Design and Brand Manager
Design and Brand Manager
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Job Description
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Design and Brand Manager with three to five years of professional experience ideally in the non-profit sector to support City Year Bostons fundraising service impact and school partnership goals by leading and executing the creative and strategic utilization of materials documents presentations and other messaging. The Design and Brand Manager must effectively communicate complex information in a differentiated manner to a wide variety of audiences to build a broader community of champions for City Years service in schools.
Responsibilities:
Graphic Design:
- Serve as site graphic designer; design materials (print web multimedia) that blend creativity and strategy to inform engage and inspire varied audiences on the need for and impact of City Year Bostons service in schools
- Collaborate with all City Year Boston departments to meet their communication needs through the design of new resources or through re-envisioning existing materials or systems
- Work with team members to establish project time lines and manage the creative process; usher co-workers through concept development drafts and revisions while adhering to final deadlines
- Consult with Director of External Affairs and Government Relations on communication strategy improvements in our approach to events organizational collateral and collateral produced for special meetings
- Seek out new media and formats for visual design and new vendors who can help find new ways to present our messages
- Work with vendors and print shops to deliver quality products at low costs and on tight turnarounds
Brand Management:
- Serve as the local Boston brand manager for the national organization collaborating with the National Creative Director to ensure brand alignment and to share-out resources; manage and support staff and corps in the communication and representation of the City Year brand
- Continually identify opportunities to provide tailored trainings workshops and coaching on brand messaging to staff and corps
- Supervise the creation of externally facing brand-appropriate documents and presentations to effectively communicate the power of City Years service to a wide variety of audiences
- Develop and maintain resources including a speaking points bank templates and graphics that enable staff and corps to develop professional on-brand communication tools
- Review materials drafted by multiple departments for brand representation and effectiveness
- Collaborate with External Affairs team on the development and implementation of events that are innovative inspiring and effective event themes programming and experiences for diverse audiences including current and potential sponsors champions family and City Year community
- Design event experience and decor that ensures event success and reinforces and contributes to event themes including but not limited to: invitations programs table dcor pledge forms and collateral packets dcor and signage and multimedia presentations (PowerPoint Prezi etc.)
- Manage relationships with vendors and A/V on-site management of event
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in public relations communications marketing or related field
- Three to five years of experience in communications/marketing/public relations field; nonprofit preferred
- Superb communications skills
- Superb graphic design skills with experience in managing projects from conception to production
- Experience in brand management
- Ability to manage multiple projects changing deadlines and different staff in a fast-paced environment
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
- Familiarity with city of Boston Boston Public Schools and/or education reform strongly desired
- City Year and AmeriCorps alumni are encouraged to apply
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits including health insurance vacation holidays parental leave 401K flexible spending account and more.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
