branding materials and other items using the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Create basic graphics and manage Relief International’s photo library.
- Maintain and grow a donor database, cultivating relationships with donors big and small, and managing CRM.
- Create and manage email fundraising appeals, internal newsletters and other direct digital communications.
- Oversee a wide variety of projects – and manage multiple competing deadlines – ranging from email marketing campaigns to website updates and long-term reports.
- Corral colleagues across 20 countries to coordinate print and digital communications materials.
- Create and/or edit compelling, journalism-style content: including website feature stories and project updates, fundraising emails, major donor collateral, social media copy, collateral for field staff and other items.
- Collaborate on brand and marketing strategy, knowing that your ideas are not only welcomed, but encouraged.
- Skillfully deploy digital communications tools: including Facebook, Twitter, Bitly, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, MailChimp, Classy (donations platform), CMS (Drupal) and CRM.
About You:
- Hold at least a BA in Journalism, Marketing, Communications or related field.
- Have 3-5 years of digital communications experience working for a nonprofit, media outlet, marketing or ad agency.
- Possess excellent skills in: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and Content Management Systems (Drupal preferred). Basic HTML skills strongly preferred.
- Familiar with online fundraising, email marketing and donation platforms. CRM experience strongly preferred.
- Stay up late obsessing over comma placement.
- Roll up your sleeves and dig into a design challenge.
- Organize the paperclips in your desk – and the tasks and people around you – into orderly rows.
- Know what needs to be done before anyone tells you to do it.
- Manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Think in both text and graphics.
- Focus on possibilities, not limitations.
- Constantly imagine cool new ways to present stories, numbers and fundraising appeals, and to push technology to its limits.
- Fast, flexible thinker who is able to shift gears on short notice.
- Take responsibility — and credit — for your work.
- Execute, execute, execute.
RI Values:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:
- Inclusiveness
- Transparency and Accountability
- Agility and Innovation
- Collaboration
- Sustainability
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