Marketing and Communication Coordinator

If you’re a marketing professional who dreams of being part of an innovative, growth-minded organization, this position is just the one for you! Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) is looking for a creative, highly-motivated, and experienced candidate to establish, carry out, and continually improve our digital and print marketing and communication strategy.

What you’ll do:
- Design, create, implement, and evaluate a marketing/communication program and activities for MCLS broadly and for specific programs and services
- Perform regular/routine marketing and communications, including creating and publishing the monthly MCLS newsletter, press releases, surveys, and annual reports
- Collaborate with staff to create a new MCLS website, including branding
- Manage MCLS’s social media presence
- Work with outside firms as needed to create marketing materials in various formats
- Assist MCLS staff who market/communicate about specific programs, projects, and events
- Create, curate, and offer materials and templates libraries can use to market their value and impact
- Coordinate conference booth arrangements and other events, in collaboration with staff

$60,000-$80,000

What we’re looking for:

- A bachelor's degree with a major in Marketing, Communications, or Public Relations, or a professional marketing/communication certification and at least 3-5 years of equivalent work experience
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience in marketing and communication work, including creating marketing plans, strategies, methods, practices, and/or materials for a company or organization
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, articulate, prioritize, implement, and evaluate short and long-range marketing and communication goals
- Experience communicating a company or organization’s values, services, and offerings to a diverse audience of current and potential members, customers, and others
- Demonstrated ability to produce attractive, professional, effective marketing/communications pieces (including presentations, email marketing newsletters, Web pages, and reports)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an evolving, collaborative, multi-constituency environment with an ability to manage a diverse set of priorities and track simultaneous projects and processes
- Proficiency and comfort with modern collaboration technologies and productivity tools and online survey software
- Familiarity with and/or working knowledge of software to design and manage marketing messaging, automate content distribution, and data analysis
- Experience working with libraries and/or library staff
- Visual media skills, e.g., graphic design, Web design, and/or data visualization

We know it’s tough to feel confident applying if you don’t meet each and every requirement. Even if you don’t meet them all, we encourage you to apply.