Communications and Marketing Associate

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Founded in 1977, the Les Turner ALS Foundation is the oldest independent ALS group in the country. For over 45 years, we have taken an individualized approach to ensure each person living with the disease receives the best quality of care and access to the most promising therapies. We treat each person like family, supporting them every step of the way, and provide their loved ones with answers and encouragement.

Our Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine is led by the most well-respected and successful clinicians and researchers in the field, advancing vital care and research in pursuit of life-enhancing treatments and a cure.

Our mission is to provide the most comprehensive care and support to people living with ALS and their families so they can confidently navigate the disease, and advance scientific research for the prevention, treatment and cure of ALS.

Position Description

The Communications and Marketing Associate will play an integral role as part of a team of highly motivated professionals who are committed to supporting people living with ALS and their families. This person should be creative, organized, strategic and collaborative; should thrive on meeting challenges and learning new things; and should be driven to make a difference for the ALS community.

In this position, you will support messaging and outreach initiatives, share new resources and volunteer opportunities, promote news about research and advocacy, and execute marketing plans for events such as the annual ALS Walk for Life and other fundraising efforts. You will collaborate with other members of the communications and marketing team and interact with members of the development, events, support services, and administrative teams to gather ideas, incorporate feedback, and create unique, engaging and effective print and digital projects.

The ideal candidate should have a talent for translating messages and ideas into visual media and writing compelling copy for a variety of platforms and formats. This includes experience creating engaging social media content to build awareness and drive action; managing websites through platforms such as WordPress; developing graphics and short form video with tools such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud; and targeted email marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop new content and pages for lesturnerals.org; make updates to existing pages; test new features and design
• Draft, test, and distribute segmented email communications such as event marketing, fundraising appeals, and email newsletters
• Create and post social media content; recommend ways to capitalize on opportunities offered by new social platforms, features and trends
• Develop social advertising campaigns
• Drive participation in annual events such as the Hope Through Caring Gala, ALS Walk for Life, Team Race for ALS, and other fundraisers
• Monitor analytics for website, social media, and email marketing, and recommend tactical changes as needed
• Work with external support vendors on troubleshooting or implementing new online features and processes
• Support communications and marketing initiatives such as video production shoots
• Other duties as assigned, including assisting with event logistics when needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university
• 1-3 years of marketing/communications experience in a professional setting, preferably non-profit; OR substantive work experience completed while earning a degree, such as a relevant internship
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills across a range of styles
• Experience with graphic design for the web (Adobe, Canva)
• Strong knowledge of social media sites and related marketing tools
• Experience in email marketing and online advertising
• Experience in updating and maintaining websites with content management systems such as WordPress
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; Adobe Creative Suite helpful
• Comfortable handing deadlines and a fast-paced environment where collaboration is critical to success
• Flexibility to attend occasional evening and/or weekend meetings and events

What We Offer

A warm, friendly environment comprised of dedicated and inspiring teammates. Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance, 401k with organizational match, generous paid time off and holidays, flexible work arrangements, and summer hours, as well as disability and life insurance.

Our team works a hybrid schedule – generally 60% in the office, on days selected by the employee. Located in Skokie, IL, the office is easily accessible by car and CTA/Pace public transportation.

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and two work samples to comms@lesturnerals.org writing “Communications and Marketing Associate” in the subject line.

Work samples can include social media graphics or video, copywriting for events or campaigns, or storytelling that engages the reader and makes an emotional impact.

Please note that applications sent without cover letter or work samples will not be considered.

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, religion (creed), national origin (ancestry), age, marital status, disability, military status, sexual orientation or gender expression.

The Communications and Marketing Associate is a full-time, salaried, non-exempt position. The Foundation complies with the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.