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Director of Marketing and Communications

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Classification: Full-time
Status: Exempt

Position Summary:
We seek an enthusiastic and experienced professional to lead our marketing and communications efforts. The Director of Marketing and Communications will be responsible for leading the agency’s branding efforts, planning strategic marketing direction, and implementing external and internal communications strategies, including media relations.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work with CEO and COO to integrate marketing and communications objectives, measures, and goals into overall agency strategic plan.
• Develop and execute marketing and communications initiatives and tactics of the agency and its affiliates.
• Lead branding efforts and ensure agency maintains brand and core messaging standards.
• Perform project management responsibilities for agency annual report, newsletter, and other marketing initiatives.
• Provide marketing support for departmental services and events in the form of strategic marketing consultation, PR support, flier, brochure, and collateral creation, and more.
• Responsible for all public and media relations duties, including media engagement, press release distribution, and media contact list and clip book maintenance.
• Exhibit outstanding writing skills and creativity for newsletters, brochures, website, sponsorship proposals, speeches, and other agency collateral.
• Maintain agency and affiliate websites.
• Provide support for agency development efforts and fundraising events.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
• 3+ years of marketing experience.
• Proficient in MS Office suite, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and desktop publishing software (InDesign, Quark, etc.)
• Exceptional creative and strategic judgment.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, high-energy, and flexible.
• Able to work independently, well-organized, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work as a member of a team to accomplish objectives.

The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc. is committed to the recruitment of a work force which mirrors the diversity of recipients of agency services.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send resume and writing sample (no calls) to:
Human Resources
57 Central Park
Rochester , New York 14605

Posted: 4/30/08