Digital Marketing Manager

First Book has a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy (medical and religious exemptions permitted)

About the position:

(This is not a 100% remote position/ MANDATORY IN OFFICE: Tuesday & Wednesday)

Use your creativity and marketing savvy to help get thousands of books and critical resources to kids in need! The Digital Marketing Manager takes new partnerships initiatives and resources for educators from concept to large-scale multi-channel distribution. Their key responsibilities are to build marketing plans and create corresponding digital marketing assets such as social media creatives and email communications that promote exciting programs and resources to support educators and their students.

Youll excel in this role if youre a creative marketer with a collaborative spirit and a knack for project management. This candidate should be a skilled marketer who is comfortable with design content creation and monitoring multi-channel outreach campaign success. They communicate effectively with internal and external clients/project teams. The Manager will work cross-functionally to inform campaign design that keeps educators needs and user experience top-of-mind.

Part of the Network Engagement department and at the center of the organizations key initiatives this team supports First Books mission by developing organizational strategies to grow the First Book Network of educators engage and activate its member base foster a sense of community among members and distribute books and resources to kids.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Support Program Design & Resource Creation The Manager guides the structure of programs and their communication campaigns to ensure all touch points with our membership are user-friendly impactful and relevant for educators serving kids from low-income families. Many initiatives include developing and then marketing free resources and tools that support practitioners as professionals. The Manager supports initiative & resource development by:
  • Identifying success metrics that ensure funded campaigns accomplish First Book partner goals advance our mission and provide a valuable positive experience for members.
  • Working alongside corporate and non-profit partnership managers to guide programs from ideation through to impact reporting.

• Multi-Channel Marketing We seek a creative communicator with strong design and marketing skills. The Manager works alongside the Senior Director of Member Engagement to create and execute robust marketing plans that drive awareness and usage of First Books products resources and opportunities. The Manager drives successful marketing by:
  • Creating content and campaign elements/assets for multi-channel campaigns with support from the team (ex: email digital ad creative and SMS using Photoshop Canva etc.)
  • Developing communication strategies to promote new resources and initiatives through paid Meta and Google ad placement content marketing SMS campaigns direct mail email marketing etc.
  • Monitoring campaign performance metrics spotting trends and implementing adjustments accordingly.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required:

• Experience planning and creating design assets for multi-channel marketing and communications campaigns.
• Commitment to and alignment with First Books mission.
• Strong copywriting and written communication skills with attention to detail.
• Graphic design skills and visual creativity.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to contribute at both the strategic level (developing growth ideas using data and creativity) and the tactical level (executing campaigns analyzing impact and solving problems).
• Solution-oriented approach to opportunities and challenges
  

Education

• Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in communications or digital marketing required.

Skills & Experience

• Experience managing performance-oriented paid social media campaigns such as Meta and/or Google Ads required.
• Proficiency with graphic design tools such as Photoshop or Canva is required.
• Experience with Pardot (Salesforce) Marketing Cloud Constant Contact or another similar email platform preferred.
• Experience with external client/partner relationship management preferred.
  

**Temporary Employees Receive Transportation Benefits**

TO APPLY:

Application Instructions

• Candidates are invited to submit a resume and a cover letter that details their interest in the position to applications submitted through First Books approved application platforms will be considered.
• Applications submitted through external or unapproved sites including Idealist will not be reviewed.
• First Book does not accept unsolicited recruiter submissions and does not pay fees for resumes submitted outside of a formal written agreement.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

• First Book is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion creed sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin age disability marital status personal appearance family responsibilities genetic information matriculation political affiliation veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal District of Columbia or local law.

ADA / REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT

• First Book is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
• Applicants requiring accommodations during the application or interview process should contact Tasha McNeill at or .

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

Location and Work Presence Requirement

• This position requires the ability to maintain a regular in-office presence at First Books Washington DC office to support collaboration with internal teams and participation in partnership-related activities.
• The role is structured as a hybrid position with required in-office days. Reasonable accommodation will be considered in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

Relocation Assistance

• Relocation assistance is not provided for this position. Candidates must be able to meet the roles in-office presence requirements independently.

Compensation Transparency

• In compliance with the District of Columbia Wage Transparency Act First Book will provide the pay range for this position to applicants upon request or as part of the job posting.

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