Content Manager
The Content Manager is responsible for internal and external content creation to tell the story of Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s (GCF) overall mission and impact to advance our community leadership work and commitment to addressing equity and inclusion issues.
Content Manager
Pay Range: $62,000-$68,000
Are you looking for a rewarding career fueled by purpose? Do you want our region to be the best it can possibly be? Place and purpose drive our mission, so Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) may be the place for you. As the region’s leading community foundation and one of the most prominent in the nation, we serve an eight-county region of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
We bring together:
- Donors – Supporting causes and organizations that improve our community.
- Nonprofits – Delivering experiences that improve people and place.
- Changemakers – Working to solve our region’s greatest challenges.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation recruits, employs, trains, compensates, promotes and celebrates employees of all races, religions, colors, national origins, sexes, sexual orientations, disabilities, ages, veteran status and all the other characteristics that make individuals unique and extraordinary. At GCF, we have a clear vision: to be an employer of choice where a diverse mix of talented people want to be and can do their best work. GCF exists exclusively to support our community, and we know our organization runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and mission-driven employees.
GCF's values are generosity, greater good, equity, trailblazing and growth. Generosity fuels our work. We exist for the greater good in the region with equity being our North Star. We embrace our role as a leadership organization that requires vision and trailblazing. Maintaining a growth mind allows us to think big and stay driven.
Our dedication to promote racial and gender equity, diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion is clearly reflected in our values, behaviors and strategic initiatives. We are fully focused on racial equity as an organization – it is more than a commitment for us, it is the foundation of what we do. Here are a couple of examples of our leadership in this area:
A message from our Governing Board - http://www.gcfdn.org/news/5-million-committed-to-racial-justice/
A message from our CEO, Ellen Katz - http://www.gcfdn.org/news/join-us-in-solidarity/
Job Description
The Content Manager is responsible for internal and external content creation to tell the story of Greater Cincinnati Foundation’s (GCF) overall mission and impact to advance our community leadership work and commitment to addressing equity and inclusion issues.
The Content Manager will require a high level of creativity and storytelling skills in order to support an innovative and integrated content strategy implemented through multiple channels including print and digital. The position will also require an attention to details, project management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with GCF’s leadership, the rest of the organization and external partners to facilitate a deeper understanding of long-term priorities and initiatives.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Produce multimedia content including videos with internal and external talent to promote GCF’s community leadership work, major growth initiatives and impact stories.
- Develop and execute a social media content strategy to tell GCF’s story.
- Support the marketing team by implementing marketing plans, creation of content and executing projects.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts across the organization and with external partners to develop effective visual and creative storylines.
- Use storytelling skills to develop, write and create collateral for the annual report, e-newsletter, press releases, social media and other various forms of content as needed.
- Coordinate with cross-functional departments as it relates to marketing needs.
- Track and manage project deliverables, ensuring on-time delivery.
- Apply expert project management skills to establish and reorder priorities as needed to accommodate the dynamic nature of our work.
- Attend GCF events and sponsored community events and take photos and videos for social media and other purposes.
- Manage the execution of photo and video release forms for on-screen talent.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Must have a passion for telling the story of the Foundation’s mission to advance our community leadership work and commitment to addressing equity and inclusion issues.
- At least 3 to 5 years of experience in communications, content generation, public relations and/or nonprofit marketing fields.
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, English, public relations or design field, preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) is preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in professional content creation for various social media platforms.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong analytic, problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
- Excellent project management mindset and skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to establish good working relationships with foundation staff, colleagues, news media, donors, consultants, volunteers and a wide variety of members of the community.
- Ability to work independently and effectively and to take initiative, as well as to be an effective team member.
- Strong attention to details and good follow-through on tasks
Wages are negotiable within the competitive salary range set by GCF. The ranges have been established based on organization, industry and national standards. Desired salary expectations will be discussed during the interview process.
This position summary is not to be considered an exhaustive description of the responsibilities which may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform key responsibilities. Please note that duties and qualification of this and all jobs will change as we evolve our services to our community.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) recruits, employs, trains, compensates, promotes and celebrates employees of all races, religions, colors, national origins, sexes, sexual orientations, disabilities, ages, veteran status and all the other characteristics that make individuals unique and extraordinary. At GCF, we have a clear vision: to be an employer of choice where a diverse mix of talented peopled want to be and can do their best work. GCF exists exclusively to support our community, and we know our organization runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and mission-driven employees.
If interested, please apply on our website at www.gcfdn.org/careers
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