Marketing and Communications Manager

Marketing and Communications Manager

Job Description:

• Develop and implement an integrated marketing and communications strategy for Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast.
• Manage Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast print and digital communications for domestic and international audiences.
• Oversee marketing and communications-related duties such as: proactive public relations strategy for various industry sectors; legislative education strategy; media monitoring and response, and crisis communications.
• Provide staff support, leadership, and guidance, motivating staff and guiding their actions to ensure effective implementation of the program of work.

Required Experience

Education:

• Bachelor's level degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related field.

Work Experience (highly preferred):

• 8 to 10 years of work experience in a related field, at least five of which are at a management level, ideally in a non-profit or association environment. The position supervises several staff persons plus numerous outside vendors. Previous experience with supervision of staff and vendors is necessary and ability to work with remote office technology.

Core Competencie

Working knowledge of executing marketing and communications plans and content development across various channels, public relations, publicity activities, graphic design and layout including desktop publishing, technical writing and editing, direct mail and printing and publishing industry, all forms of digital communication and government relations. Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as vendor and project management. A general knowledge of private sector business and marketing practices are helpful, as is familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics and understanding of marketing analytics. Must be well organized, accurate, and deadline driven.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• This position requires light duty physical work during general office duties, association meetings and trade shows. Some infrequent physical demands in moving boxes of publications, files, or trade show materials. Domestic and international travel may require up to two to four weeks of travel per year.

Food Export USA–Northeast (Food Export–Northeast) is a non-profit organization created in 1973 as a cooperative effort between 10 Northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies and the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Our purpose is to provide a wide range of services to facilitate trade between Northeastern food suppliers and importers around the world.

Benefits:

• Medical and dental plan.
• Company funded short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and vision insurance.
• 401(K) Plan with company match and an annual company contribution.
• Hybrid work schedule, with flexible start/end times.
• Annual technology reimbursement program.
• Student loan tuition assistance program.
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement
• Domestic and international travel opportunities.