DEPARTMENT: Marketing & Development
TEAM: Marketing & Communications
LOCATION: VisionTrust Corporate Office — Colorado Springs, CO
REPORTS TO: Marketing & Communications Director
JOB SUMMARY:
The Marketing & Communications Specialist is a key contributor to the thorough and accurate implementation of VisionTrust’s partner engagement and fundraising plans. This includes, but is not limited to, copy writing and editing, data management, reporting, and mailing distribution. This position requires a unique mixture of creativity, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving, attention to detail, and organization. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, thrive in a highly collaborative environment, possess a passion for storytelling, and eager to learn. The Marketing & Communications Specialist will be responsible for communicating in alignment with business strategies, direction, and brand standards as well as maintaining accurate records and meeting deadlines for multiple projects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Bonus points:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred:
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Physical Demands: Position may require up to 4 weeks international travel to learn about VisionTrust Projects and/or capture content for the Marketing Team with exposure to safety and disease hazards. Mental Demands: While performing the duties of this job, an employee is regularly required to interact with many different personality types throughout the day; use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine office problems; observe and interpret people and situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with multiple work teams.
The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions of this position. However, there may be other general tasks to perform.
ABOUT US: We are a growing group of people with a passion to love the neediest children around the world. By providing thoughtful interventions like safe water, nutritious food, healthcare, spiritual mentoring and education, together we can end the cycle of poverty and see these children live for God and love others.
HOW WE WORK: At VisionTrust we believe there are a few things that make our organization different. Our perspective on the needs of children, the love they desire, and our focus on grassroots partnerships offer a unique approach to combatting poverty and injustice throughout the world.
WHERE WE WORK: We serve at-risk children in developing nations across Africa, Asia and the Americas. Many of these children are victims of child labor, sex trafficking and malnutrition. Each of our projects around the world seek to holistically care for children in their unique situation.