Posted on September 7, 2012

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Marketing and Communications Director

Young Judaea, the premier Zionist youth movement worldwide, challenges young people from grade school through post-college to become involved in social and educational activities that sharpen their senses of Jewish and Zionist identity. Young Judaea programs include a variety of year-round activities; summer camps nationwide; Alternative Winter Break; Year Course in Israel freshman gap-year program, including its Shalem Modern Orthodox initiative; Israel summer programs for teens, including YJ Machon, Israel Discovery, and I Speak Israel; Taglit-Birthright Israel trips; Amirim college summer offerings; and WUJS Israel post-college internship and study programs. The movement is a “103 year old start-up” having recently become an independent organization – we are building a dynamic, entrepreneurial, creative staff to meet current challenges and embrace new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.youngjudaea.org.

Position Description: Young Judaea seeks a creative, dynamic professional with strong communications, marketing and sales skills to serve as its Marketing & Communications Director. The Marketing & Communications Director is responsible for creating and implementing the communications and marketing strategy for the global organization and all of its programs. The Marketing/Communications Director oversees a team of recruiters – both professional alumni/parent volunteers —and works with outside consultants to accomplish some of the work. The Marketing & Communications Director is supervised by the Executive Director.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic communications plan, integrating public relations, web, social media, digital marketing, events, partnerships, etc.;
• Work with internal departments to produce marketing collateral such as e-newsletters, brochures, reports and other resources on and offline;
• Manage press strategy and outreach, continually identify new media, partnership and publicity opportunities;
• Manage editorial calendar, craft and edit blog posts, write speaking points, op-eds, speeches;
• Serve as ambassador at events, speaking engagements, panels and other public forums;
• Manage outside consultants to ensure timeliness and quality of their projects;
• Assist and lead special projects as needed, such as: re-launching Young Judaea’s website, managing national roll-out of messaging and branding.
• Works closely with Board of Directors’ Marketing and Recruitment Committee in designing and evaluating strategy.

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for the hiring and supervision of Recruitment staff and volunteers.
• Member of Young Judaea national staff – active in major decision-making regarding all areas of communications - marketing, policy, strategy, etc.
• Serve as an enthusiastic and well-informed spokesperson for the organization to the wider community

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years direct experience in marketing and communications
• Effective communicator, oral and written, and exceptional interpersonal-skills
• Knowledge of organized Jewish community
• Energetic, flexible multi-tasker
• Knowledge of and experience working with websites, social media, communication and on-line giving technologies
• College degree required; relevant graduate degree preferred

Young Judaea offers competitive nonprofit sector compensation commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package.

Position Start Date: Immediately

Application Instructions

To apply for this job please submit a cover letter and resume to: careers@youngjudaea.org

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.