Marketing Specialist

About the Role

The Council on Recovery is seeking a Marketing Specialist to support the organization's marketing, communications, public relations, and branding efforts, helping share our mission and engage the community across multiple platforms.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong writer and communicator with excellent attention to detail.
• Creative with experience developing digital and print content.
• Able to convey complex ideas in creative, easy-to-understand ways.
• Experience with WordPress, Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Organized self-starter who can manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Comfortable with social media, public relations, marketing, and event support.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Professional, flexible, and comfortable representing the agency in the community.
• Available for occasional early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Essential Functions and Competency Criteria

• Creates engaging content for the agency website, social media, newsletters, email campaigns, and other communication platforms.
• Writes, edits, and coordinates marketing, communications, and public relations materials that are clear, accurate, and consistent with the agency's voice and brand.
• Supports the implementation of marketing and communications plans and campaigns across multiple channels.
• Maintains and updates the agency website, including regular content updates through WordPress.
• Manages day-to-day social media content, including planning, content creation, scheduling, posting, and monitoring engagement.
• Supports public relations efforts by drafting press releases and coordinating media requests and interviews.
• Coordinates marketing and communications for agency events, including promotional timelines, digital and print materials, website content, email communications, and social media.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with staff, community partners, vendors, and other external contacts.
• Tracks and reports communications and marketing data, including website traffic, email performance, social media engagement, campaign results, and other key metrics.
• Supports consistent use of the agency's brand standards across digital and printed materials and promotional collateral.
• Designs and produces marketing materials using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, and other communications tools.
• Manages multiple projects and deadlines while responding to changing department and agency priorities.
• Demonstrates strong organizational, writing, editing, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Supports event planning, logistics, management, and execution as needed.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Education and Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 2-4 years' experience in marketing, communications, or public relations.
• Experience developing digital and print communications, including email marketing, social media, website content, flyers, and promotional items.
• Nonprofit experience preferred but not required.