*Communications Coordinator*
Overview: Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor (GGCHC) is currently seeking a Communications Coordinator.
The Communications Coordinator will amplify the Corridor's voice and allow it to function more like a clearing house for cultural preservation and natural resource issues.
Your duties will be diverse and multi-faceted, therefore excellent professional skills are vital for this role.
The successful candidate will utilize GGCHC’s branding and messaging guidelines to create promotional materials and newsletters, contribute to the development of GGCHC’s website, organize meetings and presentations, and interact with community partners and stakeholders to effectively deliver GGCHC’s mission and message to the public, the media, and social media.
You must possess superb written and verbal communication skills.
Be able to produce videos for social media, events, and other marketing opportunities, and have in-depth knowledge of marketing trends and setting benchmarks and goals to track progress and growth.
Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, communications, English, public relations, or journalism.
A minimum of 2-3 years experience working in a marketing or communications position.
Possess a solid understanding of effective marketing techniques.
Must have excellent writing and editing skills.
Be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Responsibilities:
1.
Growing and developing a variety of content for GGCHC’s social media channels, marketing programs, and resources and raising awareness of GGCHC’s mission and programs by creating and sharing interesting, relevant, and engaging content.
Identify new and innovative ways to enhance and expand GGCHC’s social media presence and outreach to various stakeholders.
2.
Managing the GGCHC website, which includes creating a variety of content, ensuring that the site is fresh and timely, accurate, representative of GGCHC’s many bodies of work, and engaging a variety of audiences.
3.
Coordinating the development and dissemination of GGCHC’s monthly newsletters and other online outreach strategies.
4.
Researching new possibilities for outreach and collaboration with partner organizations.
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Identifying strategies to engage with national media outlets, reporters, and social media influencers.
6.
Producing videos for social media, events, and other marketing opportunities.
7.
Developing and compiling monthly reports and web analytics to inform content creation; setting benchmarks and goals to track progress and growth.
8.
Ensuring cross-departmental collaboration on communications efforts.
9.
Maintaining and upholding GGCHC’s branding and messaging guidelines in all digital and printed materials.
10.
Providing communications support to other departments, as needed.
11.
Maintain a database of media and communications contacts.
12.
Create public presentations for Executive Director
13.
Use Canva, Adobe, Microsoft Office Suite, CapCut (or other video editing software),and other programs to design marketing materials
14.
Create, track, and evaluate indicators of success.
15.
Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Requirements:
· Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, communications, English, public relations, or journalism.
· A minimum of 2-3 years experience working in a marketing or communications position.
· Possess a solid understanding of effective marketing techniques.
· Must have excellent writing and editing skills.
· Be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
· Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $49,000.
00 - $58,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* Paid time off
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
* Weekends as needed
Experience:
* Writing skills: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
* Beaufort, SC 29902 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
* Beaufort, SC 29902: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person