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InnovateEDU seeks a full-time Marketing and Communications Associate to enhance strategic communication initiatives, support content creation, manage social media, and assist with event marketing, all aimed at driving engagement and elevating the brand in education.

Responsibilities: The associate will oversee content creation, social media management, internal communications, and assist in developing marketing campaigns and event marketing strategies.

Skills: Required skills include experience with Salesforce, Canva, Pardot, social media platforms, and excellent writing/editing capabilities for diverse audiences.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree in marketing, communications, or digital media is preferred, along with experience in similar roles.

Location: This position is based in Brooklyn, New York, with occassional travel under 5%.

Compensation: $45000 - $53500 / Annually

About the Role

InnovateEDU is currently seeking a full-time Marketing and Communication (MarComm) Associate to support the marketing and communication operations for various projects. The MarComm Associate will play a key role in supporting strategic communication initiatives that drive engagement, elevate our brand, and expand our reach. This position is ideal for a creative, organized, and mission-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Manager of Marketing and Communications, the Associate will support content creation, social media management, digital communications, event marketing, and internal communications. This role requires a detail-oriented self-starter who can juggle multiple projects, collaborate across teams, and deliver high-quality work that reflects our commitment to equity and innovation in education.

About InnovateEDU

InnovateEDU catalyzes education transformation by bridging gaps in data, policy, practice, and research to center the needs of the field in accelerating innovation towards an equitable, inclusive, and radically different future for all learners.

Responsibilities

Content Creation & Writing

• Newsletters & Email Communications: Compose email newsletters, brainstorm on email campaigns, and work with email marketing platforms.
• Content Development: Create social media content and website copy, develop internal communication documents, and edit and proofread content from other projects.
• Internal Communications: Support the internal communications strategy.
• Social Media: Assist with maintaining a day-to-day social media presence across various platforms.
• Webinar Support: Manage branding and editing needs for webinars.
• Website Management: Assist in managing and updating websites across Wix and Squarespace platforms.

Marketing Strategy

• Campaign Development: Support the planning and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels (email, social, web, events).
• Assist in Campaign Development: This includes developing messaging, creative concepts, and content calendars.
• Analytics Tracking: Monitor metrics across multiple platforms.
• Event Marketing: Assist in developing marketing plans for organizational events, including webinars, conferences, and convenings.

Brand Identity

• Monitor Brand Application: Ensure consistency across all materials.
• Branded Content: Work with existing branded content in Canva or similar platforms.

Who You Are

You are a mission-driven individual who believes in working to close the educational opportunity gap. You are detail-oriented, not afraid to ask questions, and enjoy managing multiple creative projects. You are excited to join a growing team. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are highly responsive, with the ability to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously. You are open to feedback, bring your best every day, and are ready to grow in all areas of your career. You want to join a team of folks who share your vision for mission-driven work at the intersection of education, policy, and civil rights. 

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience using Salesforce, Canva, Pardot, Zoom, Squarespace and Wix, Tableau, Microsoft Office Suite, and Asana (or other project management tool) 
• Writing and editing experience for multiple audiences and across several marketing channels. 

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with a background in marketing, communications, and/or digital media.
• Able to travel as needed - less than 5% of the position.
• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds.

This position is open only to candidates in the United States, and InnovateEDU will not sponsor H1B visas due to the nature of this position.

Compensation

Consistent with our core values, we strive to address systemic gaps in pay often present in our larger society as a result of gender, identity, or sexual orientation. All candidates are pay-scaled by an independent third-party service or application, which calculates the market rate for the applicant based on their skills and qualifications, job duties, market conditions within their location, education, and experience. The compensation range for this position is $45,000 to $53,500. InnovateEDU full-time employees receive paid vacation and sick leave, medical/dental insurance, retirement, and other standard benefits.

Application Instructions

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