Communications and Community Engagement Coord

Nonprofit seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Communications and Community Engagement Coord to support our communications, marketing, and grants initiatives. Child Development Centers is dedicated to preparing children for lifelong success through high-quality early childhood education and family services. This role offers hands-on experience in researching and developing strategic communications initiatives with an emphasis on professional writing, media outreach, grant research, and digital content development.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Research community partnership, sponsorship, grant, and outreach opportunities that support organizational visibility and engagement.
• Assist with writing and preparing grant applications and supporting documentation.
• Research up-to-date digital trends, news, and relevant stories to incorporate into strategic campaigns.
• Draft and distribute organizational announcements and public communications highlighting CDC programs, events, news, and community partnerships.
• Assist with planning the digital content calendar for social media, web, and email marketing.
• Assist with researching and compiling marketing and organizational reports for digital assets highlighting traffic patterns, high-performance content, target demographics, etc.
• Brainstorm and collaborate on visual content designs for social media, email, digital ad, flyers, website graphics, etc.
• Work within established brand guidelines and maintain visual consistency while implementing new marketing projects.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Currently pursuing (or recently completed) a degree in Communications, Marketing, English, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and research skills with the ability to communicate information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences
• Basic proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar design tools
• Strong attention to detail and creativity
• Good communication and time management skills
• Strategic and forward-thinking mindset
• Must be comfortable working in environments with children and families
• Writing samples, published work, or a portfolio of relevant communications projects (required)

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with social media management and analytics platforms
• Knowledge of social media trends, branding, and strategic planning
• Basic HTML/CSS web design familiarity

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit for long periods throughout the workday with periods of standing, walking and occasional bending, twisting, stooping, reaching, and grasping as necessary to carry out essential job duties. Sedentary work, with occasional lifting and carrying of objects of up to 30 pounds.

At Child Development Centers Inc., we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Child Development Centers Inc. believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.