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Communications & Marketing Director

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This position is responsible for implementing marketing and public relations activities of the American Heart Association in specified geographical areas. The Marketing and Communications Director provides targeted, proactive positioning of the American Heart Association as the public’s leading authority on cardiovascular health and science and garners increased visibility for the association’s cause initiatives, programs, and events through external and internal marketing activities and programs.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • In collaboration with field staff and volunteers, develops and implements communications plans that promote the AHA's programs, events, and cause initiatives.
  • Develops media sponsorship proposals and secures media sponsorships as appropriate
  • Collaborates with Development staff to develop sponsor activation plans for top-level cause and event sponsors.
  • Promotes through traditional and social media local activities related to AHA Causes, Fundraising events, Advocacy, Multi-cultural Health, and Quality Systems Initiatives through consumer, local healthcare trade, and local medical publications, broadcast and online channels.
  • Assists in establishing strategy for reaching diverse audiences with the association’s key messages and cause initiatives.
  • Serves as marketing consultant to field staff and volunteers for specific event program and cause initiative promotion.
  • Cultivate, influence and manage key volunteer partnerships to accomplish specific strategies in targeted communities.
  • Recruit, train, and effectively utilize volunteers to represent the AHA/ASA on with the media, on committees, task forces and coalitions as needed in targeted communities.
  • Drives awareness and engages the community to take action in support of AHA’s mission.
  • Provides MarCom-related ROI information for key sponsorships and local volunteers like the Board/ELTs.
  • Provides market research and analysis to develop strategy for cause/marketing and public relations activities,
  • Manages local social media presence, including managing social media volunteers/administrators and event-specific promotion.
  • Produces various marketing collateral materials and internal communication pieces, such as advertisements, fact sheets, brochures, posters, messaging for social and digital platforms, and scripts for presentations.
  • Maintains the integrity of the brand and the identity of the American Heart Association by developing and/or reviewing/editing various marketing or print materials.
  • Alerts field staff about cause/marketing activities as appropriate.
  • Other duties and projects may be assigned to the role, which provide general assistance as needed to support the mission of the American Heart Association.
Educational Background: 
BA/BS in journalism, mass or broadcast communications, English, health promotion or equivalent experience
Skills/Experience: 
  • Knowledge of variety of mass and alternative media and principles of journalism including news gathering, interviewing, writing and editing
  • Knowledge and experience with the fundamentals of multiple disciplines are needed, including the principles and ethics
  • of public relations, promotion, and marketing and business communications
  • Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills, including news, business, social media and persuasive writing
  • Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and work with all levels of media contacts, community leaders, and AHA volunteers and staff
  • Ability to deal professionally in a corporate and non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding communication projects and programs from inception through completion
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of strategic planning, budgeting, and managing work
  • Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple, complex projects in varying stages of development under time pressure
  • Ability to handle negotiation and work in a team environment
  • Ability to demonstrate good organizational skills and the ability to plan and act independently on projects with minimal supervision
  • Ability to conceptualize and reason through problems to workable solutions
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and, as needed, outside standard business hours
  • Some travel required to secondary markets, as well as in-person meetings within MAA

Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require :

  • 3-5 years’ experience in communications, marketing, public relations, advertising or related field

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jul 14 2018
Active Until: 
Aug 15 2018
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit