JOB TITLE:       Communications Specialist, Marketing 

STATUS:           Full-Time 

DIVISION:         Marketing

LOCATION:      Alexandria, VA

 

The Communications Specialist, Marketing works with a focus on writing, proofreading, editing, and creating content for various IRUSA marketing assets, including web, event materials, blogs, and more, ensuring that IRUSA content is engaging and informs audiences about developments in and the impact of the work of Islamic Relief USA, the Islamic Relief global family, the humanitarian sphere at large, and beyond. The Communication Specialist is also responsible for supporting other writers and related projects, and coordinating related editorial meetings. This specialist works closely with subject matter experts, both internal and external, and conducts the appropriate interviews and research to pull and vet source information in order to produce coherent, comprehensive, and engaging content that simultaneously amplifies IRUSA’s writing style, voice, brand, and campaigns. This candidate must demonstrate a commitment to IRUSA’s values, ethics, brand, vision, and mission.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Serves as a writer, editor, and proofreader for IRUSA marketing and news content across channels, including print, digital, web, and social.

  • Works with individuals and teams across the organization to develop strategies and solutions for improvement of marketing communications to captivate and inspire audiences.

  • Researches, brainstorms, produces, and implements SEO and keyword strategies to ensure best-possible engagement, impressions, placement, and promotion of IRUSA content and publications

  • Works individually and/or collaborates with relevant stakeholders (including IR global family) to ensure synergy and accuracy across efforts, as well as adherence to brand, mission, vision, campaigns, style guides, subject-protection policy, redlines, etc., and enforces as appropriate.

  • Contributes to the maintenance of a robust and fresh catalog of IRUSA content across various categories.

  • Actively works and/or assists on other content-related tasks and projects across organization, including production, editing, reviewing, etc. as assigned.

  • Performs other tasks as assigned

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

  • Bachelor Degree in Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, or a related field

  • 2-3 years experience in a related communications role

  • Portfolio of effective news-based and marketing-based writing

  • Strong hold of content-marketing skills

  • Command of AP Style

  • Expertise in editorial principles and techniques of communicating information

  • Strong public speaking and presentation skills

  • Impeccable writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with an acute attention to detail 

  • Ability to translate technical programmatic jargon and statistics into easily-digestible information

  • Effective communication and problem-solving skills and ability to manage day-to-day work challenges

  • Solid track record of solutions-driven teamwork

  • Exhibits sound decision making, prioritizes work appropriately, and requires minimal supervision

  • Outstanding project-, process-, time-management, and organization skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to perform effectively in a highly professional and respectful manner with diverse work styles and personalities under tight deadlines and in a fast-paced environment.

  • Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced work setting with diplomacy and composure 

  • Ability to take instruction, guidance, and constructive criticism well, work collaboratively and effectively with others, and implement as necessary

  • Self-motivated

  • Fluency in English

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, and Google Drive products

  • Familiarity with WordPress

  • Familiarity with communication information technology, including digital and video-based communications tools

  • Flexibility in work schedule (i.e. evenings and weekends as necessary), willingness to travel 

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States

 

 

PREFERRED SKILLS:

  • At least two years working in a nonprofit environment

  • Prior editorial experience 

  • Experience with WordPress

  • Experience with surveying, feedback collection, and/or focus groups

  • Proficiency in written Arabic, Urdu, Farsi

 

At Islamic Relief USA we are committed to safeguarding and protecting all individuals we come into contact with through our work. IRUSA representatives must adhere to its organizational values: Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice, and Custodianship. In accordance with these values, IRUSA operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Code of Ethics, and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination.

This position has been filled.